Sans serif · Mathieu Triay
Bricolage Grotesque
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CSSfont-family: 'Bricolage Grotesque', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-optical-sizing: none; line-height: 1.1;
Bricolage Grotesque is a free sans serif by Mathieu Triay, on Google Fonts since 2023. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Bricolage Grotesque has an average x-height, is narrower than 66% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 73%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Radio Canada Big
Bricolage Grotesque on one light table with its two closest fonts, Radio Canada Big (76 out of 100) and Onest (73). Radio Canada Big is 5% wider; Onest is 10% wider and 11% lighter.
Bricolage Grotesque and Radio Canada Big laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Bricolage GrotesqueRadio Canada Big…
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 Bricolage Grotesque 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 / Weights
Bricolage Grotesque in 7 weights
7 weights, 200–800 · variable from 200 to 800
Variable weight, 200 to 800
- 200 Extra light
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
04 / Facts
Who made Bricolage Grotesque, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Mathieu Triay
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 7 weights, 200–800
- Variable axes
- Optical size 12–96, Width 75–100, Weight 200–800
- On Google Fonts since
- 2023
- 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.
Bricolage Grotesque 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 Bricolage Grotesque, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Bricolage Grotesque under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Bricolage Grotesque, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.78lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 48.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 46%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.21 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 66% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 73% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Bricolage Grotesque
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Radio Canada Big765% wider
- Onest7310% wider · 11% lighter
- Ronzino738% lighter · 4% wider · x-height 3% taller
- Plainsound725% wider · 7% lighter
- Public Sans7110% wider · 11% lighter
- Metrophobic7121% lighter · 7% wider · x-height 4% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Bricolage Grotesque →Compare side by side →Get Bricolage Grotesque on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Bricolage Grotesque without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Special Gothic71same text width · x-height 2.3% shorter
- Plainsound Semi Condensed69text 0.7% narrower · x-height 0.8% taller
- Rag Narrow67text 0.5% wider · x-height 0.8% taller
- Clash Grotesk65text 0.7% wider · x-height 4.3% shorter
- Kecal64text 2.9% wider · x-height 1.2% shorter
- Overused Grotesk63text 0.9% wider · x-height 3.1% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Bricolage Grotesque loads, this sets Arial in its place at 95.6% of its size, so running text keeps Bricolage Grotesque’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Bricolage Grotesque Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 95.61%;
ascent-override: 97.27%;
descent-override: 28.24%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Bricolage Grotesque', 'Bricolage Grotesque Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Bricolage Grotesque
Of the 12,019 home pages that load Bricolage Grotesque, 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
- Inter18%2,177 sites · 1.8× chance
- JetBrains Mono7.4%895 sites · 15× chance
- DM Sans6.8%815 sites · 3.5× chance
- Roboto5.6%678 sites · 0.3× chance
- Hanken Grotesk5.3%641 sites · 35× chance
- Plus Jakarta Sans5.3%637 sites · 4.8× chance
More than chanceSpline Sans Mono 63×Hanken Grotesk 35×Space Mono 18×
Fonts that go with Bricolage Grotesque: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerBricolage Grotesque + 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 other09 / Questions
Questions about Bricolage Grotesque
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Bricolage Grotesque free for commercial use?
Yes. Bricolage Grotesque 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 Bricolage Grotesque?
FontKind doesn’t host Bricolage Grotesque’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Bricolage Grotesque in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Bricolage Grotesque isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. On Windows, its weights beyond Regular and Bold show as fonts of their own, such as Bricolage Grotesque ExtraLight and Bricolage Grotesque ExtraBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Bricolage Grotesque in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Bricolage Grotesque under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Bricolage Grotesque in Figma?
Yes: Bricolage Grotesque is in Figma’s font menu with all seven weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Bricolage Grotesque have?
Bricolage Grotesque comes in seven weights, from ExtraLight (200) to ExtraBold (800). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 200 to 800, optical sizes from 12 to 96 and widths from 75% to 100%.
Who designed Bricolage Grotesque?
Bricolage Grotesque was designed by Mathieu Triay. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2023.
What fonts are similar to Bricolage Grotesque?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Radio Canada Big (76), Onest (73) and Ronzino (73), out of 100. Next to Bricolage Grotesque, Radio Canada Big is 5% wider. See all 100 fonts like Bricolage Grotesque.