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Kranky
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CSSfont-family: 'Kranky', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Kranky is a free display font by Sideshow, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Kranky has an x-height shorter than 95%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 83%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Unkempt
Kranky on one light table with its two closest fonts, Unkempt (100 out of 100) and Mountains of Christmas (90). Unkempt is 4% narrower, with an x-height 15% taller; Mountains of Christmas is 19% narrower and 8% lighter, with an x-height 35% taller.
Kranky and Unkempt laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with KrankyUnkempt…
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 Kranky 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
Kranky 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 Kranky, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Sideshow
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin
- Licence
- Apache License 2.0
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. Mark the files you changed.
- Sharing the files
- Yes. With its notices, even for a fee.
Kranky is under the Apache License 2.0. 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 Kranky, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Kranky under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Kranky, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 40.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.56lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 35%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 95% of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkLighter than 83% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Kranky
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Unkempt100x-height 15% taller · 4% narrower
- Mountains of Christmas90x-height 35% taller · 19% narrower · 8% lighter
- Emilys Candy79x-height 26% taller · 20% heavier · 9% narrower
- Fredericka the Great78x-height 22% taller
- Griffy75x-height 23% taller · 12% narrower · 16% heavier
- Love Ya Like A Sister73x-height 30% taller · 23% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Kranky →Compare side by side →Get Kranky on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Kranky without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Kranky sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Kranky loads, this sets Arial in its place at 101.8% of its size, so running text keeps Kranky’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Kranky Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 101.81%;
ascent-override: 93.71%;
descent-override: 28.20%;
line-gap-override: 2.68%;
}
font-family: 'Kranky', 'Kranky Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Kranky
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Kranky free for commercial use?
Yes. Kranky is under the Apache License 2.0 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a file you change is marked as changed.
How do I download and install Kranky?
FontKind doesn’t host Kranky’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 Kranky in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Kranky 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 Kranky in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Kranky under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Kranky in Figma?
Yes: Kranky is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Kranky have?
Kranky 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 Kranky?
Kranky was designed by Sideshow. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2011. Sideshow also made Satisfy, Chewy, Creepster and twelve more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Kranky?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Unkempt (100), Mountains of Christmas (90) and Emilys Candy (79), out of 100. Next to Kranky, Unkempt is 4% narrower, with an x-height 15% taller. See all 100 fonts like Kranky.