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Goldman

Case
72 px
400 Regular
0 em
1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Goldman', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Goldman is a free display font by Jaikishan Patel, on Google Fonts since 2020. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Goldman has an x-height shorter than 90%, is wider than 70% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 62%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of The Neue Black

Goldman on one light table with its two closest fonts, The Neue Black (76 out of 100) and Zen Dots (67). The Neue Black is 19% wider and 25% heavier, with an x-height 34% taller; Zen Dots is 15% wider and 10% heavier, with an x-height 15% taller.

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Goldman and The Neue Black laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with GoldmanThe Neue Black…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Goldman 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 / Weights

Goldman in 2 weights

2 weights, 400–700

  • 400 Regular
  • 700 Bold

04 / Facts

Who made Goldman, and can you use it?

Designer
Jaikishan Patel
Kind
Display
Styles
2 weights, 400–700
On Google Fonts since
2020
Character sets
latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
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.

Goldman is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

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 Goldman, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists Goldman under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Goldman on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Goldman, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Goldman. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
44.8% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
58.8% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.76lowercase against capitals
Width
59.0% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
54%letter box filled
Contrast
1.41 : 1moderate stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

  • x-heightSmaller than 90% of display faces

  • WidthWider than 70% of display faces

  • InkDarker than 62% of display faces

  • ContrastMore contrast than 61% of display faces

07 / Swap

Swap Goldman without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Goldman loads, this sets Arial in its place at 117.2% of its size, so running text keeps Goldman’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Goldman Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 117.24%;
  ascent-override: 76.77%;
  descent-override: 25.59%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Goldman', 'Goldman Fallback', sans-serif;

09 / Questions

Questions about Goldman

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Goldman free for commercial use?

Yes. Goldman 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 Goldman?

FontKind doesn’t host Goldman’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.

Is Goldman in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Goldman 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 Goldman in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Goldman under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Goldman in Figma?

Yes: Goldman is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Goldman have?

Goldman comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).

Who designed Goldman?

Goldman was designed by Jaikishan Patel. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2020. Jaikishan Patel also made Rowdies and Red Rose.

What fonts are similar to Goldman?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are The Neue Black (76), Zen Dots (67) and Science Gothic (65), out of 100. Next to Goldman, The Neue Black is 19% wider and 25% heavier, with an x-height 34% taller. See all 100 fonts like Goldman.