Display · Astigmatic

Righteous

Q: Is Righteous free for commercial use?

Yes. Righteous 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 “Righteous”.

Your words – they follow you round the site

Case

Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

Find the font. Find its kind.

CSSfont-family: 'Righteous', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Righteous is a free display font by Astigmatic, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Righteous has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 74%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with Tilt Warp →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Tilt Warp

Righteous on one light table with its two closest fonts, Tilt Warp (82 out of 100) and MuseoModerno (79). Tilt Warp is 10% heavier and 3% wider; MuseoModerno is 34% lighter and 7% wider, with more stroke contrast.

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Ink shared with RighteousTilt Warp…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Righteous 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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With this font

Write your ownRetro font generator →Your words in Righteous and 3 more retro fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Righteous 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 Righteous, and can you use it?

Designer: Astigmatic
Kind: Display
Styles: 1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since: 2011
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 “Righteous”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Righteous is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

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 Righteous, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Righteous under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Righteous on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Righteous, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Righteous. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 52.6% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 70.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.75lowercase against capitals
Width: 52.3% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 63%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.00 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

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
InkDarker than 74% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 82% of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Righteous

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Righteous →Compare side by side →Get Righteous on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Righteous without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Righteous loads, this sets Arial in its place at 106.6% of its size, so running text keeps Righteous’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Righteous Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 106.60%;
  ascent-override: 92.39%;
  descent-override: 24.09%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Righteous', 'Righteous Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Righteous

Of the 3,720 home pages that load Righteous, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.

Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026

More than chanceFredoka 20×Anton 3.5×Bebas Neue 3.2×

Fonts that go with Righteous: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerRighteous + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other

09 / Questions

Questions about Righteous

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Righteous free for commercial use?

Yes. Righteous 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 “Righteous”.

How do I download and install Righteous?

FontKind doesn’t host Righteous’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 Righteous in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Righteous 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 Righteous in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Righteous under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Righteous in Figma?

Yes: Righteous is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Righteous have?

Righteous 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 Righteous?

Righteous was designed by Astigmatic. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2011. Astigmatic also made Aclonica, Parisienne, Special Elite and 54 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Righteous?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Tilt Warp (82), MuseoModerno (79) and Konkhmer Sleokchher (65), out of 100. Next to Righteous, Tilt Warp is 10% heavier and 3% wider. See all 100 fonts like Righteous.