Display · Thomas Maier
Glyphs Sapperlot
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CSSfont-family: 'Glyphs Sapperlot', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Glyphs Sapperlot is a free display font by Thomas Maier, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Glyphs Sapperlot has an x-height taller than 87%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 65%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Isar CAT
Glyphs Sapperlot on one light table with its two closest fonts, Isar CAT (88 out of 100) and Kelly Slab (78). Isar CAT is 17% heavier and 6% narrower, with an x-height 37% shorter; Kelly Slab is 3% narrower, with an x-height 29% shorter and more stroke contrast.
Glyphs Sapperlot and Isar CAT laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Glyphs SapperlotIsar CAT…
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 Glyphs Sapperlot 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
Glyphs Sapperlot 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 Glyphs Sapperlot, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Thomas Maier
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- From
- GitHub
- Character sets
- latin
- Licence
- Apache License 2.0
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes. Mark the files you changed.
- Sharing the files
- Yes. With its notices, even for a fee.
Glyphs Sapperlot is under the Apache License 2.0. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Glyphs Sapperlot comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- Not verified. Install it from its maker’s repository on GitHub first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Glyphs Sapperlot, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Glyphs Sapperlot under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Glyphs Sapperlot, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 70.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 1.00lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.99 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 87% of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkLighter than 65% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 88% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Glyphs Sapperlot
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Isar CAT88x-height 37% shorter · 17% heavier · 6% narrower
- Kelly Slab78x-height 29% shorter · more stroke contrast · 3% narrower
- Unlock74more stroke contrast · 49% heavier · x-height 21% shorter
- Immermann74more stroke contrast · x-height 21% shorter · 9% narrower
- Orelega One66x-height 36% shorter · 48% heavier · more stroke contrast
- Aurach6559% heavier · x-height 17% shorter · 8% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Glyphs Sapperlot →Compare side by side →Get Glyphs Sapperlot on GitHub
07 / Swap
Swap Glyphs Sapperlot without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Glyphs Sapperlot loads, this sets Arial in its place at 99.1% of its size, so running text keeps Glyphs Sapperlot’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Glyphs Sapperlot Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 99.08%;
ascent-override: 100.93%;
descent-override: 20.19%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Glyphs Sapperlot', 'Glyphs Sapperlot Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Glyphs Sapperlot
Answered from its licence, GitHub and each app’s own font list
Is Glyphs Sapperlot free for commercial use?
Yes. Glyphs Sapperlot is under the Apache License 2.0 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a file you change is marked as changed.
How do I download and install Glyphs Sapperlot?
Glyphs Sapperlot comes free from its maker’s repository on GitHub . On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file: the fonts are in its Indesign & Fonts OTF folder. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses load from its repository, through jsDelivr, as does its licence file .
Is Glyphs Sapperlot in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Glyphs Sapperlot comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
How many weights does Glyphs Sapperlot have?
Glyphs Sapperlot 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 Glyphs Sapperlot?
Glyphs Sapperlot was designed by Thomas Maier.
What fonts are similar to Glyphs Sapperlot?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Isar CAT (88), Kelly Slab (78) and Unlock (74), out of 100. Next to Glyphs Sapperlot, Isar CAT is 17% heavier and 6% narrower, with an x-height 37% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Glyphs Sapperlot.