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Codystar
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CSSfont-family: 'Codystar', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Codystar is a free display font by Neapolitan, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Codystar has an x-height taller than 92%, is wider than 85% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 99%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Raleway Dots
Codystar on one light table with its two closest fonts, Raleway Dots (100 out of 100) and 5by7light (84). Raleway Dots is 23% narrower, with an x-height 28% shorter; 5by7light is 157% heavier and 8% narrower, with an x-height 33% shorter.
Codystar and Raleway Dots laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with CodystarRaleway Dots…
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 Codystar 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.
- a
- b
- c
- d
- e
- f
- g
- h
- i
- j
- k
- l
- m
- n
- o
- p
- q
- r
- s
- t
- u
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Codystar in 2 weights
2 weights, 300–400
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
04 / Facts
Who made Codystar, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Neapolitan
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 2 weights, 300–400
- 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, under another name. Not as “Codystar”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Codystar 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 Codystar, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Codystar under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Codystar, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 72.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 74.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.98lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 66.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 5%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 92% of display faces
WidthWider than 85% of display faces
InkLighter than 99% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Codystar
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Raleway Dots100x-height 28% shorter · 23% narrower
- 5by7light84157% heavier · x-height 33% shorter · 8% narrower
- Edu Australia VIC WA NT Hand Dots70273% heavier · x-height 31% shorter · 26% narrower
- Rubik Microbe67373% heavier · x-height 29% shorter · 8% narrower
- Nose Transport59501% heavier · x-height 27% shorter · 23% narrower
- DotMatrix Expanded58256% heavier · x-height 31% shorter · 8% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Codystar →Compare side by side →Get Codystar on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Codystar without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Codystar loads, this sets Arial in its place at 138.9% of its size, so running text keeps Codystar’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Codystar Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 138.89%;
ascent-override: 67.01%;
descent-override: 17.93%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Codystar', 'Codystar Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Codystar
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Codystar free for commercial use?
Yes. Codystar 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 “Codystar”.
How do I download and install Codystar?
FontKind doesn’t host Codystar’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 Codystar in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Codystar 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 Codystar Light. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Codystar in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Codystar under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Codystar in Figma?
Yes: Codystar 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 Codystar have?
Codystar comes in two weights: Light (300) and Regular (400).
Who designed Codystar?
Codystar was designed by Neapolitan. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2012. Neapolitan also made Skranji, Seaweed Script, Emilys Candy and one more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Codystar?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Raleway Dots (100), 5by7light (84) and Edu Australia VIC WA NT Hand Dots (70), out of 100. Next to Codystar, Raleway Dots is 23% narrower, with an x-height 28% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Codystar.