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Sans serif · Gaslight

Electrolize

Case
72 px
Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in
0 em
1.10

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

Electrolize is a free sans serif by Gaslight, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Electrolize has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with Sarpanch →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Sarpanch

Electrolize on one light table with its two closest fonts, Sarpanch (89 out of 100) and Quantico (85). Sarpanch is 12% wider and 12% lighter, with more stroke contrast; Quantico is 4% wider.

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Electrolize and Sarpanch laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with ElectrolizeSarpanch…

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 Electrolize 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.

  • &
  • ?
  • !
  • @
  • %
  • (
  • )

With this font

03 / Sizes

Electrolize 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 Electrolize, and can you use it?

Designer
Gaslight
Kind
Sans serif
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 “Electrolize”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files
Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

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

05 / Measurements

Electrolize, measured

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

Hxgp in Electrolize. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
50.0% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
70.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.71lowercase against capitals
Width
50.4% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
42%letter box filled
Contrast
1.20 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among sans serifs

Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind

  • x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs

  • WidthNear the middle of sans serifs

  • InkNear the middle of sans serifs

  • ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Electrolize

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap Electrolize without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Electrolize loads, this sets Arial in its place at 102.9% of its size, so running text keeps Electrolize’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Electrolize Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 102.87%;
  ascent-override: 88.56%;
  descent-override: 26.73%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

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

08 / Questions

Questions about Electrolize

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

Is Electrolize free for commercial use?

Yes. Electrolize 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 “Electrolize”.

How do I download and install Electrolize?

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

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

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

Is Electrolize in Figma?

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

How many weights does Electrolize have?

Electrolize 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 Electrolize?

Electrolize was designed by Gaslight. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Gaslight also made Bad Script.

What fonts are similar to Electrolize?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Sarpanch (89), Quantico (85) and GST Aero (83), out of 100. Next to Electrolize, Sarpanch is 12% wider and 12% lighter, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Electrolize.