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Micro 5 Charted
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CSSfont-family: 'Micro 5 Charted', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Micro 5 Charted is a free display font by Sarah Cadigan-Fried, on Google Fonts since 2024. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Micro 5 Charted has an x-height taller than 92%, is narrower than 94% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 73%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Jersey 10 Charted
Micro 5 Charted on one light table with its two closest fonts, Jersey 10 Charted (100 out of 100) and Jersey 15 Charted (96). Jersey 10 Charted is 13% wider and 16% heavier, with an x-height 11% taller; Jersey 15 Charted is 19% wider and 17% heavier, with an x-height 7% taller.
Micro 5 Charted and Jersey 10 Charted laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Micro 5 ChartedJersey 10 Charted…
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 Charted 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
Micro 5 Charted 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 Charted, 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 Charted 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 Charted, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Micro 5 Charted under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Micro 5 Charted, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 72.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 1.00lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 35.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 40%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 92% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 94% of display faces
InkLighter than 73% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Micro 5 Charted
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Micro 5 Charted's own familyMicro 5
- Jersey 10 Charted10013% wider · x-height 11% taller · 16% heavier
- Jersey 15 Charted9619% wider · 17% heavier · x-height 7% taller
- Gridtile9067% wider · x-height 38% taller · 12% heavier
- Jersey 20 Charted8824% wider · x-height 10% taller · 18% heavier
- Jersey 25 Charted8625% wider · 29% heavier · x-height 11% taller
- Jacquard 12 Charted8419% wider · x-height 5% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Micro 5 Charted →Compare side by side →Get Micro 5 Charted on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Micro 5 Charted without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Micro 5 Charted loads, this sets Arial in its place at 73.1% of its size, so running text keeps Micro 5 Charted’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Micro 5 Charted 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 Charted', 'Micro 5 Charted Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Micro 5 Charted
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Micro 5 Charted free for commercial use?
Yes. Micro 5 Charted 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 Charted?
FontKind doesn’t host Micro 5 Charted’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 Charted in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Micro 5 Charted 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 Charted in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Micro 5 Charted under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Micro 5 Charted in Figma?
Yes: Micro 5 Charted is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Micro 5 Charted have?
Micro 5 Charted 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 Charted?
Micro 5 Charted was designed by Sarah Cadigan-Fried. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2024. Sarah Cadigan-Fried also made Jacquard 12, Jersey 25, Jacquard 24 and eleven more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Micro 5 Charted?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Jersey 10 Charted (100), Jersey 15 Charted (96) and Gridtile (90), out of 100. Next to Micro 5 Charted, Jersey 10 Charted is 13% wider and 16% heavier, with an x-height 11% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Micro 5. See all 100 fonts like Micro 5 Charted.