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Calistoga
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CSSfont-family: 'Calistoga', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Calistoga is a free display font by Yvonne Schüttler, Sorkin Type and Eben Sorkin, on Google Fonts since 2019. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Calistoga has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 82%. Its thickest strokes are 2.4 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Croissant One
Calistoga on one light table with its two closest fonts, Croissant One (79 out of 100) and Caprasimo (77). Croissant One is 19% wider and 24% lighter, with more stroke contrast; Caprasimo is 14% wider and 17% heavier, with an x-height 6% shorter.
Calistoga and Croissant One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with CalistogaCroissant One…
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 Calistoga 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
Calistoga 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 Calistoga, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Yvonne Schüttler, Sorkin Type, Eben Sorkin
- 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.
Calistoga 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 Calistoga, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Calistoga under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Calistoga, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.76lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 52.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 67%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.44 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkDarker than 82% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 84% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Calistoga
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Croissant One7919% wider · more stroke contrast · 24% lighter
- Caprasimo7714% wider · 17% heavier · x-height 6% shorter
- Orelega One70x-height 15% shorter · less stroke contrast
- VC Henrietta6811% wider · 17% heavier · less stroke contrast
- Bigshot One66x-height 15% shorter · more stroke contrast · 7% lighter
- Stardos Stencil6530% lighter · x-height 10% shorter · 7% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Calistoga →Compare side by side →Get Calistoga on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Calistoga without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Calistoga loads, this sets Arial in its place at 102.6% of its size, so running text keeps Calistoga’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Calistoga Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 102.57%;
ascent-override: 97.49%;
descent-override: 29.25%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Calistoga', 'Calistoga Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Calistoga
Of the 1,418 home pages that load Calistoga, 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
- Roboto16%230 sites · 0.8× chance
- Open Sans13%191 sites · 0.7× chance
- Inter9.4%134 sites · 0.9× chance
- Poppins9%128 sites · 0.8× chance
- Montserrat7.7%109 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lato5.2%74 sites · 0.6× chance
More than chanceAtkinson Hyperlegible 117×
Pair checkerCalistoga + 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 Calistoga
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Calistoga free for commercial use?
Yes. Calistoga 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 Calistoga?
FontKind doesn’t host Calistoga’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 Calistoga in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Calistoga 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 Calistoga in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Calistoga under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Calistoga in Figma?
Yes: Calistoga is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Calistoga have?
Calistoga 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 Calistoga?
Calistoga was designed by Yvonne Schüttler, Sorkin Type and Eben Sorkin. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2019. Yvonne Schüttler also made Voltaire, Poller One, Krona One and one more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Calistoga?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Croissant One (79), Caprasimo (77) and Orelega One (70), out of 100. Next to Calistoga, Croissant One is 19% wider and 24% lighter, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Calistoga.