Display · John Vargas Beltrán
Macondo Swash Caps
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CSSfont-family: 'Macondo Swash Caps', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Macondo Swash Caps is a free display font by John Vargas Beltrán, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Macondo Swash Caps has an x-height shorter than 87%, is narrower than 68% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 68%. Its thickest strokes are 0.8 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Akaya Kanadaka
Macondo Swash Caps on one light table with its two closest fonts, Akaya Kanadaka (69 out of 100) and Yeon Sung (66). Akaya Kanadaka is 37% heavier, with an x-height 11% shorter; Yeon Sung is 12% heavier and 3% narrower, with an x-height 4% taller.
Macondo Swash Caps and Akaya Kanadaka laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Macondo Swash CapsAkaya Kanadaka…
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 Macondo Swash Caps 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
Macondo Swash Caps 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 Macondo Swash Caps, and can you use it?
- Designer
- John Vargas Beltrán
- 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 “Macondo”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Macondo Swash Caps 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 Macondo Swash Caps, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Macondo Swash Caps under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Macondo Swash Caps, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 45.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.66lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 46.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.84 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 87% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 68% of display faces
InkLighter than 68% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 93% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Macondo Swash Caps
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Macondo Swash Caps's own familyMacondo
- Akaya Kanadaka6937% heavier · x-height 11% shorter
- Yeon Sung6612% heavier · x-height 4% taller · 3% narrower
- Delius Swash Caps66x-height 13% taller · 9% wider · more stroke contrast
- Shantell Sans6319% wider · x-height 10% taller
- Overlock55more stroke contrast · 9% lighter · x-height 4% taller
- Sofadi One54more stroke contrast · 16% wider · x-height 13% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Macondo Swash Caps →Compare side by side →Get Macondo Swash Caps on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Macondo Swash Caps without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Yeon Sung66text 1.2% narrower · x-height 4.4% taller
- Overlock55text 2.5% narrower · x-height 4.2% taller
- Schoolbell30text 1.1% narrower · x-height 3.5% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Macondo Swash Caps loads, this sets Arial in its place at 93.6% of its size, so running text keeps Macondo Swash Caps’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Macondo Swash Caps Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 93.60%;
ascent-override: 94.87%;
descent-override: 31.20%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Macondo Swash Caps', 'Macondo Swash Caps Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Macondo Swash Caps
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Macondo Swash Caps free for commercial use?
Yes. Macondo Swash Caps 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 “Macondo”.
How do I download and install Macondo Swash Caps?
FontKind doesn’t host Macondo Swash Caps’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 Macondo Swash Caps in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Macondo Swash Caps 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 Macondo Swash Caps in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Macondo Swash Caps under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Macondo Swash Caps in Figma?
Yes: Macondo Swash Caps is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Macondo Swash Caps have?
Macondo Swash Caps 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 Macondo Swash Caps?
Macondo Swash Caps was designed by John Vargas Beltrán. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2012. John Vargas Beltrán also made Germania One, Boogaloo, Salsa and one more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Macondo Swash Caps?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Akaya Kanadaka (69), Yeon Sung (66) and Delius Swash Caps (66), out of 100. Next to Macondo Swash Caps, Akaya Kanadaka is 37% heavier, with an x-height 11% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Macondo. See all 100 fonts like Macondo Swash Caps.