Display · Wojciech Kalinowski
MedievalSharp
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CSSfont-family: 'MedievalSharp', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
MedievalSharp is a free display font by Wojciech Kalinowski, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, MedievalSharp has an x-height taller than 65%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 84%. Its thickest strokes are 0.8 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Shojumaru
MedievalSharp on one light table with its two closest fonts, Shojumaru (96 out of 100) and Irish Grover (76). Shojumaru is 47% wider and 75% heavier, with more stroke contrast; Irish Grover is 32% heavier and 3% narrower, with more stroke contrast.
MedievalSharp and Shojumaru laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with MedievalSharpShojumaru…
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 MedievalSharp 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
MedievalSharp 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 MedievalSharp, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Wojciech Kalinowski
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- 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 “MedievalSharp”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
MedievalSharp 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 MedievalSharp, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists MedievalSharp under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
MedievalSharp, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 55.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 73.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 34%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.83 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 65% of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkLighter than 84% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 93% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to MedievalSharp
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Shojumaru9647% wider · 75% heavier · more stroke contrast
- Irish Grover76more stroke contrast · 32% heavier · 3% narrower
- UnifrakturCook7667% heavier · 21% narrower · more stroke contrast
- New Rocker7480% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 12% shorter
- Spicy Rice72132% heavier · more stroke contrast · 7% narrower
- Trickster7056% heavier · x-height 19% taller · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to MedievalSharp →Compare side by side →Get MedievalSharp on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap MedievalSharp without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until MedievalSharp loads, this sets Arial in its place at 104.3% of its size, so running text keeps MedievalSharp’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'MedievalSharp Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 104.25%;
ascent-override: 82.94%;
descent-override: 25.43%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'MedievalSharp', 'MedievalSharp Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about MedievalSharp
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is MedievalSharp free for commercial use?
Yes. MedievalSharp 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 “MedievalSharp”.
How do I download and install MedievalSharp?
FontKind doesn’t host MedievalSharp’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 MedievalSharp in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: MedievalSharp 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 MedievalSharp in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for MedievalSharp under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is MedievalSharp in Figma?
Yes: MedievalSharp is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does MedievalSharp have?
MedievalSharp 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 MedievalSharp?
MedievalSharp was designed by Wojciech Kalinowski. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2011. Wojciech Kalinowski also made Nova Mono, Nova Flat, Nova Cut and six more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to MedievalSharp?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Shojumaru (96), Irish Grover (76) and UnifrakturCook (76), out of 100. Next to MedievalSharp, Shojumaru is 47% wider and 75% heavier, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like MedievalSharp.