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Geostar Fill
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CSSfont-family: 'Geostar Fill', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Geostar Fill is a free display font by Joe Prince, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Geostar Fill has an x-height shorter than 83%, is wider than 94% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 2.4 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Stalinist One
Geostar Fill on one light table with its two closest fonts, Stalinist One (89 out of 100) and Chokokutai (67). Stalinist One is 33% wider and 43% heavier, with an x-height 13% taller; Chokokutai is 26% narrower, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 4% taller.
Geostar Fill and Stalinist One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Geostar FillStalinist 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 Fill 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 Fill 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 Fill, 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 Fill 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 Fill, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Geostar Fill under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Geostar Fill, 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
- 45%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.36 : 1high stroke contrast
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
InkNear the middle of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 83% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Geostar Fill
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Geostar Fill's own familyGeostar
- Stalinist One8933% wider · 43% heavier · x-height 13% taller
- Chokokutai6726% narrower · more stroke contrast · x-height 4% taller
- Trmnl Cubic6132% wider · x-height 17% taller · less stroke contrast
- Diplomata SC6057% wider · x-height 19% taller
- Ravkan60x-height 39% taller · more stroke contrast · 16% heavier
- Coral Pixels5792% heavier · 29% narrower · x-height 15% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Geostar Fill →Compare side by side →Get Geostar Fill on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Geostar Fill without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Geostar Fill sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Geostar Fill loads, this sets Arial in its place at 147.3% of its size, so running text keeps Geostar Fill’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Geostar Fill Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 147.26%;
ascent-override: 62.61%;
descent-override: 15.35%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Geostar Fill', 'Geostar Fill Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Geostar Fill
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Geostar Fill free for commercial use?
Yes. Geostar Fill 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 Fill?
FontKind doesn’t host Geostar Fill’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 Fill in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Geostar Fill 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 Fill in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Geostar Fill under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Geostar Fill in Figma?
Yes: Geostar Fill is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Geostar Fill have?
Geostar Fill 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 Fill?
Geostar Fill 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 Fill?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Stalinist One (89), Chokokutai (67) and Trmnl Cubic (61), out of 100. Next to Geostar Fill, Stalinist One is 33% wider and 43% heavier, with an x-height 13% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Geostar. See all 100 fonts like Geostar Fill.