Display · Sorkin Type
Plaster
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CSSfont-family: 'Plaster', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Plaster is a free display font by Sorkin Type, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Plaster has an x-height shorter than 70%, is wider than 92% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 89%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Gajraj One
Plaster on one light table with its two closest fonts, Gajraj One (87 out of 100) and Badeen Display (87). Gajraj One is 12% narrower and 17% heavier; Badeen Display is 37% heavier and 17% narrower, with an x-height 20% taller.
Plaster and Gajraj One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with PlasterGajraj One…
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 Plaster 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
Plaster 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 Plaster, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Sorkin Type
- 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 “Plaster”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Plaster 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 Plaster, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Plaster under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Plaster, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 49.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 74.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 72%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 70% of display faces
WidthWider than 92% of display faces
InkDarker than 89% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Plaster
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Gajraj One8712% narrower · 17% heavier
- Badeen Display87x-height 20% taller · 37% heavier · 17% narrower
- Kenia8042% narrower · 10% lighter
- Keania One7833% narrower · 10% lighter
- Border Control75x-height 53% taller · 30% wider · 32% lighter
- Protest Guerrilla7335% narrower · x-height 15% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Plaster →Compare side by side →Get Plaster on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Plaster without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Plaster sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Plaster loads, this sets Arial in its place at 155.9% of its size, so running text keeps Plaster’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Plaster Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 155.88%;
ascent-override: 62.65%;
descent-override: 17.54%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Plaster', 'Plaster Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Plaster
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Plaster free for commercial use?
Yes. Plaster 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 “Plaster”.
How do I download and install Plaster?
FontKind doesn’t host Plaster’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 Plaster in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Plaster 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 Plaster in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Plaster under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Plaster in Figma?
Yes: Plaster is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Plaster have?
Plaster 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 Plaster?
Plaster was designed by Sorkin Type. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Sorkin Type also made Merriweather, Fjalla One, Merriweather Sans and nine more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Plaster?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Gajraj One (87), Badeen Display (87) and Kenia (80), out of 100. Next to Plaster, Gajraj One is 12% narrower and 17% heavier. See all 100 fonts like Plaster.