Display · Matt McInerney
Raleway Dots
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CSSfont-family: 'Raleway Dots', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Raleway Dots is a free display font by Matt McInerney, Pablo Impallari, Rodrigo Fuenzalida and Brenda Gallo, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Raleway Dots has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 99%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Codystar
Raleway Dots on one light table with its two closest fonts, Codystar (100 out of 100) and Edu Australia VIC WA NT Hand Dots (75). Codystar is 30% wider and 6% heavier, with an x-height 40% taller; Edu Australia VIC WA NT Hand Dots is 295% heavier and 3% narrower, with an x-height 3% shorter.
Raleway Dots and Codystar laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Raleway DotsCodystar…
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 Raleway Dots 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
Raleway Dots 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 Raleway Dots, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Matt McInerney, Pablo Impallari, Rodrigo Fuenzalida, Brenda Gallo
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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 “Raleway”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Raleway Dots 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 Raleway Dots, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Raleway Dots under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Raleway Dots, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 5%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkLighter than 99% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Raleway Dots
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Raleway Dots's own familyRaleway
- Codystar100x-height 40% taller · 30% wider · 6% heavier
- Edu Australia VIC WA NT Hand Dots75295% heavier · 3% narrower · x-height 3% shorter
- 5by7light60172% heavier · 20% wider · x-height 6% shorter
- CAT Arena60505% heavier · 14% narrower · x-height 8% shorter
- Rubik Microbe52401% heavier · 19% wider
- Doto45158% heavier · 17% wider · x-height 8% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Raleway Dots →Compare side by side →Get Raleway Dots on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Raleway Dots without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Nose Transport44text 1.5% wider · x-height 2.1% taller
- Azabache13text 2.9% narrower · x-height 0.6% taller
- Love Ya Like A Sister3text 1.9% wider · x-height 2.4% taller
- Fredericka the Great0text 2.5% wider · x-height 4.0% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Raleway Dots loads, this sets Arial in its place at 102.9% of its size, so running text keeps Raleway Dots’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Raleway Dots Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 102.89%;
ascent-override: 89.22%;
descent-override: 20.70%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Raleway Dots', 'Raleway Dots Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Raleway Dots
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Raleway Dots free for commercial use?
Yes. Raleway Dots 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 “Raleway”.
How do I download and install Raleway Dots?
FontKind doesn’t host Raleway Dots’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 Raleway Dots in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Raleway Dots 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 Raleway Dots in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Raleway Dots under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Raleway Dots in Figma?
Yes: Raleway Dots is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Raleway Dots have?
Raleway Dots 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 Raleway Dots?
Raleway Dots was designed by Matt McInerney, Pablo Impallari, Rodrigo Fuenzalida and Brenda Gallo. It has been on Google Fonts since September 2012. Matt McInerney also made Orbitron, Allerta and Allerta Stencil.
What fonts are similar to Raleway Dots?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Codystar (100), Edu Australia VIC WA NT Hand Dots (75) and 5by7light (60), out of 100. Next to Raleway Dots, Codystar is 30% wider and 6% heavier, with an x-height 40% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Raleway. See all 100 fonts like Raleway Dots.