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Gridtile
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CSSfont-family: 'Gridtile', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Gridtile is a free display font by GGBotNet, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Gridtile has an x-height taller than 100%, is wider than 68% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Micro 5 Charted
Gridtile on one light table with its two closest fonts, Micro 5 Charted (90 out of 100) and Jacquarda Bastarda 9 Charted (89). Micro 5 Charted is 40% narrower and 11% lighter, with an x-height 28% shorter; Jacquarda Bastarda 9 Charted is 30% lighter and 9% narrower.
Gridtile and Micro 5 Charted laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with GridtileMicro 5 Charted…
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 Gridtile 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
Gridtile 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 Gridtile, and can you use it?
- Designer
- GGBotNet
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- From
- GitHub
- Character sets
- latin
- Licence
- CC0 1.0, public domain
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes. No conditions: it is in the public domain.
- Sharing the files
- Yes. No conditions, not even a credit.
Gridtile is under the CC0 1.0, public domain. 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 Gridtile 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 Gridtile, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Gridtile under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Gridtile, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 100.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 100.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 1.00lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 58.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 45%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 100% of display faces
WidthWider than 68% of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Gridtile
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Micro 5 Charted9040% narrower · x-height 28% shorter · 11% lighter
- Jacquarda Bastarda 9 Charted8930% lighter · 9% narrower
- Jersey 10 Charted8832% narrower · x-height 20% shorter
- Jersey 15 Charted8429% narrower · x-height 22% shorter
- Jersey 20 Charted8026% narrower · x-height 21% shorter
- Jersey 25 Charted7925% narrower · x-height 20% shorter · 15% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Gridtile →Compare side by side →Get Gridtile on GitHub
07 / Swap
Swap Gridtile without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Gridtile sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Gridtile loads, this sets Arial in its place at 124.8% of its size, so running text keeps Gridtile’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Gridtile Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 124.76%;
ascent-override: 80.15%;
descent-override: 0.45%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Gridtile', 'Gridtile Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Gridtile
Answered from its licence, GitHub and each app’s own font list
Is Gridtile free for commercial use?
Yes, with no conditions at all: Gridtile is in the public domain, under CC0 1.0 . Use it, change it and pass it on, commercially too, without even a credit.
How do I download and install Gridtile?
Gridtile 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 Gridtile/TrueType (.ttf) 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 Gridtile in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Gridtile 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 Gridtile have?
Gridtile 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 Gridtile?
Gridtile was designed by GGBotNet. GGBotNet also made Alpha Prota, Blaec, Crayon Libre and 16 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Gridtile?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Micro 5 Charted (90), Jacquarda Bastarda 9 Charted (89) and Jersey 10 Charted (88), out of 100. Next to Gridtile, Micro 5 Charted is 40% narrower and 11% lighter, with an x-height 28% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Gridtile.