Display · Astigmatic
Margarine
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CSSfont-family: 'Margarine', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Margarine is a free display font by Astigmatic, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Margarine has an x-height taller than 81%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Fluxisch Else
Margarine on one light table with its two closest fonts, Fluxisch Else (93 out of 100) and Darumadrop One (92). Fluxisch Else is 16% lighter, with an x-height 13% shorter and more stroke contrast; Darumadrop One is 7% heavier, with an x-height 21% shorter.
Margarine and Fluxisch Else laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with MargarineFluxisch Else…
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 Margarine 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
Margarine 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 Margarine, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Astigmatic
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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 “Margarine”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Margarine 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 Margarine, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Margarine under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Margarine, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 61.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 73.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.84lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 53%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.01 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 81% of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
ContrastMore even than 81% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Margarine
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Fluxisch Else93x-height 13% shorter · more stroke contrast · 16% lighter
- Darumadrop One92x-height 21% shorter · 7% heavier
- Flavors82x-height 12% taller · 8% narrower · 15% lighter
- Pangolin77x-height 9% shorter · 17% lighter · 8% narrower
- Chelsea Market7713% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
- Freckle Face77x-height 12% shorter · 18% heavier · 6% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Margarine →Compare side by side →Get Margarine on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Margarine without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Margarine loads, this sets Arial in its place at 103% of its size, so running text keeps Margarine’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Margarine Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 102.96%;
ascent-override: 98.41%;
descent-override: 32.16%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Margarine', 'Margarine Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Margarine
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Margarine free for commercial use?
Yes. Margarine 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 “Margarine”.
How do I download and install Margarine?
FontKind doesn’t host Margarine’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 Margarine in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Margarine 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 Margarine in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Margarine under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Margarine in Figma?
Yes: Margarine is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Margarine have?
Margarine 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 Margarine?
Margarine was designed by Astigmatic. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2012. Astigmatic also made Aclonica, Parisienne, Righteous and 54 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Margarine?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Fluxisch Else (93), Darumadrop One (92) and Flavors (82), out of 100. Next to Margarine, Fluxisch Else is 16% lighter, with an x-height 13% shorter and more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Margarine.