Display · Impallari Type

New Rocker

Q: Is New Rocker free for commercial use?

Yes. New Rocker 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 “New Rocker”.

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Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'New Rocker', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

New Rocker is a free display font by Impallari Type, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, New Rocker has an x-height shorter than 76%, is narrower than 63% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 72%. Its thickest strokes are 1.5 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.

Compare with CAT Engravers →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of CAT Engravers

New Rocker on one light table with its two closest fonts, CAT Engravers (89 out of 100) and Arbutus (86). CAT Engravers is 13% narrower and 22% lighter, with more stroke contrast; Arbutus is 47% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 8% taller.

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Ink shared with New RockerCAT Engravers…

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.

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02 / Letters

The New Rocker 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

New Rocker 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 New Rocker, and can you use it?

Designer: Impallari Type
Kind: Display
Styles: 1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since: 2012
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 “New Rocker”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

New Rocker is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

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 New Rocker, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists New Rocker under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get New Rocker on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

New Rocker, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in New Rocker. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 48.4% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 74.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.65lowercase against capitals
Width: 48.0% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 62%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.49 : 1moderate stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

x-heightSmaller than 76% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 63% of display faces
InkDarker than 72% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 65% of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to New Rocker

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to New Rocker →Compare side by side →Get New Rocker on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap New Rocker without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until New Rocker loads, this sets Arial in its place at 95.2% of its size, so running text keeps New Rocker’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'New Rocker Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 95.19%;
  ascent-override: 99.38%;
  descent-override: 29.73%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'New Rocker', 'New Rocker Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about New Rocker

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is New Rocker free for commercial use?

Yes. New Rocker 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 “New Rocker”.

How do I download and install New Rocker?

FontKind doesn’t host New Rocker’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 New Rocker in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: New Rocker 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 New Rocker in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for New Rocker under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is New Rocker in Figma?

Yes: New Rocker is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does New Rocker have?

New Rocker 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 New Rocker?

New Rocker was designed by Impallari Type. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2012. Impallari Type also made Libre Baskerville, Dancing Script, Libre Franklin and 29 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to New Rocker?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are CAT Engravers (89), Arbutus (86) and Malebolge Adversarial (78), out of 100. Next to New Rocker, CAT Engravers is 13% narrower and 22% lighter, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like New Rocker.