Display · Daniel Johnson
Megrim
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CSSfont-family: 'Megrim', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Megrim is a free display font by Daniel Johnson, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Megrim has an x-height taller than 74%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 97%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Poiret One
Megrim on one light table with its two closest fonts, Poiret One (76 out of 100) and Zen Loop (75). Poiret One is 38% heavier and 14% narrower, with an x-height 22% shorter; Zen Loop is 49% narrower and 28% heavier, with an x-height 18% shorter.
Megrim and Poiret One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with MegrimPoiret One…
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 Megrim 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.
- a
- b
- c
- d
- e
- f
- g
- h
- i
- j
- k
- l
- m
- n
- o
- p
- q
- r
- s
- t
- u
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Megrim 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 Megrim, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Daniel Johnson
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Megrim 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 Megrim, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Megrim under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Megrim, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 58.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.83lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 53.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 14%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.00 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 74% of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkLighter than 97% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 83% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Megrim
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Poiret One76x-height 22% shorter · 38% heavier · 14% narrower
- Zen Loop7549% narrower · x-height 18% shorter · 28% heavier
- Gotho7535% narrower · x-height 9% shorter · 13% heavier
- Bubbler One6757% heavier · 20% narrower · x-height 12% shorter
- Victorianna58x-height 16% shorter · 11% narrower · 9% lighter
- Bellota Text54122% heavier · x-height 14% shorter · 11% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Megrim →Compare side by side →Get Megrim on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Megrim without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Megrim sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Megrim loads, this sets Arial in its place at 110.3% of its size, so running text keeps Megrim’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Megrim Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 110.28%;
ascent-override: 79.80%;
descent-override: 18.14%;
line-gap-override: 8.16%;
}
font-family: 'Megrim', 'Megrim Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Megrim
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Megrim free for commercial use?
Yes. Megrim 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 Megrim?
FontKind doesn’t host Megrim’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 Megrim in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Megrim 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 Megrim in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Megrim under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Megrim in Figma?
Yes: Megrim is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Megrim have?
Megrim 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 Megrim?
Megrim was designed by Daniel Johnson. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2011. Daniel Johnson also made Didact Gothic, Jura and Judson.
What fonts are similar to Megrim?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Poiret One (76), Zen Loop (75) and Gotho (75), out of 100. Next to Megrim, Poiret One is 38% heavier and 14% narrower, with an x-height 22% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Megrim.