Display · Zeynep Akay
Rakkas
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CSSfont-family: 'Rakkas', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Rakkas is a free display font by Zeynep Akay, on Google Fonts since 2016. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Rakkas has an x-height shorter than 89%, is narrower than 70% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 83%. Its thickest strokes are 1.9 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Bigshot One
Rakkas on one light table with its two closest fonts, Bigshot One (71 out of 100) and Unlock (64). Bigshot One is 13% wider and 8% lighter, with more stroke contrast; Unlock is 29% wider, with an x-height 22% taller and more stroke contrast.
Rakkas and Bigshot One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with RakkasBigshot 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 Rakkas 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
Rakkas 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 Rakkas, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Zeynep Akay
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2016
- Character sets
- arabic, 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Rakkas 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 Rakkas, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Rakkas under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Rakkas, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 45.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 67.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.67lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 45.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 67%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.87 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 89% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 70% of display faces
InkDarker than 83% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 73% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Rakkas
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Bigshot One71more stroke contrast · 13% wider · 8% lighter
- Unlock6429% wider · x-height 22% taller · more stroke contrast
- Chonburi62more stroke contrast · 42% wider · x-height 8% taller
- Orelega One6111% wider
- Purple Purse61more stroke contrast · 10% wider · x-height 8% shorter
- Gravitas One58more stroke contrast · 80% wider · x-height 21% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Rakkas →Compare side by side →Get Rakkas on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Rakkas without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Rakkas loads, this sets Arial in its place at 89.4% of its size, so running text keeps Rakkas’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Rakkas Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 89.39%;
ascent-override: 117.02%;
descent-override: 49.78%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Rakkas', 'Rakkas Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Rakkas
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Rakkas free for commercial use?
Yes. Rakkas 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 Rakkas?
FontKind doesn’t host Rakkas’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 Rakkas in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Rakkas 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 Rakkas in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Rakkas under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Rakkas in Figma?
Yes: Rakkas is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Rakkas have?
Rakkas 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 Rakkas?
Rakkas was designed by Zeynep Akay. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2016.
What fonts are similar to Rakkas?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Bigshot One (71), Unlock (64) and Chonburi (62), out of 100. Next to Rakkas, Bigshot One is 13% wider and 8% lighter, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Rakkas.