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Jacquard 12
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CSSfont-family: 'Jacquard 12', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Jacquard 12 is a free display font by Sarah Cadigan-Fried, on Google Fonts since 2024. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Jacquard 12 has an x-height shorter than 97%, is narrower than 82% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Jacquard 24
Jacquard 12 on one light table with its two closest fonts, Jacquard 24 (100 out of 100) and Jacquarda Bastarda 9 (100). Jacquard 24 is 6% narrower, with an x-height 4% taller; Jacquarda Bastarda 9 is 27% wider and 25% lighter, with an x-height 21% taller.
Jacquard 12 and Jacquard 24 laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Jacquard 12Jacquard 24…
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 Jacquard 12 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
Jacquard 12 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 Jacquard 12, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Sarah Cadigan-Fried
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2024
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, math, symbols
- 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.
Jacquard 12 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 Jacquard 12, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Jacquard 12 under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Jacquard 12, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 38.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 57.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.67lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 41.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 52%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 97% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 82% of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Jacquard 12
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Jacquard 12's own familyJacquard 12 Charted
- Jacquard 241006% narrower · x-height 4% taller
- Jacquarda Bastarda 910027% wider · x-height 21% taller · 25% lighter
- Pixelify Sans7338% wider · x-height 18% taller · 13% lighter
- Rubik Pixels6747% wider · x-height 31% taller · 50% lighter
- Coral Pixels65x-height 41% taller · 67% heavier · 29% wider
- Jersey 156219% heavier · x-height 7% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Jacquard 12 →Compare side by side →Get Jacquard 12 on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Jacquard 12 without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Jacquard 12 sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Jacquard 12 loads, this sets Arial in its place at 82.9% of its size, so running text keeps Jacquard 12’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Jacquard 12 Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 82.90%;
ascent-override: 91.91%;
descent-override: 28.72%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Jacquard 12', 'Jacquard 12 Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Jacquard 12
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Jacquard 12 free for commercial use?
Yes. Jacquard 12 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 Jacquard 12?
FontKind doesn’t host Jacquard 12’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 Jacquard 12 in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Jacquard 12 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 Jacquard 12 in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Jacquard 12 under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Jacquard 12 in Figma?
Yes: Jacquard 12 is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Jacquard 12 have?
Jacquard 12 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 Jacquard 12?
Jacquard 12 was designed by Sarah Cadigan-Fried. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2024. Sarah Cadigan-Fried also made Jersey 25, Jacquard 24, Micro 5 Charted and eleven more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Jacquard 12?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Jacquard 24 (100), Jacquarda Bastarda 9 (100) and Pixelify Sans (73), out of 100. Next to Jacquard 12, Jacquard 24 is 6% narrower, with an x-height 4% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Jacquard 12 Charted. See all 100 fonts like Jacquard 12.