Sans serif · Viktoriya Grabowska
Capriola
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CSSfont-family: 'Capriola', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Capriola is a free sans serif by Viktoriya Grabowska, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Capriola has an x-height taller than 85%, is wider than 88% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 82%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Lavasciuga
Capriola on one light table with its two closest fonts, Lavasciuga (78 out of 100) and Shippori Antique B1 (75). Lavasciuga is 5% wider, with an x-height 24% taller; Shippori Antique B1 is 6% narrower, with an x-height 5% shorter.
Capriola and Lavasciuga laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with CapriolaLavasciuga…
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 Capriola 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
Capriola 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 Capriola, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Viktoriya Grabowska
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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.
Capriola 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 Capriola, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Capriola under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Capriola, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 55.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 74.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 58.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 50%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.21 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 85% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 88% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 82% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Capriola
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Lavasciuga78x-height 24% taller · 5% wider
- Shippori Antique B1756% narrower · x-height 5% shorter
- Genjyuu Gothic7220% lighter · 9% narrower
- Mitr70x-height 13% shorter · 4% narrower
- Madimi One6712% narrower · 24% heavier · x-height 7% shorter
- Arcticons Sans66x-height 14% taller · 13% lighter · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Capriola →Compare side by side →Get Capriola on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Capriola without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Rena65text 1.9% narrower · x-height 2.1% taller
- RocknRoll One38text 1.4% wider · x-height 3.9% taller
- Comfortaa31text 2.8% wider · x-height 0.7% shorter
- Momo Trust Display30same text width · x-height 3.5% taller
- Recursive22same text width · x-height 3.5% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Capriola loads, this sets Arial in its place at 115.7% of its size, so running text keeps Capriola’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Capriola Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 115.74%;
ascent-override: 85.64%;
descent-override: 23.96%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Capriola', 'Capriola Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Capriola
Of the 730 home pages that load Capriola, 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 Sans15%108 sites · 0.8× chance
- Roboto15%108 sites · 0.7× chance
- Poppins9.5%69 sites · 0.9× chance
- Lato8.8%64 sites · 1.1× chance
- Montserrat8.5%62 sites · 0.6× chance
09 / Questions
Questions about Capriola
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Capriola free for commercial use?
Yes. Capriola 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 Capriola?
FontKind doesn’t host Capriola’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 Capriola in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Capriola 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 Capriola in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Capriola under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Capriola in Figma?
Yes: Capriola is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Capriola have?
Capriola 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 Capriola?
Capriola was designed by Viktoriya Grabowska. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2012. Viktoriya Grabowska also made Armata, Fjord One, Kavoon and five more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Capriola?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Lavasciuga (78), Shippori Antique B1 (75) and Genjyuu Gothic (72), out of 100. Next to Capriola, Lavasciuga is 5% wider, with an x-height 24% taller. See all 100 fonts like Capriola.