Sans serif · Denis Jacquerye
Molengo
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CSSfont-family: 'Molengo', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Molengo is a free sans serif by Denis Jacquerye, on Google Fonts since 2010. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Molengo has an x-height shorter than 90%, is narrower than 72% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Ysabeau SC
Molengo on one light table with its two closest fonts, Ysabeau SC (88 out of 100) and Mukta (79). Ysabeau SC is 27% lighter and 10% wider, with more stroke contrast; Mukta is 8% heavier.
Molengo and Ysabeau SC laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with MolengoYsabeau SC…
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 Molengo 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
Molengo 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 Molengo, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Denis Jacquerye
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2010
- 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, under another name. Not as “Molengo” or “Moléngo”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Molengo 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 Molengo, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Molengo under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Molengo, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 45.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 67.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.67lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 46.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.26 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 90% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 72% of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 70% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Molengo
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Ysabeau SC8827% lighter · 10% wider · more stroke contrast
- Mukta798% heavier
- Average Sans7910% heavier · 4% narrower
- Bespoke Sans77x-height 13% taller · 11% wider
- Ysabeau76x-height 10% shorter · more stroke contrast · 9% lighter
- Quattrocento Sans759% lighter · 4% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Molengo →Compare side by side →Get Molengo on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Molengo without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Mukta79same text width · x-height 2.6% taller
- Average Sans79text 2.4% narrower · same x-height
- Quattrocento Sans75text 3.0% wider · same x-height
- Tajawal73text 0.5% wider · x-height 0.9% shorter
- CMU Sans Serif68same text width · x-height 2.8% shorter
- Skeena Indigenous66text 0.9% narrower · x-height 0.9% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Molengo loads, this sets Arial in its place at 95.1% of its size, so running text keeps Molengo’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Molengo Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 95.10%;
ascent-override: 98.99%;
descent-override: 26.80%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Molengo', 'Molengo Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Molengo
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Molengo free for commercial use?
Yes. Molengo 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 “Molengo” or “Moléngo”.
How do I download and install Molengo?
FontKind doesn’t host Molengo’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 Molengo in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Molengo 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 Molengo in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Molengo under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Molengo in Figma?
Yes: Molengo is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Molengo have?
Molengo 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 Molengo?
Molengo was designed by Denis Jacquerye. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2010.
What fonts are similar to Molengo?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Ysabeau SC (88), Mukta (79) and Average Sans (79), out of 100. Next to Molengo, Ysabeau SC is 27% lighter and 10% wider, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Molengo.