Display · Neapolitan

Emilys Candy

Q: Is Emilys Candy free for commercial use?

Yes. Emilys Candy 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 “Emilys Candy”.

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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: 'Emilys Candy', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Emilys Candy is a free display font by Neapolitan, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Emilys Candy has an average x-height, is narrower than 71% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 69%. Its thickest strokes are 3.6 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Fredericka the Great

Emilys Candy on one light table with its two closest fonts, Fredericka the Great (94 out of 100) and Griffy (88). Fredericka the Great is 8% wider and 15% lighter, with an x-height 3% shorter; Griffy has less stroke contrast.

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Ink shared with Emilys CandyFredericka the Great…

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 Emilys Candy alphabet

Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400

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03 / Sizes

Emilys Candy 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 Emilys Candy, and can you use it?

Designer: Neapolitan
Kind: Display
Styles: 1 weight (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 “Emilys Candy”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

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

05 / Measurements

Emilys Candy, measured

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

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

x-height: 51.5% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 73.9% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.70lowercase against capitals
Width: 45.6% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 41%letter box filled
Contrast: 3.64 : 1high stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

x-heightNear the middle of display faces
WidthNarrower than 71% of display faces
InkLighter than 69% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 91% of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Emilys Candy

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap Emilys Candy without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Emilys Candy loads, this sets Arial in its place at 95.3% of its size, so running text keeps Emilys Candy’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Emilys Candy Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 95.28%;
  ascent-override: 102.09%;
  descent-override: 29.31%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Emilys Candy', 'Emilys Candy Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Emilys Candy

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

Is Emilys Candy free for commercial use?

Yes. Emilys Candy 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 “Emilys Candy”.

How do I download and install Emilys Candy?

FontKind doesn’t host Emilys Candy’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 Emilys Candy in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Emilys Candy 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 Emilys Candy in Google Docs?

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

Is Emilys Candy in Figma?

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

How many weights does Emilys Candy have?

Emilys Candy 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 Emilys Candy?

Emilys Candy was designed by Neapolitan. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2012. Neapolitan also made Skranji, Seaweed Script, Codystar and one more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Emilys Candy?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Fredericka the Great (94), Griffy (88) and Mountains of Christmas (84), out of 100. Next to Emilys Candy, Fredericka the Great is 8% wider and 15% lighter, with an x-height 3% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Emilys Candy.