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Fredericka the Great
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CSSfont-family: 'Fredericka the Great', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Fredericka the Great is a free display font by Tart Workshop, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Fredericka the Great has an x-height shorter than 70%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 83%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Emilys Candy
Fredericka the Great on one light table with its two closest fonts, Emilys Candy (94 out of 100) and Griffy (86). Emilys Candy is 18% heavier and 7% narrower, with an x-height 3% taller; Griffy is 10% narrower and 14% heavier.
Fredericka the Great and Emilys Candy laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Fredericka the GreatEmilys Candy…
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 Fredericka the Great 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
Fredericka the Great 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 Fredericka the Great, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Tart Workshop
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- 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 “Fredericka the Great”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Fredericka the Great 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 Fredericka the Great, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Fredericka the Great under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Fredericka the Great, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 49.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 76.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.66lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 49.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 35%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 70% of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkLighter than 83% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Fredericka the Great
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Emilys Candy9418% heavier · 7% narrower · x-height 3% taller
- Griffy8610% narrower · 14% heavier
- Kranky78x-height 18% shorter
- Metal Mania7645% heavier · x-height 18% taller · 16% narrower
- Tagesschrift7258% heavier · 8% wider
- Mountains of Christmas7217% narrower · x-height 11% taller · 9% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Fredericka the Great →Compare side by side →Get Fredericka the Great on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Fredericka the Great without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Tagesschrift72text 2.4% narrower · x-height 0.6% taller
- Halt52text 0.5% wider · same x-height
- Crayon Libre44text 0.5% narrower · x-height 1.9% shorter
- Underdog36text 1.6% narrower · x-height 2.2% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Fredericka the Great loads, this sets Arial in its place at 105.5% of its size, so running text keeps Fredericka the Great’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Fredericka the Great Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 105.51%;
ascent-override: 92.65%;
descent-override: 23.51%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Fredericka the Great', 'Fredericka the Great Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Fredericka the Great
Of the 1,263 home pages that load Fredericka the Great, 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
- Roboto12%154 sites · 0.6× chance
- Open Sans11%145 sites · 0.6× chance
- Google Sans7%88 sites · 2.7× chance
- Montserrat7%88 sites · 0.5× chance
- Lato5.8%73 sites · 0.7× chance
- Raleway4.4%55 sites · 1.1× chance
Not all of Roboto with Google Sans is design: Google’s maps and other widgets load Roboto and Google Sans into the pages they sit on.
More than chanceGoogle Sans 2.7×
Pair checkerFredericka the Great + 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 Fredericka the Great
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Fredericka the Great free for commercial use?
Yes. Fredericka the Great 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 “Fredericka the Great”.
How do I download and install Fredericka the Great?
FontKind doesn’t host Fredericka the Great’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 Fredericka the Great in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Fredericka the Great 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 Fredericka the Great in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Fredericka the Great under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Fredericka the Great in Figma?
Yes: Fredericka the Great is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Fredericka the Great have?
Fredericka the Great 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 Fredericka the Great?
Fredericka the Great was designed by Tart Workshop. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Tart Workshop also made Crafty Girls, Chelsea Market, Mountains of Christmas and two more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Fredericka the Great?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Emilys Candy (94), Griffy (86) and Kranky (78), out of 100. Next to Fredericka the Great, Emilys Candy is 18% heavier and 7% narrower, with an x-height 3% taller. See all 100 fonts like Fredericka the Great.