Display · Liam Spradlin
Girassol
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CSSfont-family: 'Girassol', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Girassol is a free display font by Liam Spradlin, on Google Fonts since 2019. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Girassol has an average x-height, is narrower than 66% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 68%. Its thickest strokes are 2.8 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Stardos Stencil
Girassol on one light table with its two closest fonts, Stardos Stencil (68 out of 100) and BIZ UDMincho (68). Stardos Stencil is 11% heavier and 3% wider, with an x-height 11% shorter; BIZ UDMincho is 25% lighter and 6% wider, with less stroke contrast.
Girassol and Stardos Stencil laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with GirassolStardos Stencil…
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 Girassol 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.
- a
- b
- c
- d
- e
- f
- g
- h
- i
- j
- k
- l
- m
- n
- o
- p
- q
- r
- s
- t
- u
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Girassol 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 Girassol, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Liam Spradlin
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2019
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Girassol 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 Girassol, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Girassol under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Girassol, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 54.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.85 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of display faces
WidthNarrower than 66% of display faces
InkLighter than 68% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 86% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Girassol
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Stardos Stencil68x-height 11% shorter · 11% heavier · 3% wider
- BIZ UDMincho6825% lighter · less stroke contrast · 6% wider
- Croissant One6732% wider · 21% heavier · more stroke contrast
- Picaflor64x-height 30% taller · 17% lighter · more stroke contrast
- Amarante6319% heavier · x-height 9% shorter
- Smythe6125% narrower · x-height 13% shorter · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Girassol →Compare side by side →Get Girassol on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Girassol without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Girassol loads, this sets Arial in its place at 94.8% of its size, so running text keeps Girassol’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Girassol Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 94.81%;
ascent-override: 99.57%;
descent-override: 26.37%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Girassol', 'Girassol Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Girassol
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Girassol free for commercial use?
Yes. Girassol 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 Girassol?
FontKind doesn’t host Girassol’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 Girassol in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Girassol 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 Girassol in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Girassol under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Girassol in Figma?
Yes: Girassol is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Girassol have?
Girassol 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 Girassol?
Girassol was designed by Liam Spradlin. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2019.
What fonts are similar to Girassol?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Stardos Stencil (68), BIZ UDMincho (68) and Croissant One (67), out of 100. Next to Girassol, Stardos Stencil is 11% heavier and 3% wider, with an x-height 11% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Girassol.