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Griffy
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CSSfont-family: 'Griffy', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Griffy is a free display font by Neapolitan, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Griffy has an x-height shorter than 61%, is narrower than 74% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 73%. Its thickest strokes are 1.7 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Emilys Candy
Griffy on one light table with its two closest fonts, Emilys Candy (88 out of 100) and Fredericka the Great (86). Emilys Candy has more stroke contrast; Fredericka the Great is 11% wider and 12% lighter.
Griffy and Emilys Candy laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with GriffyEmilys Candy…
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 Griffy 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 / Sizes
Griffy 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 Griffy, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Neapolitan
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- Character sets
- 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, under another name. Not as “Griffy”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Griffy 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 Griffy, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Griffy under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Griffy, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.69lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 44.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 40%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.71 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 61% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 74% of display faces
InkLighter than 73% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 70% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Griffy
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Emilys Candy88more stroke contrast
- Fredericka the Great8611% wider · 12% lighter
- Kranky75x-height 18% shorter · 13% wider · 14% lighter
- Mountains of Christmas74x-height 10% taller · 20% lighter · 9% narrower
- Tagesschrift7220% wider · 39% heavier · less stroke contrast
- Unkempt65less stroke contrast · 9% wider · x-height 6% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Griffy →Compare side by side →Get Griffy on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Griffy without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Emilys Candy88text 1.2% wider · x-height 3.0% taller
- Risque46text 2.9% wider · x-height 0.9% shorter
- Kaeru Kaeru35text 1.8% wider · x-height 2.2% taller
- New Rocker24text 1.1% wider · x-height 3.3% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Griffy loads, this sets Arial in its place at 94.2% of its size, so running text keeps Griffy’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Griffy Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 94.18%;
ascent-override: 102.03%;
descent-override: 41.37%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Griffy', 'Griffy Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Griffy
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Griffy free for commercial use?
Yes. Griffy is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Griffy”.
How do I download and install Griffy?
FontKind doesn’t host Griffy’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 Griffy in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Griffy 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 Griffy in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Griffy under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Griffy in Figma?
Yes: Griffy is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Griffy have?
Griffy 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 Griffy?
Griffy was designed by Neapolitan. It has been on Google Fonts since September 2012. Neapolitan also made Skranji, Seaweed Script, Codystar and one more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Griffy?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Emilys Candy (88), Fredericka the Great (86) and Kranky (75), out of 100. Next to Griffy, Emilys Candy has more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Griffy.