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Fontdiner Swanky
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CSSfont-family: 'Fontdiner Swanky', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Fontdiner Swanky is a free display font by Font Diner, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Fontdiner Swanky has an x-height taller than 70%, is wider than 82% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 71%. Its thickest strokes are 2.0 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Risque
Fontdiner Swanky on one light table with its two closest fonts, Risque (100 out of 100) and Shojumaru (78). Risque is 24% narrower and 22% lighter, with an x-height 12% shorter; Shojumaru is 23% wider, with less stroke contrast.
Fontdiner Swanky and Risque laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Fontdiner SwankyRisque…
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 Fontdiner Swanky 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
Fontdiner Swanky 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 Fontdiner Swanky, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Font Diner
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin
- Licence
- Apache License 2.0
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. Mark the files you changed.
- Sharing the files
- Yes. With its notices, even for a fee.
Fontdiner Swanky is under the Apache License 2.0. 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 Fontdiner Swanky, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Fontdiner Swanky under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Fontdiner Swanky, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 56.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.81lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 62.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 60%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.03 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 70% of display faces
WidthWider than 82% of display faces
InkDarker than 71% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 78% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Fontdiner Swanky
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Risque10024% narrower · x-height 12% shorter · 22% lighter
- Shojumaru7823% wider · less stroke contrast
- Goblin One7739% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
- Irish Grover7519% narrower · 25% lighter · more stroke contrast
- Dynamo68more stroke contrast · 54% wider · 12% heavier
- Reggae One6718% lighter · 5% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Fontdiner Swanky →Compare side by side →Get Fontdiner Swanky on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Fontdiner Swanky without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Reggae One67text 1.7% narrower · x-height 1.0% taller
- Rampart One44text 2.3% narrower · x-height 1.0% taller
- Potta One34text 2.2% wider · x-height 1.2% taller
- Metamorphous29text 2.3% wider · x-height 4.3% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Fontdiner Swanky loads, this sets Arial in its place at 123.3% of its size, so running text keeps Fontdiner Swanky’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Fontdiner Swanky Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 123.26%;
ascent-override: 82.96%;
descent-override: 40.40%;
line-gap-override: 1.58%;
}
font-family: 'Fontdiner Swanky', 'Fontdiner Swanky Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Fontdiner Swanky
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Fontdiner Swanky free for commercial use?
Yes. Fontdiner Swanky is under the Apache License 2.0 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a file you change is marked as changed.
How do I download and install Fontdiner Swanky?
FontKind doesn’t host Fontdiner Swanky’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 Fontdiner Swanky in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Fontdiner Swanky 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 Fontdiner Swanky in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Fontdiner Swanky under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Fontdiner Swanky in Figma?
Yes: Fontdiner Swanky is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Fontdiner Swanky have?
Fontdiner Swanky 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 Fontdiner Swanky?
Fontdiner Swanky was designed by Font Diner. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2011. Font Diner also made Permanent Marker, Schoolbell, Cherry Cream Soda and two more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Fontdiner Swanky?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Risque (100), Shojumaru (78) and Goblin One (77), out of 100. Next to Fontdiner Swanky, Risque is 24% narrower and 22% lighter, with an x-height 12% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Fontdiner Swanky.