Display · Fredrick Brennan

Manufacturing Consent

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Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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

Manufacturing Consent is a free display font by Fredrick Brennan, on Google Fonts since 2025. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Manufacturing Consent has an x-height shorter than 92%, is narrower than 88% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 2.0 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of CAT Engravers

Manufacturing Consent on one light table with its two closest fonts, CAT Engravers (87 out of 100) and CAT Altgotisch (81). CAT Engravers is 7% wider and 10% lighter, with an x-height 18% taller; CAT Altgotisch is 28% narrower and 13% lighter, with less stroke contrast.

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Ink shared with Manufacturing ConsentCAT Engravers…

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 Manufacturing Consent alphabet

Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400

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03 / Sizes

Manufacturing Consent 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 Manufacturing Consent, and can you use it?

Designer: Fredrick Brennan
Kind: Display
Styles: 1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since: 2025
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.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Manufacturing Consent 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 →

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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 Manufacturing Consent, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Manufacturing Consent 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 →

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05 / Measurements

Manufacturing Consent, measured

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

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

x-height: 43.4% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 64.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.68lowercase against capitals
Width: 39.1% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 53%letter box filled
Contrast: 2.01 : 1high stroke contrast

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Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

x-heightSmaller than 92% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 88% of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 78% of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Manufacturing Consent

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap Manufacturing Consent without a jump

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

Kabinett Fraktur70text 0.6% narrower · x-height 1.8% taller

Fallback while it loads

Until Manufacturing Consent loads, this sets Arial in its place at 78.4% of its size, so running text keeps Manufacturing Consent’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Manufacturing Consent Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 78.37%;
  ascent-override: 116.96%;
  descent-override: 36.15%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Manufacturing Consent', 'Manufacturing Consent Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Manufacturing Consent

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

Is Manufacturing Consent free for commercial use?

Yes. Manufacturing Consent is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.

How do I download and install Manufacturing Consent?

FontKind doesn’t host Manufacturing Consent’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 Manufacturing Consent in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Manufacturing Consent 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 Manufacturing Consent in Google Docs?

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

Is Manufacturing Consent in Figma?

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

How many weights does Manufacturing Consent have?

Manufacturing Consent 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 Manufacturing Consent?

Manufacturing Consent was designed by Fredrick Brennan. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2025.

What fonts are similar to Manufacturing Consent?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are CAT Engravers (87), CAT Altgotisch (81) and Fette UNZ Fraktur (79), out of 100. Next to Manufacturing Consent, CAT Engravers is 7% wider and 10% lighter, with an x-height 18% taller. See all 100 fonts like Manufacturing Consent.