Display · Octavio Pardo
Protest Riot
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CSSfont-family: 'Protest Riot', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Protest Riot is a free display font by Octavio Pardo, on Google Fonts since 2024. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Protest Riot has an x-height taller than 74%, is narrower than 64% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 78%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Chewy
Protest Riot on one light table with its two closest fonts, Chewy (91 out of 100) and Mogra (87). Chewy is 12% heavier, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 5% shorter; Mogra is 20% wider, with less stroke contrast.
Protest Riot and Chewy laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Protest RiotChewy…
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 Protest Riot 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.
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- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Protest Riot 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 Protest Riot, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Octavio Pardo
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2024
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, math, symbols, vietnamese
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Protest Riot 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 Protest Riot, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Protest Riot under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Protest Riot, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 57.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.80lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 64%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.35 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 74% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 64% of display faces
InkDarker than 78% of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Protest Riot
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Chewy91less stroke contrast · 12% heavier · x-height 5% shorter
- Mogra8720% wider · less stroke contrast
- Poetsen One8515% wider · x-height 3% shorter
- Knewave8232% heavier · x-height 12% shorter · 8% wider
- Chicle7819% narrower · x-height 14% shorter · less stroke contrast
- Salsa75x-height 13% shorter · 7% wider · 12% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Protest Riot →Compare side by side →Get Protest Riot on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Protest Riot without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Protest Riot loads, this sets Arial in its place at 96.4% of its size, so running text keeps Protest Riot’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Protest Riot Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 96.40%;
ascent-override: 99.59%;
descent-override: 24.90%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Protest Riot', 'Protest Riot Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Protest Riot
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Protest Riot free for commercial use?
Yes. Protest Riot is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.
How do I download and install Protest Riot?
FontKind doesn’t host Protest Riot’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 Protest Riot in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Protest Riot 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 Protest Riot in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Protest Riot under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Protest Riot in Figma?
Yes: Protest Riot is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Protest Riot have?
Protest Riot 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 Protest Riot?
Protest Riot was designed by Octavio Pardo. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2024. Octavio Pardo also made EB Garamond, Gupter, REM and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Protest Riot?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Chewy (91), Mogra (87) and Poetsen One (85), out of 100. Next to Protest Riot, Chewy is 12% heavier, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 5% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Protest Riot.