Display · Wojciech Kalinowski
Nova Script
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CSSfont-family: 'Nova Script', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Nova Script is a free display font by Wojciech Kalinowski, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Nova Script has an x-height taller than 66%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 71%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Nova Oval
Nova Script on one light table with its two closest fonts, Nova Oval (86 out of 100) and Bangers (73). Nova Oval has nearly identical proportions; Bangers is 64% heavier and 21% narrower, with an x-height 31% taller.
Nova Script and Nova Oval laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Nova ScriptNova Oval…
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 Nova Script 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
Nova Script 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 Nova Script, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Wojciech Kalinowski
- 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 “NovaScript”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Nova Script 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 Nova Script, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Nova Script under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Nova Script, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 55.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 53.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.16 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 66% of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkLighter than 71% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 61% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Nova Script
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Nova Oval86Nearly identical proportions
- Bangers7364% heavier · x-height 31% taller · 21% narrower
- Lobster67more stroke contrast · 52% heavier · 16% narrower
- Allan6433% narrower · 25% heavier · x-height 9% shorter
- Sansita Swashed63more stroke contrast · 30% heavier · 11% narrower
- Flubby57more stroke contrast · x-height 15% taller · 24% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Nova Script →Compare side by side →Get Nova Script on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Nova Script without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Nova Oval86text 0.8% narrower · same x-height
- Carter One44text 1.1% wider · x-height 2.1% shorter
- Poetsen One38text 2.3% narrower · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Nova Script loads, this sets Arial in its place at 110.1% of its size, so running text keeps Nova Script’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Nova Script Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 110.07%;
ascent-override: 87.21%;
descent-override: 22.45%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Nova Script', 'Nova Script Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Nova Script
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Nova Script free for commercial use?
Yes. Nova Script 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 “NovaScript”.
How do I download and install Nova Script?
FontKind doesn’t host Nova Script’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 Nova Script in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Nova Script 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 Nova Script in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Nova Script under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Nova Script in Figma?
Yes: Nova Script is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Nova Script have?
Nova Script 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 Nova Script?
Nova Script was designed by Wojciech Kalinowski. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2011. Wojciech Kalinowski also made Nova Mono, MedievalSharp, Nova Flat and six more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Nova Script?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Nova Oval (86), Bangers (73) and Lobster (67), out of 100. Next to Nova Script, Nova Oval has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Nova Script.