Display · Astigmatic
McLaren
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CSSfont-family: 'McLaren', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
McLaren is a free display font by Astigmatic, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, McLaren has an x-height shorter than 60%, is wider than 64% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Grandstander
McLaren on one light table with its two closest fonts, Grandstander (80 out of 100) and RocknRoll One (80). Grandstander is 19% lighter, with an x-height 15% taller; RocknRoll One has an x-height 14% taller and more stroke contrast.
McLaren and Grandstander laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with McLarenGrandstander…
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 McLaren 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
McLaren 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 McLaren, 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 “McLaren”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
McLaren 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 McLaren, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists McLaren under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
McLaren, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 56.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 50%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.19 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 60% of display faces
WidthWider than 64% of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to McLaren
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Grandstander80x-height 15% taller · 19% lighter
- RocknRoll One80x-height 14% taller · more stroke contrast
- Luckiest Guy76x-height 37% taller · 38% heavier · 5% wider
- Original Surfer72more stroke contrast · 9% narrower · x-height 4% shorter
- Rally Display65Nearly identical proportions
- Fresca6418% narrower · 9% lighter · x-height 4% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to McLaren →Compare side by side →Get McLaren on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap McLaren without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Joti One43text 0.9% narrower · x-height 1.2% taller
- Gotu29text 2.5% narrower · x-height 4.0% taller
- Striper26text 1.3% narrower · x-height 1.2% shorter
- Gorditas24text 0.7% wider · same x-height
- LINE Seed JP21text 0.9% wider · x-height 1.0% taller
- Happy Monkey17same text width · x-height 0.8% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until McLaren loads, this sets Arial in its place at 115.1% of its size, so running text keeps McLaren’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'McLaren Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 115.07%;
ascent-override: 94.03%;
descent-override: 30.63%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'McLaren', 'McLaren Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about McLaren
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is McLaren free for commercial use?
Yes. McLaren 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 “McLaren”.
How do I download and install McLaren?
FontKind doesn’t host McLaren’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 McLaren in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: McLaren 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 McLaren in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for McLaren under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is McLaren in Figma?
Yes: McLaren is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does McLaren have?
McLaren 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 McLaren?
McLaren was designed by Astigmatic. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2012. Astigmatic also made Aclonica, Parisienne, Righteous and 54 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to McLaren?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Grandstander (80), RocknRoll One (80) and Luckiest Guy (76), out of 100. Next to McLaren, Grandstander is 19% lighter, with an x-height 15% taller. See all 100 fonts like McLaren.