Display · Nicole Fally

Limelight

Q: Is Limelight free for commercial use?

Yes. Limelight 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 “Limelight”.

Your words – they follow you round the site

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Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

Find the font. Find its kind.

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

Limelight is a free display font by Nicole Fally and Sorkin Type, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Limelight has an average x-height, is wider than 75% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 66%. Its thickest strokes are 4.2 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.

Compare with Fascinate Inline →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Fascinate Inline

Limelight on one light table with its two closest fonts, Fascinate Inline (79 out of 100) and Fascinate (71). Fascinate Inline is 36% heavier, with an x-height 6% shorter; Fascinate is 47% heavier, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 6% shorter.

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Ink shared with LimelightFascinate Inline…

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 Limelight 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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With this font

Write your ownArt deco font generator →Your words in Limelight and 7 more art deco fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Limelight 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 Limelight, and can you use it?

Designer: Nicole Fally, Sorkin Type
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 “Limelight”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

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

05 / Measurements

Limelight, measured

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

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

x-height: 53.0% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 69.6% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.76lowercase against capitals
Width: 61.0% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 57%letter box filled
Contrast: 4.25 : 1high stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

x-heightNear the middle of display faces
WidthWider than 75% of display faces
InkDarker than 66% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 93% of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Limelight

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap Limelight without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Limelight loads, this sets Arial in its place at 121.7% of its size, so running text keeps Limelight’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Limelight Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 121.69%;
  ascent-override: 74.80%;
  descent-override: 25.24%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

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

08 / Pairs

Used together with Limelight

Of the 539 home pages that load Limelight, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.

Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026

The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerLimelight + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other

09 / Questions

Questions about Limelight

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

Is Limelight free for commercial use?

Yes. Limelight 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 “Limelight”.

How do I download and install Limelight?

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

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

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

Is Limelight in Figma?

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

How many weights does Limelight have?

Limelight 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 Limelight?

Limelight was designed by Nicole Fally and Sorkin Type. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2011. Nicole Fally also made Hammersmith One, Pinyon Script, Stoke and four more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Limelight?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Fascinate Inline (79), Fascinate (71) and Poller One (63), out of 100. Next to Limelight, Fascinate Inline is 36% heavier, with an x-height 6% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Limelight.