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Miniver
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CSSfont-family: 'Miniver', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Miniver is a free display font by Open Window, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Miniver has an x-height shorter than 75%, is narrower than 67% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 69%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Seaweed Script
Miniver on one light table with its two closest fonts, Seaweed Script (76 out of 100) and Yesteryear (67). Seaweed Script is 17% narrower and 11% heavier, with an x-height 28% shorter; Yesteryear is 49% heavier and 22% narrower, with an x-height 39% shorter.
Miniver and Seaweed Script laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with MiniverSeaweed Script…
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 Miniver 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
Miniver 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 Miniver, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Open Window
- 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, under another name. Not as “Miniver”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Miniver 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 Miniver, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Miniver under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Miniver, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 74.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.66lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 46.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 60%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 75% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 67% of display faces
InkDarker than 69% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Miniver
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Seaweed Script76x-height 28% shorter · 17% narrower · 11% heavier
- Yesteryear67x-height 39% shorter · 49% heavier · 22% narrower
- Oleo Script Swash Caps67x-height 10% shorter · 19% heavier · 8% narrower
- Vampiro One6525% wider · x-height 10% taller · 13% heavier
- Satisfy62x-height 16% shorter · 10% narrower
- Krugmann Brush6133% narrower · x-height 6% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Miniver →Compare side by side →Get Miniver on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Miniver without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Lily Script One48same text width · x-height 1.6% taller
- Kalam42text 1.2% wider · x-height 4.9% taller
- Telma42same text width · x-height 2.4% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Miniver loads, this sets Arial in its place at 96.4% of its size, so running text keeps Miniver’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Miniver Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 96.37%;
ascent-override: 103.25%;
descent-override: 48.03%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Miniver', 'Miniver Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Miniver
Of the 390 home pages that load Miniver, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.
Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026
- Josefin Sans78%303 sites · 113× chance
- Open Sans75%293 sites · 4.2× chance
- Roboto35%135 sites · 1.7× chance
More than chanceJosefin Sans 113×Open Sans 4.2×Roboto 1.7×
Pair checkerMiniver + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Miniver
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Miniver free for commercial use?
Yes. Miniver 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 “Miniver”.
How do I download and install Miniver?
FontKind doesn’t host Miniver’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 Miniver in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Miniver 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 Miniver in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Miniver under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Miniver in Figma?
Yes: Miniver is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Miniver have?
Miniver 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 Miniver?
Miniver was designed by Open Window. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Open Window also made Calligraffitti, Metal Mania, Caesar Dressing and one more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Miniver?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Seaweed Script (76), Yesteryear (67) and Oleo Script Swash Caps (67), out of 100. Next to Miniver, Seaweed Script is 17% narrower and 11% heavier, with an x-height 28% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Miniver.