Sans serif · Cyreal
Marmelad
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CSSfont-family: 'Marmelad', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Marmelad is a free sans serif by Cyreal and Manvel Shmavonyan, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Marmelad has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 2.7 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Yusei Magic
Marmelad on one light table with its two closest fonts, Yusei Magic (80 out of 100) and M PLUS Rounded 1c (73). Yusei Magic is 16% heavier and 6% wider, with less stroke contrast; M PLUS Rounded 1c is 19% lighter and 4% wider, with less stroke contrast.
Marmelad and Yusei Magic laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with MarmeladYusei Magic…
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 Marmelad 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
Marmelad 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 Marmelad, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Cyreal, Manvel Shmavonyan
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Marmelad 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 Marmelad, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Marmelad under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Marmelad, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.70 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 98% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Marmelad
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Yusei Magic8016% heavier · less stroke contrast · 6% wider
- M PLUS Rounded 1c73less stroke contrast · 19% lighter · 4% wider
- Genjyuu Gothic71less stroke contrast · x-height 8% taller · 5% wider
- Asap69less stroke contrast · x-height 5% taller
- Istok Web67less stroke contrast · 4% narrower
- Asap Condensed6618% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 5% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Marmelad →Compare side by side →Get Marmelad on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Marmelad without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- M PLUS Rounded 1c73text 1.8% wider · x-height 3.6% taller
- Rubik60text 0.6% wider · x-height 3.6% taller
- Chiron GoRound TC58text 2.1% narrower · x-height 1.5% shorter
- K2D55text 2.4% narrower · x-height 1.4% taller
- Varela Round48text 2.1% wider · x-height 2.6% taller
- Laila42text 0.9% narrower · x-height 3.0% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Marmelad loads, this sets Arial in its place at 105.4% of its size, so running text keeps Marmelad’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Marmelad Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 105.42%;
ascent-override: 92.20%;
descent-override: 20.96%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Marmelad', 'Marmelad Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Marmelad
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Marmelad free for commercial use?
Yes. Marmelad 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 Marmelad?
FontKind doesn’t host Marmelad’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 Marmelad in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Marmelad 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 Marmelad in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Marmelad under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Marmelad in Figma?
Yes: Marmelad is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Marmelad have?
Marmelad 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 Marmelad?
Marmelad was designed by Cyreal and Manvel Shmavonyan. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Cyreal also made Nunito, Oswald, Mulish and 31 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Marmelad?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Yusei Magic (80), M PLUS Rounded 1c (73) and Genjyuu Gothic (71), out of 100. Next to Marmelad, Yusei Magic is 16% heavier and 6% wider, with less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Marmelad.