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Jacques Francois Shadow
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CSSfont-family: 'Jacques Francois Shadow', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Jacques Francois Shadow is a free display font by Cyreal, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Jacques Francois Shadow has an x-height shorter than 88%, is wider than 62% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 81%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Tilt Prism
Jacques Francois Shadow on one light table with its two closest fonts, Tilt Prism (75 out of 100) and Rye (69). Tilt Prism is 36% lighter, with an x-height 29% taller; Rye is 50% heavier and 7% wider, with an x-height 25% taller.
Jacques Francois Shadow and Tilt Prism laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Jacques Francois ShadowTilt Prism…
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 Jacques Francois Shadow 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
Jacques Francois Shadow 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 Jacques Francois Shadow, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Cyreal
- 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 “Jacques Francois”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Jacques Francois Shadow 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 Jacques Francois Shadow, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Jacques Francois Shadow under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Jacques Francois Shadow, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 45.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 73.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.61lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 56.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 88% of display faces
WidthWider than 62% of display faces
InkLighter than 81% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Jacques Francois Shadow
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Jacques Francois Shadow's own familyJacques Francois
- Tilt Prism75x-height 29% taller · 36% lighter
- Rye6950% heavier · x-height 25% taller · 7% wider
- Kalnia Glaze6766% lighter · x-height 13% taller · 4% wider
- Miltonian6519% heavier · x-height 7% shorter · 4% wider
- Henny Penny61x-height 36% taller · 8% narrower · 7% heavier
- Harry Piel6061% wider · x-height 55% taller · 32% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Jacques Francois Shadow →Compare side by side →Get Jacques Francois Shadow on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Jacques Francois Shadow without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Jacques Francois Shadow sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Jacques Francois Shadow loads, this sets Arial in its place at 113% of its size, so running text keeps Jacques Francois Shadow’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Jacques Francois Shadow Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 113.01%;
ascent-override: 90.52%;
descent-override: 26.18%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Jacques Francois Shadow', 'Jacques Francois Shadow Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Jacques Francois Shadow
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Jacques Francois Shadow free for commercial use?
Yes. Jacques Francois Shadow 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 “Jacques Francois”.
How do I download and install Jacques Francois Shadow?
FontKind doesn’t host Jacques Francois Shadow’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 Jacques Francois Shadow in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Jacques Francois Shadow 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 Jacques Francois Shadow in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Jacques Francois Shadow under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Jacques Francois Shadow in Figma?
Yes: Jacques Francois Shadow is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Jacques Francois Shadow have?
Jacques Francois Shadow 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 Jacques Francois Shadow?
Jacques Francois Shadow was designed by Cyreal. It has been on Google Fonts since September 2012. Cyreal also made Nunito, Oswald, Mulish and 30 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Jacques Francois Shadow?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Tilt Prism (75), Rye (69) and Kalnia Glaze (67), out of 100. Next to Jacques Francois Shadow, Tilt Prism is 36% lighter, with an x-height 29% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Jacques Francois. See all 100 fonts like Jacques Francois Shadow.