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Frijole

Case
72 px
Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in
0 em
1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Frijole', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Frijole is a free display font by Sideshow, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Frijole has an x-height taller than 86%, is wider than 94% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness.

Compare with Rubik Dirt →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Rubik Dirt

Frijole on one light table with its two closest fonts, Rubik Dirt (89 out of 100) and Trade Winds (80). Rubik Dirt is 46% heavier and 21% narrower, with an x-height 24% shorter; Trade Winds is 27% narrower, with an x-height 21% shorter.

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Frijole and Rubik Dirt laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with FrijoleRubik Dirt…

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.

Open in the compare tool →

02 / Letters

The Frijole 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.

  • &
  • ?
  • !
  • @
  • %
  • (
  • )

With this font

03 / Sizes

Frijole 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 Frijole, and can you use it?

Designer
Sideshow
Kind
Display
Styles
1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since
2011
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 “Frijole”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files
Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Frijole is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

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 Frijole, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists Frijole under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Frijole on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Frijole, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Frijole. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
69.5% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
75.3% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.92lowercase against capitals
Width
77.1% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
48%letter box filled

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

  • x-heightLarger than 86% of display faces

  • WidthWider than 94% of display faces

  • InkNear the middle of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Frijole

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Frijole →Compare side by side →Get Frijole on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Frijole without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

None of the fonts that look most like Frijole sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.

Fallback while it loads

Until Frijole loads, this sets Arial in its place at 160% of its size, so running text keeps Frijole’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Frijole Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 160.04%;
  ascent-override: 65.60%;
  descent-override: 20.56%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Frijole', 'Frijole Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Frijole

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Frijole free for commercial use?

Yes. Frijole 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 “Frijole”.

How do I download and install Frijole?

FontKind doesn’t host Frijole’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 Frijole in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Frijole 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 Frijole in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Frijole under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Frijole in Figma?

Yes: Frijole is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Frijole have?

Frijole 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 Frijole?

Frijole was designed by Sideshow. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Sideshow also made Satisfy, Chewy, Creepster and twelve more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Frijole?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Rubik Dirt (89), Trade Winds (80) and Rubik Glitch (78), out of 100. Next to Frijole, Rubik Dirt is 46% heavier and 21% narrower, with an x-height 24% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Frijole.