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Miltonian
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CSSfont-family: 'Miltonian', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Miltonian is a free display font by Impallari Type, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Miltonian has an x-height shorter than 93%, is wider than 67% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 64%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Ribeye Marrow
Miltonian on one light table with its two closest fonts, Ribeye Marrow (85 out of 100) and Harry Piel (78). Ribeye Marrow is 9% lighter and 4% wider, with an x-height 22% taller; Harry Piel is 56% wider and 43% lighter, with an x-height 66% taller.
Miltonian and Ribeye Marrow laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with MiltonianRibeye Marrow…
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 Miltonian 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.
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- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Miltonian 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 Miltonian, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Impallari Type
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin
- 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.
Miltonian 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 Miltonian, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Miltonian under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Miltonian, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 42.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 65.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.64lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 58.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 44%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 93% of display faces
WidthWider than 67% of display faces
InkLighter than 64% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Miltonian
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Miltonian's own familyMiltonian Tattoo
- Ribeye Marrow85x-height 22% taller · 9% lighter · 4% wider
- Harry Piel78x-height 66% taller · 56% wider · 43% lighter
- Rye72x-height 34% taller · 26% heavier · 4% wider
- CAT Altenglisch7232% heavier · 15% narrower
- Jacques Francois Shadow6516% lighter · x-height 7% taller · 3% narrower
- Snowburst One64x-height 66% taller · 53% lighter · 3% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Miltonian →Compare side by side →Get Miltonian on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Miltonian without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Miltonian loads, this sets Arial in its place at 113.4% of its size, so running text keeps Miltonian’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Miltonian Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 113.36%;
ascent-override: 80.98%;
descent-override: 24.17%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Miltonian', 'Miltonian Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Miltonian
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Miltonian free for commercial use?
Yes. Miltonian 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 Miltonian?
FontKind doesn’t host Miltonian’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 Miltonian in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Miltonian 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 Miltonian in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Miltonian under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Miltonian in Figma?
Yes: Miltonian is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Miltonian have?
Miltonian 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 Miltonian?
Miltonian was designed by Impallari Type. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2011. Impallari Type also made Libre Baskerville, Dancing Script, Libre Franklin and 28 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Miltonian?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Ribeye Marrow (85), Harry Piel (78) and Rye (72), out of 100. Next to Miltonian, Ribeye Marrow is 9% lighter and 4% wider, with an x-height 22% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Miltonian Tattoo. See all 100 fonts like Miltonian.