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Barriecito
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CSSfont-family: 'Barriecito', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Barriecito is a free display font by Omnibus-Type, on Google Fonts since 2019. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Barriecito has an x-height taller than 76%, is narrower than 64% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 0.7 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Barrio
Barriecito on one light table with its two closest fonts, Barrio (100 out of 100) and Londrina Solid (71). Barrio is 18% wider, with an x-height 19% taller and more stroke contrast; Londrina Solid is 49% heavier and 9% narrower, with an x-height 15% shorter.
Barriecito and Barrio laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with BarriecitoBarrio…
Most different letters first; the figure is the share of ink the fonts have in common. Where the fonts agree the letters cancel to black: every white sliver is a real difference.
02 / Letters
The Barriecito alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Barriecito at every size
1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made Barriecito, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Omnibus-Type
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2019
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Licence
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted or loaded from Google Fonts.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Barriecito is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Most likely. Under More fonts, in Sheets and Slides too. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Google Fonts first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Yes. Built in, nothing to install. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Barriecito, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Barriecito under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Barriecito, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 58.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.83lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 48%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.75 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 76% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 64% of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
ContrastMore even than 96% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Barriecito
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Barrio100x-height 19% taller · more stroke contrast · 18% wider
- Londrina Solid7149% heavier · x-height 15% shorter · 9% narrower
- Grandstander7116% wider · more stroke contrast · 15% lighter
- Kirang Haerang62x-height 41% shorter · 36% heavier · 10% narrower
- Bubblegum Sans58x-height 18% shorter · 25% heavier · more stroke contrast
- Canarina54x-height 20% shorter · 16% narrower · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Barriecito →Compare side by side →Get Barriecito on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Barriecito without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Barriecito loads, this sets Arial in its place at 96.2% of its size, so running text keeps Barriecito’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Barriecito Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 96.19%;
ascent-override: 100.01%;
descent-override: 24.74%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Barriecito', 'Barriecito Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Barriecito
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Barriecito free for commercial use?
Yes. Barriecito is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.
How do I download and install Barriecito?
FontKind doesn’t host Barriecito’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Barriecito in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Barriecito isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Barriecito in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Barriecito under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Barriecito in Figma?
Yes: Barriecito is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Barriecito have?
Barriecito comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Barriecito?
Barriecito was designed by Omnibus-Type. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2019. Omnibus-Type also made Archivo, Archivo Black, Saira and 26 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Barriecito?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Barrio (100), Londrina Solid (71) and Grandstander (71), out of 100. Next to Barriecito, Barrio is 18% wider, with an x-height 19% taller and more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Barriecito.