Display · Carrois Apostrophe
Finger Paint
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CSSfont-family: 'Finger Paint', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Finger Paint is a free display font by Carrois Apostrophe, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Finger Paint has an x-height taller than 81%, is wider than 71% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 61%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Halt
Finger Paint on one light table with its two closest fonts, Halt (89 out of 100) and Lacquer (72). Halt is 25% heavier and 11% narrower, with an x-height 18% shorter; Lacquer is 11% narrower and 9% lighter, with an x-height 4% shorter.
Finger Paint and Halt laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Finger PaintHalt…
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 Finger Paint 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
Finger Paint 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 Finger Paint, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Carrois Apostrophe
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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 “Finger Paint”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Finger Paint 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 Finger Paint, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Finger Paint under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Finger Paint, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 60.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 74.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.82lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 59.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 45%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 81% of display faces
WidthWider than 71% of display faces
InkLighter than 61% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Finger Paint
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Halt89x-height 18% shorter · 25% heavier · 11% narrower
- Lacquer7211% narrower · 9% lighter · x-height 4% shorter
- Protest Revolution7119% narrower
- Cabin Sketch70x-height 18% shorter · 15% narrower · 21% lighter
- Free Cheese6554% heavier · x-height 5% shorter · 5% wider
- Rubik Spray Paint6491% heavier · x-height 10% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Finger Paint →Compare side by side →Get Finger Paint on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Finger Paint without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Free Cheese65text 2.4% wider · x-height 4.8% shorter
- Rubik Beastly32text 1.7% narrower · same x-height
- Sigmar31same text width · x-height 1.4% shorter
- Chelsea Market31text 1.9% narrower · x-height 3.9% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Finger Paint loads, this sets Arial in its place at 121.7% of its size, so running text keeps Finger Paint’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Finger Paint Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 121.71%;
ascent-override: 90.13%;
descent-override: 30.97%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Finger Paint', 'Finger Paint Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Finger Paint
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Finger Paint free for commercial use?
Yes. Finger Paint 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 “Finger Paint”.
How do I download and install Finger Paint?
FontKind doesn’t host Finger Paint’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 Finger Paint in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Finger Paint 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 Finger Paint in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Finger Paint under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Finger Paint in Figma?
Yes: Finger Paint is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Finger Paint have?
Finger Paint 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 Finger Paint?
Finger Paint was designed by Carrois Apostrophe. It has been on Google Fonts since September 2012. Carrois Apostrophe also made Fira Sans, Share Tech, Share Tech Mono and six more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Finger Paint?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Halt (89), Lacquer (72) and Protest Revolution (71), out of 100. Next to Finger Paint, Halt is 25% heavier and 11% narrower, with an x-height 18% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Finger Paint.