Display · Marcelo Magalhães
Londrina Sketch
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CSSfont-family: 'Londrina Sketch', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Londrina Sketch is a free display font by Marcelo Magalhães, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Londrina Sketch has an average x-height, is narrower than 78% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 95%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Londrina Outline
Londrina Sketch on one light table with its two closest fonts, Londrina Outline (100 out of 100) and Londrina Shadow (100). Londrina Outline is 38% lighter; Londrina Shadow is 17% heavier.
Londrina Sketch and Londrina Outline laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Londrina SketchLondrina Outline…
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 Londrina Sketch 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
Londrina Sketch 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 Londrina Sketch, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Marcelo Magalhães
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- Character sets
- latin
- 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 “Londrina Sketch”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Londrina Sketch 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 Londrina Sketch, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Londrina Sketch under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Londrina Sketch, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 43.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 19%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of display faces
WidthNarrower than 78% of display faces
InkLighter than 95% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Londrina Sketch
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Londrina Outline10038% lighter
- Londrina Shadow10017% heavier
- Rubik Scribble8642% wider · 48% lighter · x-height 5% taller
- Rubik Doodle Shadow8342% wider · 44% heavier · x-height 5% taller
- Londrina Solid69271% heavier
- Rock 3D6747% wider · 33% lighter · x-height 10% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Londrina Sketch →Compare side by side →Get Londrina Sketch on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Londrina Sketch without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Londrina Outline100same text width · x-height 1.4% shorter
- Londrina Shadow100same text width · x-height 0.6% shorter
- Londrina Solid69same text width · x-height 2.5% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Londrina Sketch loads, this sets Arial in its place at 87.2% of its size, so running text keeps Londrina Sketch’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Londrina Sketch Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 87.15%;
ascent-override: 108.43%;
descent-override: 27.31%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Londrina Sketch', 'Londrina Sketch Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Londrina Sketch
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Londrina Sketch free for commercial use?
Yes. Londrina Sketch 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 “Londrina Sketch”.
How do I download and install Londrina Sketch?
FontKind doesn’t host Londrina Sketch’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 Londrina Sketch in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Londrina Sketch 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 Londrina Sketch in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Londrina Sketch under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Londrina Sketch in Figma?
Yes: Londrina Sketch is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Londrina Sketch have?
Londrina Sketch 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 Londrina Sketch?
Londrina Sketch was designed by Marcelo Magalhães. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2012. Marcelo Magalhães also made Coiny, Londrina Solid, Londrina Outline and one more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Londrina Sketch?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Londrina Outline (100), Londrina Shadow (100) and Rubik Scribble (86), out of 100. Next to Londrina Sketch, Londrina Outline is 38% lighter. See all 100 fonts like Londrina Sketch.