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Jolly Lodger

Q: Is Jolly Lodger free for commercial use?

Yes. Jolly Lodger 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 “Jolly Lodger”.

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Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Jolly Lodger', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Jolly Lodger is a free display font by Font Diner, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Jolly Lodger has an x-height taller than 69%, is narrower than 97% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 62%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Manosque

Jolly Lodger on one light table with its two closest fonts, Manosque (84 out of 100) and Passero One (84). Manosque is 45% wider and 35% heavier; Passero One is 49% wider, with an x-height 6% shorter.

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Ink shared with Jolly LodgerManosque…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Jolly Lodger 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.

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03 / Sizes

Jolly Lodger 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 Jolly Lodger, and can you use it?

Designer: Font Diner
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 “Jolly Lodger”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Jolly Lodger is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

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 Jolly Lodger, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Jolly Lodger under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Jolly Lodger on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Jolly Lodger, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Jolly Lodger. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 56.1% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 73.1% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.77lowercase against capitals
Width: 30.1% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 55%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.23 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 69% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 97% of display faces
InkDarker than 62% of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Jolly Lodger

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Jolly Lodger →Compare side by side →Get Jolly Lodger on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Jolly Lodger without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

None of the fonts that look most like Jolly Lodger sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.

Fallback while it loads

Until Jolly Lodger loads, this sets Arial in its place at 64.4% of its size, so running text keeps Jolly Lodger’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Jolly Lodger Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 64.41%;
  ascent-override: 149.80%;
  descent-override: 38.97%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Jolly Lodger', 'Jolly Lodger Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Jolly Lodger

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Jolly Lodger free for commercial use?

Yes. Jolly Lodger 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 “Jolly Lodger”.

How do I download and install Jolly Lodger?

FontKind doesn’t host Jolly Lodger’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 Jolly Lodger in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Jolly Lodger 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 Jolly Lodger in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Jolly Lodger under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Jolly Lodger in Figma?

Yes: Jolly Lodger is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Jolly Lodger have?

Jolly Lodger 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 Jolly Lodger?

Jolly Lodger was designed by Font Diner. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2012. Font Diner also made Permanent Marker, Schoolbell, Cherry Cream Soda and two more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Jolly Lodger?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Manosque (84), Passero One (84) and Gothic Gumdrop (74), out of 100. Next to Jolly Lodger, Manosque is 45% wider and 35% heavier. See all 100 fonts like Jolly Lodger.