Display · Joe Prince
Geostar
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CSSfont-family: 'Geostar', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Geostar is a free display font by Joe Prince, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Geostar has an x-height shorter than 83%, is wider than 94% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 84%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Stalinist One
Geostar on one light table with its two closest fonts, Stalinist One (75 out of 100) and Chokokutai (67). Stalinist One is 89% heavier and 33% wider, with an x-height 13% taller; Chokokutai is 26% narrower and 25% heavier, with an x-height 4% taller.
Geostar and Stalinist One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with GeostarStalinist 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 Geostar 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
Geostar 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 Geostar, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Joe Prince
- 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 “Geostar” or “Geostar Fill”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Geostar 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 Geostar, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Geostar under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Geostar, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 46.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.67lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 75.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 34%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 83% of display faces
WidthWider than 94% of display faces
InkLighter than 84% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Geostar
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Geostar's own familyGeostar Fill
- Stalinist One7589% heavier · 33% wider · x-height 13% taller
- Chokokutai6726% narrower · 25% heavier · x-height 4% taller
- Borges6376% heavier · 32% wider · x-height 18% taller
- Honk6236% narrower · 41% heavier · x-height 3% taller
- Wallpoet5932% lighter · 10% narrower · x-height 6% shorter
- Mourier59x-height 49% taller · 51% heavier · 6% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Geostar →Compare side by side →Get Geostar on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Geostar without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Geostar sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Geostar loads, this sets Arial in its place at 147.3% of its size, so running text keeps Geostar’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Geostar Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 147.26%;
ascent-override: 62.61%;
descent-override: 15.35%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Geostar', 'Geostar Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Geostar
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Geostar free for commercial use?
Yes. Geostar 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 “Geostar” or “Geostar Fill”.
How do I download and install Geostar?
FontKind doesn’t host Geostar’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 Geostar in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Geostar 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 Geostar in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Geostar under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Geostar in Figma?
Yes: Geostar is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Geostar have?
Geostar 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 Geostar?
Geostar was designed by Joe Prince. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2011. Joe Prince also made Maven Pro, Questrial, Handlee and three more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Geostar?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Stalinist One (75), Chokokutai (67) and Borges (63), out of 100. Next to Geostar, Stalinist One is 89% heavier and 33% wider, with an x-height 13% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Geostar Fill. See all 100 fonts like Geostar.