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Henny Penny
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CSSfont-family: 'Henny Penny', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Henny Penny is a free display font by Brownfox, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Henny Penny has an x-height taller than 81%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 75%. Its thickest strokes are 4.4 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Mystery Quest
Henny Penny on one light table with its two closest fonts, Mystery Quest (88 out of 100) and Miltonian Tattoo (72). Mystery Quest is 9% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 5% shorter; Miltonian Tattoo is 59% heavier and 13% wider, with an x-height 31% shorter.
Henny Penny and Mystery Quest laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Henny PennyMystery Quest…
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 Henny Penny 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
Henny Penny 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 Henny Penny, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Brownfox
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- Character sets
- latin
- 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 “Henny Penny”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Henny Penny 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 Henny Penny, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Henny Penny under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Henny Penny, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 61.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 87.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.70lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 4.39 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 81% of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkLighter than 75% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 94% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Henny Penny
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Mystery Quest88less stroke contrast · 9% narrower · x-height 5% shorter
- Miltonian Tattoo72x-height 31% shorter · 59% heavier · 13% wider
- Irish Grover69less stroke contrast · x-height 9% shorter · 15% heavier
- Ribeye6717% wider · x-height 16% shorter · 30% heavier
- Milonga65x-height 24% shorter · less stroke contrast · 14% heavier
- CAT Altenglisch62x-height 33% shorter · 47% heavier · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Henny Penny →Compare side by side →Get Henny Penny on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Henny Penny without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Henny Penny sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Henny Penny loads, this sets Arial in its place at 102.5% of its size, so running text keeps Henny Penny’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Henny Penny Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 102.48%;
ascent-override: 110.73%;
descent-override: 62.18%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Henny Penny', 'Henny Penny Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Henny Penny
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Henny Penny free for commercial use?
Yes. Henny Penny 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 “Henny Penny”.
How do I download and install Henny Penny?
FontKind doesn’t host Henny Penny’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 Henny Penny in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Henny Penny 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 Henny Penny in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Henny Penny under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Henny Penny in Figma?
Yes: Henny Penny is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Henny Penny have?
Henny Penny 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 Henny Penny?
Henny Penny was designed by Brownfox. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2012. Brownfox also made Sevillana and Simonetta.
What fonts are similar to Henny Penny?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Mystery Quest (88), Miltonian Tattoo (72) and Irish Grover (69), out of 100. Next to Henny Penny, Mystery Quest is 9% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 5% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Henny Penny.