Display · Nicole Fally
Oldenburg
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CSSfont-family: 'Oldenburg', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Oldenburg is a free display font by Nicole Fally, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Oldenburg has an x-height shorter than 62%, is wider than 66% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 62%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Chubbo
Oldenburg on one light table with its two closest fonts, Chubbo (84 out of 100) and Kiwi Maru (76). Chubbo is 10% narrower; Kiwi Maru is 12% lighter.
Oldenburg and Chubbo laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with OldenburgChubbo…
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 Oldenburg 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
Oldenburg 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 Oldenburg, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Nicole Fally
- 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 “Oldenburg”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Oldenburg 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 Oldenburg, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Oldenburg under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Oldenburg, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.66lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 57.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 44%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.10 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 62% of display faces
WidthWider than 66% of display faces
InkLighter than 62% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 70% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Oldenburg
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Chubbo8410% narrower
- Kiwi Maru7612% lighter
- Corben75more stroke contrast · x-height 6% shorter · 6% narrower
- Ribeye69more stroke contrast · 15% heavier · 4% wider
- Ribeye Marrow6510% lighter · 4% wider · x-height 4% taller
- Autour One65x-height 20% taller · 17% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Oldenburg →Compare side by side →Get Oldenburg on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Oldenburg without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Kiwi Maru76text 2.9% narrower · x-height 2.3% taller
- Ribeye69same text width · x-height 3.6% taller
- Ribeye Marrow65same text width · x-height 3.6% taller
- Marko One19same text width · x-height 2.9% taller
- Artifika16text 1.1% narrower · x-height 2.0% taller
- Aujournuit Airy11same text width · x-height 0.8% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Oldenburg loads, this sets Arial in its place at 120.5% of its size, so running text keeps Oldenburg’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Oldenburg Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 120.48%;
ascent-override: 81.86%;
descent-override: 21.89%;
line-gap-override: 0.37%;
}
font-family: 'Oldenburg', 'Oldenburg Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Oldenburg
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Oldenburg free for commercial use?
Yes. Oldenburg 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 “Oldenburg”.
How do I download and install Oldenburg?
FontKind doesn’t host Oldenburg’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 Oldenburg in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Oldenburg 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 Oldenburg in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Oldenburg under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Oldenburg in Figma?
Yes: Oldenburg is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Oldenburg have?
Oldenburg 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 Oldenburg?
Oldenburg was designed by Nicole Fally. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Nicole Fally also made Hammersmith One, Pinyon Script, Stoke and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Oldenburg?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Chubbo (84), Kiwi Maru (76) and Corben (75), out of 100. Next to Oldenburg, Chubbo is 10% narrower. See all 100 fonts like Oldenburg.