Display · Karolina Lach
Pompiere
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CSSfont-family: 'Pompiere', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Pompiere is a free display font by Karolina Lach, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Pompiere has an x-height shorter than 97%, is narrower than 96% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 78%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Overlock
Pompiere on one light table with its two closest fonts, Overlock (76 out of 100) and Yomogi (70). Overlock is 37% wider, with an x-height 27% taller and more stroke contrast; Yomogi is 51% wider and 37% lighter, with an x-height 33% taller.
Pompiere and Overlock laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with PompiereOverlock…
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 Pompiere 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
Pompiere 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 Pompiere, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Karolina Lach
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin
- 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 “Pompiere”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Pompiere 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 Pompiere, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Pompiere under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Pompiere, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 37.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 79.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.47lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 33.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%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 97% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 96% of display faces
InkLighter than 78% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 71% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Pompiere
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Overlock7637% wider · x-height 27% taller · more stroke contrast
- Yomogi7051% wider · x-height 33% taller · 37% lighter
- Amatic SC70x-height 77% taller · 51% lighter · 5% narrower
- Berner Basisschrift66x-height 19% taller · 11% wider · 20% lighter
- Zen Loop66x-height 28% taller · 51% lighter · 18% narrower
- Yuyu655% narrower · less stroke contrast · 8% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Pompiere →Compare side by side →Get Pompiere on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Pompiere without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Pompiere loads, this sets Arial in its place at 67.1% of its size, so running text keeps Pompiere’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Pompiere Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 67.11%;
ascent-override: 139.54%;
descent-override: 39.50%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Pompiere', 'Pompiere Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Pompiere
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Pompiere free for commercial use?
Yes. Pompiere 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 “Pompiere”.
How do I download and install Pompiere?
FontKind doesn’t host Pompiere’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 Pompiere in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Pompiere 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 Pompiere in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Pompiere under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Pompiere in Figma?
Yes: Pompiere is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Pompiere have?
Pompiere 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 Pompiere?
Pompiere was designed by Karolina Lach. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2011. Karolina Lach also made Courgette, Arbutus Slab, Amarante and one more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Pompiere?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Overlock (76), Yomogi (70) and Amatic SC (70), out of 100. Next to Pompiere, Overlock is 37% wider, with an x-height 27% taller and more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Pompiere.