Display · Sideshow

Creepster

Q: Is Creepster free for commercial use?

Yes. Creepster 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 “Creepster”.

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Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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

Creepster is a free display font by Sideshow, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Creepster has an x-height taller than 93%, is narrower than 73% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 75%. Its thickest strokes are 0.7 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with Freckle Face →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Freckle Face

Creepster on one light table with its two closest fonts, Freckle Face (97 out of 100) and Hanalei Fill (92). Freckle Face is 6% wider, with an x-height 26% shorter and more stroke contrast; Hanalei Fill is 18% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 8% shorter.

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Ink shared with CreepsterFreckle Face…

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 Creepster 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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With this font

Write your ownCreepy font generator →Your words in Creepster and 9 more creepy fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Creepster 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 Creepster, and can you use it?

Designer: Sideshow
Kind: Display
Styles: 1 weight (400)
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 “Creepster”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

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

05 / Measurements

Creepster, measured

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

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

x-height: 73.2% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 74.6% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.98lowercase against capitals
Width: 44.9% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 63%letter box filled
Contrast: 0.68 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 93% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 73% of display faces
InkDarker than 75% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 98% of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Creepster

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap Creepster without a jump

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

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Creepster loads, this sets Arial in its place at 91.6% of its size, so running text keeps Creepster’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Creepster Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 91.65%;
  ascent-override: 103.79%;
  descent-override: 23.76%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Creepster', 'Creepster Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Creepster

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

Is Creepster free for commercial use?

Yes. Creepster 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 “Creepster”.

How do I download and install Creepster?

FontKind doesn’t host Creepster’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 Creepster in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Creepster 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 Creepster in Google Docs?

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

Is Creepster in Figma?

Yes: Creepster is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Creepster have?

Creepster 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 Creepster?

Creepster was designed by Sideshow. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Sideshow also made Satisfy, Chewy, Unkempt and twelve more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Creepster?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Freckle Face (97), Hanalei Fill (92) and Piedra (91), out of 100. Next to Creepster, Freckle Face is 6% wider, with an x-height 26% shorter and more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Creepster.