Display · Denis Masharov
Forum
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CSSfont-family: 'Forum', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Forum is a free display font by Denis Masharov, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Forum has an x-height shorter than 94%, is narrower than 72% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 84%. Its thickest strokes are 1.9 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Bellefair
Forum on one light table with its two closest fonts, Bellefair (68 out of 100) and Lancelot (67). Bellefair is 10% narrower and 19% heavier, with an x-height 13% shorter; Lancelot is 10% narrower and 13% heavier, with an x-height 7% shorter.
Forum and Bellefair laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ForumBellefair…
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 Forum 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
Forum 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 Forum, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Denis Masharov
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, 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 “Forum”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Forum 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 Forum, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Forum under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Forum, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 42.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.64lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 45.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 34%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.94 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 94% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 72% of display faces
InkLighter than 84% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 76% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Forum
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Bellefair68x-height 13% shorter · 10% narrower · 19% heavier
- Lancelot6710% narrower · 13% heavier · x-height 7% shorter
- Cinzel Decorative66x-height 67% taller · 51% wider · 40% lighter
- Erode65x-height 7% taller
- CAT Linz6416% narrower · more stroke contrast
- Cinzel60x-height 43% taller · 41% wider · 32% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Forum →Compare side by side →Get Forum on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Forum without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Shafarik53text 2.4% wider · x-height 4.3% taller
- Ibarra Real Nova42text 1.1% wider · x-height 1.4% taller
- Namdhinggo40text 1.6% wider · x-height 2.3% taller
- Arapey40text 2.4% narrower · x-height 4.3% taller
- Cardo36text 3.0% wider · x-height 4.6% taller
- Abhaya Libre36text 0.6% narrower · x-height 1.2% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Forum loads, this sets Arial in its place at 92.6% of its size, so running text keeps Forum’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Forum Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 92.57%;
ascent-override: 92.47%;
descent-override: 26.79%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Forum', 'Forum Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Forum
Of the 5,296 home pages that load Forum, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.
Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026
- DM Sans12%635 sites · 6.1× chance
- Roboto11%598 sites · 0.6× chance
- Open Sans8.7%461 sites · 0.5× chance
- PT Serif8.4%443 sites · 17× chance
- Montserrat7.7%407 sites · 0.6× chance
- Inter7.6%402 sites · 0.7× chance
More than chancePT Serif 17×Sarabun 16×DM Sans 6.1×
Fonts that go with Forum: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerForum + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Forum
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Forum free for commercial use?
Yes. Forum 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 “Forum”.
How do I download and install Forum?
FontKind doesn’t host Forum’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 Forum in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Forum 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 Forum in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Forum under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Forum in Figma?
Yes: Forum is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Forum have?
Forum 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 Forum?
Forum was designed by Denis Masharov. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2011. Denis Masharov also made Marck Script, Ruslan Display, Tenor Sans and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Forum?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Bellefair (68), Lancelot (67) and Cinzel Decorative (66), out of 100. Next to Forum, Bellefair is 10% narrower and 19% heavier, with an x-height 13% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Forum.