Display · Denis Masharov
Kelly Slab
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CSSfont-family: 'Kelly Slab', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Kelly Slab is a free display font by Denis Masharov, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Kelly Slab has an x-height shorter than 62%, is narrower than 61% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Graduate
Kelly Slab on one light table with its two closest fonts, Graduate (81 out of 100) and Glyphs Sapperlot (78). Graduate is 37% wider and 20% lighter, with an x-height 30% taller; Glyphs Sapperlot is 3% wider, with an x-height 40% taller and less stroke contrast.
Kelly Slab and Graduate laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Kelly SlabGraduate…
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 Kelly Slab 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
Kelly Slab 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 Kelly Slab, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Denis Masharov
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- cyrillic, 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 “Kelly” or “Kelly Slab”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Kelly Slab 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 Kelly Slab, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Kelly Slab under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Kelly Slab, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.67lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 48.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 46%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.19 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 62% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 61% of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Kelly Slab
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Graduate8137% wider · x-height 30% taller · 20% lighter
- Glyphs Sapperlot78x-height 40% taller · less stroke contrast · 3% wider
- Isar CAT68x-height 12% shorter · 11% heavier · 3% narrower
- Hoover63x-height 6% shorter · less stroke contrast
- Atomic Age6118% wider · more stroke contrast · 12% heavier
- Immermann60more stroke contrast · x-height 11% taller · 6% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Kelly Slab →Compare side by side →Get Kelly Slab on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Kelly Slab without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Federant30text 2.1% wider · x-height 4.6% taller
- Patua One30same text width · same x-height
- Bree Serif29text 1.4% wider · x-height 0.6% taller
- Electrolize27text 2.2% wider · same x-height
- Crete Round22text 0.7% wider · x-height 1.0% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Kelly Slab loads, this sets Arial in its place at 100.6% of its size, so running text keeps Kelly Slab’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Kelly Slab Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 100.63%;
ascent-override: 95.60%;
descent-override: 24.84%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Kelly Slab', 'Kelly Slab Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Kelly Slab
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Kelly Slab free for commercial use?
Yes. Kelly Slab 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 “Kelly” or “Kelly Slab”.
How do I download and install Kelly Slab?
FontKind doesn’t host Kelly Slab’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 Kelly Slab in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Kelly Slab 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 Kelly Slab in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Kelly Slab under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Kelly Slab in Figma?
Yes: Kelly Slab is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Kelly Slab have?
Kelly Slab 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 Kelly Slab?
Kelly Slab was designed by Denis Masharov. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2011. Denis Masharov also made Marck Script, Ruslan Display, Tenor Sans and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Kelly Slab?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Graduate (81), Glyphs Sapperlot (78) and Isar CAT (68), out of 100. Next to Kelly Slab, Graduate is 37% wider and 20% lighter, with an x-height 30% taller. See all 100 fonts like Kelly Slab.