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Freeman
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CSSfont-family: 'Freeman', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Freeman is a free display font by Rodrigo Fuenzalida, Aoife Mooney and Vernon Adams, on Google Fonts since 2024. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Freeman has an x-height taller than 72%, is narrower than 73% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 74%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Francois One
Freeman on one light table with its two closest fonts, Francois One (91 out of 100) and Protest Strike (72). Francois One has nearly identical proportions; Protest Strike is 19% heavier and 7% wider.
Freeman and Francois One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with FreemanFrancois One…
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 Freeman 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.
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- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Freeman 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 Freeman, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Rodrigo Fuenzalida, Aoife Mooney, Vernon Adams
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2024
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- 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.
Freeman 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 Freeman, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Freeman under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Freeman, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 57.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.77lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 45.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 62%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.32 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 72% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 73% of display faces
InkDarker than 74% of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Freeman
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Francois One91Nearly identical proportions
- Protest Strike7219% heavier · 7% wider
- Sunday Masthead68x-height 28% taller · 10% wider · less stroke contrast
- Passion One62x-height 17% shorter · 30% heavier · 8% narrower
- Frick Condensed58x-height 22% taller · 8% wider · less stroke contrast
- Special Gothic Condensed One5816% narrower · x-height 12% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Freeman →Compare side by side →Get Freeman on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Freeman without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Freeman loads, this sets Arial in its place at 91.1% of its size, so running text keeps Freeman’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Freeman Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 91.09%;
ascent-override: 115.27%;
descent-override: 30.74%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Freeman', 'Freeman Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Freeman
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Freeman free for commercial use?
Yes. Freeman 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 Freeman?
FontKind doesn’t host Freeman’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 Freeman in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Freeman 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 Freeman in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Freeman under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Freeman in Figma?
Yes: Freeman is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Freeman have?
Freeman 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 Freeman?
Freeman was designed by Rodrigo Fuenzalida, Aoife Mooney and Vernon Adams. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2024. Rodrigo Fuenzalida also made Raleway, Instrument Serif, Outfit and nine more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Freeman?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Francois One (91), Protest Strike (72) and Sunday Masthead (68), out of 100. Next to Freeman, Francois One has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Freeman.