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Lobster
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CSSfont-family: 'Lobster', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Lobster is a free display font by Impallari Type, on Google Fonts since 2010. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Lobster has an x-height taller than 68%, is narrower than 75% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 73%. Its thickest strokes are 2.7 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Flubby
Lobster on one light table with its two closest fonts, Flubby (89 out of 100) and Sansita Swashed (87). Flubby is 19% lighter and 6% wider, with an x-height 15% taller; Sansita Swashed is 15% lighter and 6% wider, with less stroke contrast.
Lobster and Flubby laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with LobsterFlubby…
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 Lobster 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
Lobster 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 Lobster, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Impallari Type
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2010
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- 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 “Lobster”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Lobster 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 Lobster, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Lobster under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Lobster, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 55.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 44.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 62%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.68 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 68% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 75% of display faces
InkDarker than 73% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 86% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Lobster
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Lobster's own familyLobster Two
- Flubby89x-height 15% taller · 19% lighter · 6% wider
- Sansita Swashed8715% lighter · less stroke contrast · 6% wider
- Lily Script One86x-height 11% shorter · 10% wider · less stroke contrast
- Oleo Script82x-height 21% shorter · 14% heavier · less stroke contrast
- Oleo Script Swash Caps81x-height 21% shorter · 14% heavier · less stroke contrast
- Playball72x-height 28% shorter · 8% narrower · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Lobster →Compare side by side →Get Lobster on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Lobster without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Lobster sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Lobster loads, this sets Arial in its place at 87.4% of its size, so running text keeps Lobster’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Lobster Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 87.40%;
ascent-override: 114.42%;
descent-override: 28.61%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Lobster', 'Lobster Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Lobster
Of the 7,418 home pages that load Lobster, 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
- Open Sans21%1,561 sites · 1.2× chance
- Roboto20%1,517 sites · 1× chance
- Montserrat9.8%727 sites · 0.7× chance
- Lato7.5%558 sites · 0.9× chance
- Poppins7.3%541 sites · 0.7× chance
- Raleway5.6%412 sites · 1.3× chance
More than chanceLobster Two 45×Pacifico 6.9×Shadows Into Light 5.6×
Fonts that go with Lobster: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerLobster + 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 other09 / Questions
Questions about Lobster
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Lobster free for commercial use?
Yes. Lobster 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 “Lobster”.
How do I download and install Lobster?
FontKind doesn’t host Lobster’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 Lobster in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Lobster 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 Lobster in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Lobster under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Lobster in Figma?
Yes: Lobster is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Lobster have?
Lobster 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 Lobster?
Lobster was designed by Impallari Type. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2010. Impallari Type also made Libre Baskerville, Dancing Script, Libre Franklin and 28 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Lobster?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Flubby (89), Sansita Swashed (87) and Lily Script One (86), out of 100. Next to Lobster, Flubby is 19% lighter and 6% wider, with an x-height 15% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Lobster Two. See all 100 fonts like Lobster.