Display · Marion Kadi
Lancelot
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CSSfont-family: 'Lancelot', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Lancelot is a free display font by Marion Kadi, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Lancelot has an x-height shorter than 97%, is narrower than 85% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 76%. Its thickest strokes are 1.7 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Shafarik
Lancelot on one light table with its two closest fonts, Shafarik (70 out of 100) and Forum (67). Shafarik is 13% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 12% taller; Forum is 11% wider and 12% lighter, with an x-height 7% taller.
Lancelot and Shafarik laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with LancelotShafarik…
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 Lancelot 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
Lancelot 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 Lancelot, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Marion Kadi
- 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 “Lancelot”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Lancelot 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 Lancelot, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Lancelot under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Lancelot, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 39.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 58.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.68lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 40.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 38%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.65 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 97% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 85% of display faces
InkLighter than 76% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 69% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Lancelot
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Shafarik70more stroke contrast · 13% wider · x-height 12% taller
- Forum6711% wider · x-height 7% taller · 12% lighter
- Cinzel Decorative61x-height 78% taller · 68% wider · 47% lighter
- Bona Nova5920% wider · x-height 12% taller · more stroke contrast
- Linden Hill59more stroke contrast · 7% wider · 11% heavier
- Katibeh58more stroke contrast · 40% heavier · x-height 15% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Lancelot →Compare side by side →Get Lancelot on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Lancelot without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Lancelot loads, this sets Arial in its place at 80% of its size, so running text keeps Lancelot’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Lancelot Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 80.01%;
ascent-override: 97.34%;
descent-override: 40.77%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Lancelot', 'Lancelot Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Lancelot
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Lancelot free for commercial use?
Yes. Lancelot 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 “Lancelot”.
How do I download and install Lancelot?
FontKind doesn’t host Lancelot’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 Lancelot in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Lancelot 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 Lancelot in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Lancelot under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Lancelot in Figma?
Yes: Lancelot is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Lancelot have?
Lancelot 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 Lancelot?
Lancelot was designed by Marion Kadi. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2011.
What fonts are similar to Lancelot?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Shafarik (70), Forum (67) and Cinzel Decorative (61), out of 100. Next to Lancelot, Shafarik is 13% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 12% taller. See all 100 fonts like Lancelot.