Display · Natanael Gama

Cinzel Decorative

Your words – they follow you round the site

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Size72 px

Weight400 Regular

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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

Cinzel Decorative is a free display font by Natanael Gama, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Cinzel Decorative has an x-height taller than 87%, is wider than 88% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 95%. Its thickest strokes are 2.6 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Sinistre

Cinzel Decorative on one light table with its two closest fonts, Sinistre (69 out of 100) and Forum (66). Sinistre is 31% narrower and 46% heavier, with an x-height 29% shorter; Forum is 34% narrower and 66% heavier, with an x-height 40% shorter.

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Ink shared with Cinzel DecorativeSinistre…

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 Cinzel Decorative 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 ownFancy font generator →Your words in Cinzel Decorative and 29 more fancy fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Weights

Cinzel Decorative in 3 weights

3 weights, 400–900

400 Regular
700 Bold
900 Black

04 / Facts

Who made Cinzel Decorative, and can you use it?

Designer: Natanael Gama
Kind: Display
Styles: 3 weights, 400–900
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, under another name. Not as “Cinzel”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Cinzel Decorative 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 Cinzel Decorative, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Cinzel Decorative 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 Cinzel Decorative on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Cinzel Decorative, measured

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

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

x-height: 70.0% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 83.1% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.84lowercase against capitals
Width: 68.4% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 20%letter box filled
Contrast: 2.58 : 1high stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 87% of display faces
WidthWider than 88% of display faces
InkLighter than 95% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 85% of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Cinzel Decorative

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

Cinzel Decorative's own familyCinzel

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

07 / Swap

Swap Cinzel Decorative without a jump

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

None of the fonts that look most like Cinzel Decorative sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.

Fallback while it loads

Until Cinzel Decorative loads, this sets Arial in its place at 136.1% of its size, so running text keeps Cinzel Decorative’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Cinzel Decorative Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 136.13%;
  ascent-override: 71.70%;
  descent-override: 27.33%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Cinzel Decorative', 'Cinzel Decorative Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Cinzel Decorative

Of the 2,464 home pages that load Cinzel Decorative, 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 chanceCinzel 71×EB Garamond 11×Cormorant Garamond 7.2×

Fonts that go with Cinzel Decorative: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerCinzel Decorative + 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 Cinzel Decorative

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

Is Cinzel Decorative free for commercial use?

Yes. Cinzel Decorative 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 “Cinzel”.

How do I download and install Cinzel Decorative?

FontKind doesn’t host Cinzel Decorative’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds three 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 Cinzel Decorative in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Cinzel Decorative 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 Cinzel Decorative Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.

Is Cinzel Decorative in Google Docs?

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

Is Cinzel Decorative in Figma?

Yes: Cinzel Decorative is in Figma’s font menu with all three weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Cinzel Decorative have?

Cinzel Decorative comes in three weights: Regular (400), Bold (700) and Black (900).

Who designed Cinzel Decorative?

Cinzel Decorative was designed by Natanael Gama. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2012. Natanael Gama also made Exo 2, Exo, Arima and one more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Cinzel Decorative?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Sinistre (69), Forum (66) and Lancelot (61), out of 100. Next to Cinzel Decorative, Sinistre is 31% narrower and 46% heavier, with an x-height 29% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Cinzel. See all 100 fonts like Cinzel Decorative.