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Cabin Sketch
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CSSfont-family: 'Cabin Sketch', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Cabin Sketch is a free display font by Impallari Type, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Cabin Sketch has an x-height shorter than 62%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 82%.
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01 / Light table
Laid on top of Love Ya Like A Sister
Cabin Sketch on one light table with its two closest fonts, Love Ya Like A Sister (87 out of 100) and Crayon Libre (80). Love Ya Like A Sister is 20% heavier, with an x-height 6% taller; Crayon Libre is 28% heavier.
Cabin Sketch and Love Ya Like A Sister laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Cabin SketchLove Ya Like A Sister…
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 Cabin Sketch 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
Cabin Sketch in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Cabin Sketch, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Impallari Type
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700
- 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 “Cabin” or “Cabin Sketch”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Cabin Sketch 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 Cabin Sketch, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Cabin Sketch under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Cabin Sketch, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.76lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 35%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 62% of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkLighter than 82% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Cabin Sketch
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Cabin Sketch's own familyCabin CondensedCabin
- Love Ya Like A Sister8720% heavier · x-height 6% taller
- Crayon Libre8028% heavier
- Special Elite7414% wider · 26% heavier · x-height 4% shorter
- Halt7358% heavier · 5% wider
- Rubik Dirt72100% heavier · 21% wider · x-height 5% taller
- Rock 3D7263% lighter · 26% wider · x-height 13% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Cabin Sketch →Compare side by side →Get Cabin Sketch on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Cabin Sketch without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Darumadrop One71text 0.6% narrower · x-height 3.2% shorter
- Langar37text 1.6% wider · x-height 3.2% taller
- Azabache30same text width · x-height 4.6% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Cabin Sketch loads, this sets Arial in its place at 99.7% of its size, so running text keeps Cabin Sketch’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Cabin Sketch Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 99.69%;
ascent-override: 87.57%;
descent-override: 29.89%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Cabin Sketch', 'Cabin Sketch Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Cabin Sketch
Of the 1,373 home pages that load Cabin Sketch, 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
- Open Sans28%378 sites · 1.5× chance
- Rubik22%297 sites · 13× chance
- Cabin15%200 sites · 32× chanceCabin Sketch’s own family
- Roboto13%180 sites · 0.6× chance
- Montserrat7.4%101 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lato5.4%74 sites · 0.7× chance
More than chanceSacramento 118×Amatic SC 47×Cabin 32×
Fonts that go with Cabin Sketch: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerCabin Sketch + 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 Cabin Sketch
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Cabin Sketch free for commercial use?
Yes. Cabin Sketch 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 “Cabin” or “Cabin Sketch”.
How do I download and install Cabin Sketch?
FontKind doesn’t host Cabin Sketch’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Cabin Sketch in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Cabin Sketch 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 Cabin Sketch in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Cabin Sketch under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Cabin Sketch in Figma?
Yes: Cabin Sketch is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Cabin Sketch have?
Cabin Sketch comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).
Who designed Cabin Sketch?
Cabin Sketch was designed by Impallari Type. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2011. Impallari Type also made Libre Baskerville, Dancing Script, Libre Franklin and 27 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Cabin Sketch?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Love Ya Like A Sister (87), Crayon Libre (80) and Special Elite (74), out of 100. Next to Cabin Sketch, Love Ya Like A Sister is 20% heavier, with an x-height 6% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Cabin Condensed and Cabin. See all 100 fonts like Cabin Sketch.