Sans serif · Astigmatic
Englebert
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CSSfont-family: 'Englebert', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Englebert is a free sans serif by Astigmatic, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Englebert has an average x-height, is narrower than 87% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 70%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Mouse Memoirs
Englebert on one light table with its two closest fonts, Mouse Memoirs (88 out of 100) and Truculenta (86). Mouse Memoirs is 51% heavier and 23% narrower, with less stroke contrast; Truculenta is 14% lighter and 6% narrower.
Englebert and Mouse Memoirs laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with EnglebertMouse Memoirs…
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 Englebert 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 / Sizes
Englebert 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 Englebert, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Astigmatic
- Kind
- Sans serif
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Englebert 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 Englebert, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Englebert under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Englebert, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 42.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 46%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.08 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 87% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 70% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 78% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Englebert
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Mouse Memoirs8851% heavier · 23% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Truculenta8614% lighter · 6% narrower
- Rum Raisin7647% heavier · more stroke contrast · 7% narrower
- Fresca7010% wider · x-height 7% shorter
- Crushed67x-height 29% taller · 21% lighter · more stroke contrast
- Port Lligat Sans58x-height 9% shorter · 5% wider · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Englebert →Compare side by side →Get Englebert on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Englebert without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Acme40text 1.9% wider · x-height 1.6% shorter
- Fira Sans Extra Condensed34text 1.0% narrower · x-height 1.7% taller
- Plainsound Condensed34text 1.1% wider · same x-height
- Barlow Semi Condensed29text 0.5% wider · x-height 2.3% shorter
- Akshar26same text width · x-height 2.5% shorter
- Cuprum25same text width · x-height 3.5% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Englebert loads, this sets Arial in its place at 87% of its size, so running text keeps Englebert’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Englebert Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 87.02%;
ascent-override: 115.82%;
descent-override: 33.56%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Englebert', 'Englebert Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Englebert
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Englebert free for commercial use?
Yes. Englebert is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.
How do I download and install Englebert?
FontKind doesn’t host Englebert’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 Englebert in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Englebert 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 Englebert in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Englebert under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Englebert in Figma?
Yes: Englebert is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Englebert have?
Englebert 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 Englebert?
Englebert was designed by Astigmatic. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2012. Astigmatic also made Aclonica, Parisienne, Righteous and 54 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Englebert?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Mouse Memoirs (88), Truculenta (86) and Rum Raisin (76), out of 100. Next to Englebert, Mouse Memoirs is 51% heavier and 23% narrower, with less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Englebert.