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Boldonse
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CSSfont-family: 'Boldonse', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Boldonse is a free display font by Universitype, on Google Fonts since 2025. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Boldonse has an x-height taller than 98%, is wider than 85% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 88%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Genaminto
Boldonse on one light table with its two closest fonts, Genaminto (87 out of 100) and Ranchers (76). Genaminto is 21% narrower and 12% lighter, with an x-height 16% shorter; Ranchers is 34% narrower, with an x-height 31% shorter and less stroke contrast.
Boldonse and Genaminto laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with BoldonseGenaminto…
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 Boldonse 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
Boldonse 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 Boldonse, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Universitype
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2025
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext
- 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.
Boldonse 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 Boldonse, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Boldonse under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Boldonse, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 87.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 119.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 67.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 72%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.05 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 98% of display faces
WidthWider than 85% of display faces
InkDarker than 88% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 77% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Boldonse
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Genaminto8721% narrower · x-height 16% shorter · 12% lighter
- Ranchers7634% narrower · x-height 31% shorter · less stroke contrast
- Rammetto One66x-height 30% shorter · 9% wider · more stroke contrast
- Blackout Two AM63less stroke contrast · 6% narrower
- BackOut6233% narrower · x-height 23% shorter · 34% lighter
- Climate Crisis59x-height 29% shorter · 23% wider · 19% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Boldonse →Compare side by side →Get Boldonse on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Boldonse without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Boldonse sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Boldonse loads, this sets Arial in its place at 137.2% of its size, so running text keeps Boldonse’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Boldonse Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 137.18%;
ascent-override: 110.80%;
descent-override: 29.16%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Boldonse', 'Boldonse Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Boldonse
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Boldonse free for commercial use?
Yes. Boldonse 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 Boldonse?
FontKind doesn’t host Boldonse’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 Boldonse in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Boldonse 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 Boldonse in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Boldonse under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Boldonse in Figma?
Yes: Boldonse is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Boldonse have?
Boldonse 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 Boldonse?
Boldonse was designed by Universitype. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2025.
What fonts are similar to Boldonse?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Genaminto (87), Ranchers (76) and Rammetto One (66), out of 100. Next to Boldonse, Genaminto is 21% narrower and 12% lighter, with an x-height 16% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Boldonse.