Display · Dario Manuel Muhafara
Overlock SC
Find the font. Find its kind.
CSSfont-family: 'Overlock SC', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Overlock SC is a free display font by Dario Manuel Muhafara, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Overlock SC has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 87%. Its thickest strokes are 1.5 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Macondo
Overlock SC on one light table with its two closest fonts, Macondo (77 out of 100) and Akaya Kanadaka (75). Macondo is 31% heavier, with an x-height 13% shorter and less stroke contrast; Akaya Kanadaka is 78% heavier, with an x-height 23% shorter and less stroke contrast.
Overlock SC and Macondo laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Overlock SCMacondo…
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 SC 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
Overlock SC 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 Overlock SC, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Dario Manuel Muhafara
- 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 “Overlock” or “Overlock SC”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Overlock SC 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 SC, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Overlock SC under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Overlock SC, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.79lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 49.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 32%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.46 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkLighter than 87% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 64% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Overlock SC
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Overlock SC's own familyOverlock
- Macondo7731% heavier · x-height 13% shorter · less stroke contrast
- Akaya Kanadaka7578% heavier · x-height 23% shorter · less stroke contrast
- Syne Tactile6630% heavier · less stroke contrast · 8% narrower
- Arima64more stroke contrast · 16% heavier
- Atma6114% narrower · 21% heavier · x-height 6% taller
- Averia Gruesa Libre5940% heavier · x-height 9% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Overlock SC →Compare side by side →Get Overlock SC on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Overlock SC without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Arima64text 0.8% wider · x-height 0.6% shorter
- Salsa56text 2.5% wider · x-height 3.4% shorter
- Cause54text 0.6% narrower · x-height 3.4% shorter
- Sniglet45text 0.7% narrower · x-height 3.0% shorter
- Tillana40text 0.9% narrower · x-height 3.1% taller
- BoonJot37text 1.4% wider · x-height 4.4% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Overlock SC loads, this sets Arial in its place at 100.9% of its size, so running text keeps Overlock SC’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Overlock SC Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 100.85%;
ascent-override: 95.79%;
descent-override: 25.19%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Overlock SC', 'Overlock SC Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Overlock SC
Of the 285 home pages that load Overlock SC, 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
More than chanceNunito 13×Inter 3.6×
Pair checkerOverlock SC + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Overlock SC
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Overlock SC free for commercial use?
Yes. Overlock SC 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 SC?
FontKind doesn’t host Overlock SC’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 Overlock SC in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Overlock SC 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 Overlock SC in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Overlock SC under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Overlock SC in Figma?
Yes: Overlock SC is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Overlock SC have?
Overlock SC 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 Overlock SC?
Overlock SC 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 SC?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Macondo (77), Akaya Kanadaka (75) and Syne Tactile (66), out of 100. Next to Overlock SC, Macondo is 31% heavier, with an x-height 13% shorter and less stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds Overlock. See all 100 fonts like Overlock SC.