Serif · Duarte Pinto
Gloock
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CSSfont-family: 'Gloock', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Gloock is a free serif by Duarte Pinto, on Google Fonts since 2023. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Gloock has an x-height taller than 76%, is wider than 62% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 91%. Its thickest strokes are 12.8 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Career
Gloock on one light table with its two closest fonts, Career (94 out of 100) and Nyght Serif (87). Career is 7% wider and 8% lighter, with less stroke contrast; Nyght Serif is 27% lighter and 5% narrower, with less stroke contrast.
Gloock and Career laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with GloockCareer…
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 Gloock 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
Gloock 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 Gloock, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Duarte Pinto
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2023
- Character sets
- cyrillic-ext, 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.
Gloock 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 Gloock, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Gloock under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Gloock, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.68lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 52.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 52%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 12.80 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 76% of serifs
WidthWider than 62% of serifs
InkDarker than 91% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 100% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Gloock
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Career94less stroke contrast · 7% wider · 8% lighter
- Nyght Serif8727% lighter · less stroke contrast · 5% narrower
- Noto Serif Display8337% lighter · less stroke contrast · x-height 6% taller
- Sprat8138% lighter · 18% wider · less stroke contrast
- DM Serif Display80less stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter
- Ortica76less stroke contrast · 30% lighter · 7% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Gloock →Compare side by side →Get Gloock on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Gloock without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Isenheim75text 2.3% wider · x-height 1.6% shorter
- Prata68text 2.6% wider · x-height 2.0% taller
- Mattern68text 2.9% wider · x-height 0.8% shorter
- Libre Caslon Text61text 2.0% wider · x-height 3.3% taller
- Bentinck58same text width · x-height 1.6% shorter
- Literata58text 2.5% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Gloock loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 116.6% of its size, so running text keeps Gloock’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Gloock Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 116.57%;
ascent-override: 83.64%;
descent-override: 19.30%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Gloock', 'Gloock Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Gloock
Of the 1,358 home pages that load Gloock, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.
Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026
- Poppins11%147 sites · 1× chance
- Montserrat9.7%132 sites · 0.7× chance
- Inter8.2%111 sites · 0.8× chance
- Open Sans7.1%97 sites · 0.4× chance
- Roboto7.1%97 sites · 0.4× chance
- Spectral6.6%89 sites · 20× chance
More than chanceSpectral 20×Lora 2.8×DM Sans 2.8×
Pair checkerGloock + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Gloock
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Gloock free for commercial use?
Yes. Gloock 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 Gloock?
FontKind doesn’t host Gloock’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 Gloock in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Gloock 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 Gloock in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Gloock under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Gloock in Figma?
Yes: Gloock is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Gloock have?
Gloock 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 Gloock?
Gloock was designed by Duarte Pinto. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2023.
What fonts are similar to Gloock?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Career (94), Nyght Serif (87) and Noto Serif Display (83), out of 100. Next to Gloock, Career is 7% wider and 8% lighter, with less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Gloock.