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Elsie

Case
72 px
400 Regular
0 em
1.10

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

Elsie is a free display font by Alejandro Inler, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Elsie has an x-height shorter than 80%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 79%. Its thickest strokes are 5.7 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Viaoda Libre

Elsie on one light table with its two closest fonts, Viaoda Libre (67 out of 100) and Picaflor (66). Viaoda Libre is 16% narrower and 13% lighter; Picaflor is 4% narrower, with an x-height 47% taller and less stroke contrast.

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Elsie and Viaoda Libre laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with ElsieViaoda Libre…

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 Elsie 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 / Weights

Elsie in 2 weights

2 weights, 400–900

  • 400 Regular
  • 900 Black

04 / Facts

Who made Elsie, and can you use it?

Designer
Alejandro Inler
Kind
Display
Styles
2 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 “Elsie”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files
Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

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

05 / Measurements

Elsie, measured

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

Hxgp in Elsie. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
47.6% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
65.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.73lowercase against capitals
Width
50.2% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
37%letter box filled
Contrast
5.71 : 1high stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

  • x-heightSmaller than 80% of display faces

  • WidthNear the middle of display faces

  • InkLighter than 79% of display faces

  • ContrastMore contrast than 97% of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Elsie

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

Elsie's own familyElsie Swash Caps

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

07 / Swap

Swap Elsie without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Elsie loads, this sets Arial in its place at 100.1% of its size, so running text keeps Elsie’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Elsie Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 100.09%;
  ascent-override: 87.72%;
  descent-override: 27.38%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

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

08 / Questions

Questions about Elsie

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

Is Elsie free for commercial use?

Yes. Elsie 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 “Elsie”.

How do I download and install Elsie?

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

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

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

Is Elsie in Figma?

Yes: Elsie 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 Elsie have?

Elsie comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Black (900).

Who designed Elsie?

Elsie was designed by Alejandro Inler. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2012. Alejandro Inler also made Wendy One.

What fonts are similar to Elsie?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Viaoda Libre (67), Picaflor (66) and Boska (62), out of 100. Next to Elsie, Viaoda Libre is 16% narrower and 13% lighter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Elsie Swash Caps. See all 100 fonts like Elsie.