Display · John Vargas Beltrán

Boogaloo

Q: Is Boogaloo free for commercial use?

Yes. Boogaloo is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Boogaloo”.

Your words – they follow you round the site

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Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

Find the font. Find its kind.

CSSfont-family: 'Boogaloo', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Boogaloo is a free display font by John Vargas Beltrán, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Boogaloo has an x-height shorter than 71%, is narrower than 90% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 74%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with Bangers →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Bangers

Boogaloo on one light table with its two closest fonts, Bangers (80 out of 100) and Londrina Solid (78). Bangers is 12% wider, with an x-height 47% taller and less stroke contrast; Londrina Solid is 15% wider and 15% heavier, with less stroke contrast.

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Ink shared with BoogalooBangers…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Boogaloo 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.

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Write your ownComic font generator →Your words in Boogaloo and 17 more comic fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Boogaloo 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 Boogaloo, and can you use it?

Designer: John Vargas Beltrán
Kind: Display
Styles: 1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since: 2011
Character sets: latin
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, under another name. Not as “Boogaloo”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Boogaloo is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

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 Boogaloo, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Boogaloo under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Boogaloo on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Boogaloo, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Boogaloo. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 49.7% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 72.6% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.68lowercase against capitals
Width: 37.6% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 63%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.26 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

x-heightSmaller than 71% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 90% of display faces
InkDarker than 74% of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Boogaloo

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Boogaloo →Compare side by side →Get Boogaloo on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Boogaloo without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Boogaloo loads, this sets Arial in its place at 77.2% of its size, so running text keeps Boogaloo’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Boogaloo Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 77.23%;
  ascent-override: 122.10%;
  descent-override: 31.85%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Boogaloo', 'Boogaloo Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Boogaloo

Of the 830 home pages that load Boogaloo, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.

Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026

More than chanceNunito 3.6×

The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerBoogaloo + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other

09 / Questions

Questions about Boogaloo

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Boogaloo free for commercial use?

Yes. Boogaloo is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Boogaloo”.

How do I download and install Boogaloo?

FontKind doesn’t host Boogaloo’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 Boogaloo in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Boogaloo 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 Boogaloo in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Boogaloo under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Boogaloo in Figma?

Yes: Boogaloo is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Boogaloo have?

Boogaloo 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 Boogaloo?

Boogaloo was designed by John Vargas Beltrán. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. John Vargas Beltrán also made Germania One, Salsa, Macondo and two more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Boogaloo?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Bangers (80), Londrina Solid (78) and Passero One (77), out of 100. Next to Boogaloo, Bangers is 12% wider, with an x-height 47% taller and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Boogaloo.