Display · Jaikishan Patel
Goldman
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
05 / Measurements
Goldman, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- 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
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
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Goldman
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- The Neue Black76x-height 34% taller · 19% wider · 25% heavier
- Zen Dots6715% wider · x-height 15% taller · 10% heavier
- Science Gothic65x-height 12% taller · less stroke contrast · 5% wider
- Russo One65x-height 18% taller · 29% heavier
- Audiowide58x-height 18% taller · less stroke contrast · 7% wider
- Oxanium58x-height 16% taller · 30% lighter · 12% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Goldman →Compare side by side →Get Goldman on Google Fonts
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;08 / Pairs
Used together with Goldman
Of the 570 home pages that load Goldman, 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
- Roboto17%98 sites · 0.8× chance
- Inter15%83 sites · 1.4× chance
- Montserrat9.8%56 sites · 0.7× chance
- Lato9.3%53 sites · 1.1× chance
- Poppins9.3%53 sites · 0.8× chance
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.