Display · Octavio Pardo
Protest Strike
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CSSfont-family: 'Protest Strike', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Protest Strike is a free display font by Octavio Pardo, on Google Fonts since 2024. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Protest Strike has an x-height taller than 72%, is narrower than 62% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 91%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Protest Guerrilla
Protest Strike on one light table with its two closest fonts, Protest Guerrilla (100 out of 100) and Passion One (83). Protest Guerrilla has nearly identical proportions; Passion One is 14% narrower and 9% heavier, with an x-height 17% shorter.
Protest Strike and Protest Guerrilla laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Protest StrikeProtest Guerrilla…
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 Strike 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
Protest Strike 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 Strike, 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 Strike 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 Strike, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Protest Strike under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Protest Strike, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 57.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.80lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 48.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 74%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.32 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 72% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 62% of display faces
InkDarker than 91% of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Protest Strike
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Protest Guerrilla100Nearly identical proportions
- Passion One83x-height 17% shorter · 14% narrower · 9% heavier
- Frick8226% wider · x-height 22% taller · 12% lighter
- Frick Condensed76x-height 22% taller · less stroke contrast · 9% lighter
- Changa One75x-height 13% shorter · 9% wider
- Sunday Masthead74x-height 29% taller · 13% lighter · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Protest Strike →Compare side by side →Get Protest Strike on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Protest Strike without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Protest Guerrilla100same text width · same x-height
- Aurach50text 1.8% narrower · x-height 0.5% taller
- Francois One47text 2.7% narrower · x-height 2.1% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Protest Strike loads, this sets Arial in its place at 97.3% of its size, so running text keeps Protest Strike’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Protest Strike Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 97.31%;
ascent-override: 98.65%;
descent-override: 24.66%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Protest Strike', 'Protest Strike Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Protest Strike
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Protest Strike free for commercial use?
Yes. Protest Strike 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 Strike?
FontKind doesn’t host Protest Strike’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 Strike in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Protest Strike 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 Strike in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Protest Strike under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Protest Strike in Figma?
Yes: Protest Strike is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Protest Strike have?
Protest Strike 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 Strike?
Protest Strike 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 Strike?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Protest Guerrilla (100), Passion One (83) and Frick (82), out of 100. Next to Protest Strike, Protest Guerrilla has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Protest Strike.