Display · Dario Manuel Muhafara
Overlock
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CSSfont-family: 'Overlock', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Overlock is a free display font by Dario Manuel Muhafara, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Overlock has an x-height shorter than 81%, is narrower than 72% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 77%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Pompiere
Overlock on one light table with its two closest fonts, Pompiere (76 out of 100) and Arima (76). Pompiere is 27% narrower, with an x-height 21% shorter; Arima is 12% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 10% taller.
Overlock and Pompiere laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with OverlockPompiere…
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 Overlock 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 / Weights
Overlock in 3 weights
3 weights, 400–900, with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Overlock, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Dario Manuel Muhafara
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 3 weights, 400–900, with italics
- 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 “Overlock” or “Overlock SC”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Overlock 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 Overlock, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Overlock under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Overlock, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 47.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 45.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 38%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.25 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 81% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 72% of display faces
InkLighter than 77% of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Overlock
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Overlock's own familyOverlock SC
- Pompiere7627% narrower · x-height 21% shorter
- Arima76more stroke contrast · 12% wider · x-height 10% taller
- Atma69x-height 16% taller · 5% narrower · more stroke contrast
- Macondo69less stroke contrast · 10% heavier · x-height 4% shorter
- Yeon Sung6324% heavier · less stroke contrast
- Averia Gruesa Libre6110% wider · 18% heavier · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Overlock →Compare side by side →Get Overlock on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Overlock without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Macondo69text 2.6% wider · x-height 4.0% shorter
- Yeon Sung63text 1.3% wider · same x-height
- Macondo Swash Caps55text 2.6% wider · x-height 4.0% shorter
- Port Lligat Sans54text 1.1% narrower · x-height 1.3% shorter
- Handlee48text 2.1% narrower · x-height 3.8% taller
- Julee32text 2.9% narrower · x-height 2.1% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Overlock loads, this sets Arial in its place at 91.2% of its size, so running text keeps Overlock’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Overlock Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 91.22%;
ascent-override: 105.89%;
descent-override: 27.84%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Overlock', 'Overlock Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Overlock
Of the 1,047 home pages that load Overlock, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.
Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026
- Open Sans17%175 sites · 0.9× chance
- Roboto13%135 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lato7.7%81 sites · 1× chance
- Montserrat5.7%60 sites · 0.4× chance
09 / Questions
Questions about Overlock
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Overlock free for commercial use?
Yes. Overlock 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 “Overlock” or “Overlock SC”.
How do I download and install Overlock?
FontKind doesn’t host Overlock’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds six font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Overlock in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Overlock isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. On Windows, its weights beyond Regular and Bold show as fonts of their own, such as Overlock Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Overlock in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Overlock under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Overlock in Figma?
Yes: Overlock is in Figma’s font menu with all three weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Overlock have?
Overlock comes in three weights: Regular (400), Bold (700) and Black (900), each with an italic.
Who designed Overlock?
Overlock was designed by Dario Manuel Muhafara. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Dario Manuel Muhafara also made Balthazar and Galdeano.
What fonts are similar to Overlock?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Pompiere (76), Arima (76) and Atma (69), out of 100. Next to Overlock, Pompiere is 27% narrower, with an x-height 21% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Overlock SC. See all 100 fonts like Overlock.