Display · Sarah Cadigan-Fried
Micro 5
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CSSfont-family: 'Micro 5', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Micro 5 is a free display font by Sarah Cadigan-Fried, on Google Fonts since 2024. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Micro 5 has an x-height shorter than 98%, is narrower than 94% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Jersey 10
Micro 5 on one light table with its two closest fonts, Jersey 10 (85 out of 100) and Jersey 15 (71). Jersey 10 is 13% wider and 26% heavier, with an x-height 18% taller; Jersey 15 is 19% wider and 23% heavier, with an x-height 12% taller.
Micro 5 and Jersey 10 laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Micro 5Jersey 10…
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 Micro 5 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
Micro 5 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 Micro 5, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Sarah Cadigan-Fried
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2024
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, math, symbols
- 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.
Micro 5 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 Micro 5, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Micro 5 under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Micro 5, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 36.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 45.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.80lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 35.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 50%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 98% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 94% of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Micro 5
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Micro 5's own familyMicro 5 Charted
- Jersey 1085x-height 18% taller · 13% wider · 26% heavier
- Jersey 157119% wider · x-height 12% taller · 23% heavier
- Facade69x-height 57% taller · 30% wider · 28% lighter
- Geo6930% wider · x-height 21% taller · 14% lighter
- Honk6839% wider · x-height 33% taller
- Jersey 206824% wider · x-height 21% taller · 20% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Micro 5 →Compare side by side →Get Micro 5 on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Micro 5 without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Micro 5 sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Micro 5 loads, this sets Arial in its place at 73.1% of its size, so running text keeps Micro 5’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Micro 5 Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 73.14%;
ascent-override: 98.61%;
descent-override: 38.12%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Micro 5', 'Micro 5 Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Micro 5
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Micro 5 free for commercial use?
Yes. Micro 5 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 Micro 5?
FontKind doesn’t host Micro 5’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 Micro 5 in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Micro 5 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 Micro 5 in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Micro 5 under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Micro 5 in Figma?
Yes: Micro 5 is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Micro 5 have?
Micro 5 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 Micro 5?
Micro 5 was designed by Sarah Cadigan-Fried. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2024. Sarah Cadigan-Fried also made Jacquard 12, Jersey 25, Jacquard 24 and eleven more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Micro 5?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Jersey 10 (85), Jersey 15 (71) and Facade (69), out of 100. Next to Micro 5, Jersey 10 is 13% wider and 26% heavier, with an x-height 18% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Micro 5 Charted. See all 100 fonts like Micro 5.