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Knewave

Case
72 px
Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in
0 em
1.10

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

Knewave is a free display font by Tyler Finck, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Knewave has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 98%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with Sunday Protest Marker →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Sunday Protest Marker

Knewave on one light table with its two closest fonts, Sunday Protest Marker (100 out of 100) and Mogra (90). Sunday Protest Marker is 69% wider and 35% lighter, with an x-height 41% taller; Mogra is 26% lighter and 11% wider, with an x-height 12% taller.

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Knewave and Sunday Protest Marker laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with KnewaveSunday Protest Marker…

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 Knewave 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.

  • &
  • ?
  • !
  • @
  • %
  • (
  • )

With this font

03 / Sizes

Knewave 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 Knewave, and can you use it?

Designer
Tyler Finck
Kind
Display
Styles
1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since
2011
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 “Knewave”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files
Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Knewave 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 Knewave, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists Knewave 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 Knewave on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Knewave, measured

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

Hxgp in Knewave. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
50.7% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
78.6% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.64lowercase against capitals
Width
51.4% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
85%letter box filled
Contrast
1.01 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

  • x-heightNear the middle of display faces

  • WidthNear the middle of display faces

  • InkDarker than 98% of display faces

  • ContrastMore even than 81% of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Knewave

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap Knewave without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Knewave loads, this sets Arial in its place at 106% of its size, so running text keeps Knewave’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Knewave Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 106.04%;
  ascent-override: 110.24%;
  descent-override: 36.31%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Knewave', 'Knewave Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Knewave

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

Is Knewave free for commercial use?

Yes. Knewave 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 “Knewave”.

How do I download and install Knewave?

FontKind doesn’t host Knewave’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 Knewave in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Knewave 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 Knewave in Google Docs?

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

Is Knewave in Figma?

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

How many weights does Knewave have?

Knewave 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 Knewave?

Knewave was designed by Tyler Finck. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2011. Tyler Finck also made League Gothic, Epilogue, League Spartan and nine more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Knewave?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Sunday Protest Marker (100), Mogra (90) and Protest Riot (82), out of 100. Next to Knewave, Sunday Protest Marker is 69% wider and 35% lighter, with an x-height 41% taller. See all 100 fonts like Knewave.