Display · Alejandro Inler
Elsie Swash Caps
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CSSfont-family: 'Elsie Swash Caps', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Elsie Swash Caps is a free display font by Alejandro Inler, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Elsie Swash Caps 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.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Spirax
Elsie Swash Caps on one light table with its two closest fonts, Spirax (91 out of 100) and Milonga (59). Spirax is 10% heavier; Milonga is 21% heavier, with less stroke contrast.
Elsie Swash Caps and Spirax laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Elsie Swash CapsSpirax…
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 Elsie Swash Caps 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.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Elsie Swash Caps in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–900
- 400 Regular
- 900 Black
04 / Facts
Who made Elsie Swash Caps, 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 Swash Caps 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 Elsie Swash Caps, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Elsie Swash Caps under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Elsie Swash Caps, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 47.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 5.71 : 1high stroke contrast
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 Swash Caps
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Elsie Swash Caps's own familyElsie
- Spirax9110% heavier
- Milonga59less stroke contrast · 21% heavier
- Sevillana5820% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 12% shorter
- Berkshire Swash5565% heavier · less stroke contrast · x-height 6% taller
- Viaoda Libre5316% narrower · 13% lighter
- Katibeh52x-height 30% shorter · 27% narrower · 44% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Elsie Swash Caps →Compare side by side →Get Elsie Swash Caps on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Elsie Swash Caps without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Milonga59text 0.9% wider · x-height 1.7% shorter
- Vidaloka45text 2.1% narrower · x-height 3.0% taller
- Stardos Stencil41same text width · x-height 0.6% taller
- Amarante29same text width · x-height 3.6% taller
- Gilda Display27text 1.7% wider · x-height 0.6% shorter
- Old Standard TT24text 2.7% narrower · x-height 4.2% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Elsie Swash Caps loads, this sets Arial in its place at 100.1% of its size, so running text keeps Elsie Swash Caps’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Elsie Swash Caps Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 100.09%;
ascent-override: 87.72%;
descent-override: 27.38%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Elsie Swash Caps', 'Elsie Swash Caps Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Elsie Swash Caps
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Elsie Swash Caps free for commercial use?
Yes. Elsie Swash Caps 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 Swash Caps?
FontKind doesn’t host Elsie Swash Caps’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 Swash Caps in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Elsie Swash Caps 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 Swash Caps 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 Swash Caps in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Elsie Swash Caps under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Elsie Swash Caps in Figma?
Yes: Elsie Swash Caps 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 Swash Caps have?
Elsie Swash Caps comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Black (900).
Who designed Elsie Swash Caps?
Elsie Swash Caps 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 Swash Caps?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Spirax (91), Milonga (59) and Sevillana (58), out of 100. Next to Elsie Swash Caps, Spirax is 10% heavier. Its own family, listed apart, adds Elsie. See all 100 fonts like Elsie Swash Caps.