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Nosifer
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CSSfont-family: 'Nosifer', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Nosifer is a free display font by Typomondo, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Nosifer has an x-height taller than 85%, is wider than 98% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 71%. Its thickest strokes are 0.8 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Rubik Wet Paint
Nosifer on one light table with its two closest fonts, Rubik Wet Paint (100 out of 100) and Shojumaru (74). Rubik Wet Paint is 34% narrower and 41% heavier, with an x-height 23% shorter; Shojumaru is 17% narrower, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 15% shorter.
Nosifer and Rubik Wet Paint laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with NosiferRubik Wet Paint…
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 Nosifer 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
Nosifer 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 Nosifer, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Typomondo
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- 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 “Nosifer”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Nosifer 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 Nosifer, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Nosifer under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Nosifer, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 68.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 67.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 1.02lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 92.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 61%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.83 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 85% of display faces
WidthWider than 98% of display faces
InkDarker than 71% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 94% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Nosifer
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Rubik Wet Paint10034% narrower · x-height 23% shorter · 41% heavier
- Shojumaru74more stroke contrast · 17% narrower · x-height 15% shorter
- Rubik Moonrocks7034% narrower · x-height 24% shorter · 13% heavier
- Oi6851% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 5% taller
- Ewert6820% narrower · 31% lighter
- Faster One6724% narrower · x-height 22% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Nosifer →Compare side by side →Get Nosifer on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Nosifer without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Nosifer loads, this sets Arial in its place at 177.8% of its size, so running text keeps Nosifer’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Nosifer Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 177.84%;
ascent-override: 61.39%;
descent-override: 36.46%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Nosifer', 'Nosifer Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Nosifer
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Nosifer free for commercial use?
Yes. Nosifer 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 “Nosifer”.
How do I download and install Nosifer?
FontKind doesn’t host Nosifer’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 Nosifer in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Nosifer 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 Nosifer in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Nosifer under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Nosifer in Figma?
Yes: Nosifer is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Nosifer have?
Nosifer 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 Nosifer?
Nosifer was designed by Typomondo. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Typomondo also made Eater and Butcherman.
What fonts are similar to Nosifer?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Rubik Wet Paint (100), Shojumaru (74) and Rubik Moonrocks (70), out of 100. Next to Nosifer, Rubik Wet Paint is 34% narrower and 41% heavier, with an x-height 23% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Nosifer.