Display · Astigmatic
Risque
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CSSfont-family: 'Risque', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Risque is a free display font by Astigmatic, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Risque has an x-height shorter than 71%, is narrower than 65% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Fontdiner Swanky
Risque on one light table with its two closest fonts, Fontdiner Swanky (100 out of 100) and Irish Grover (86). Fontdiner Swanky is 31% wider and 28% heavier, with more stroke contrast; Irish Grover is 6% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 13% taller.
Risque and Fontdiner Swanky laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with RisqueFontdiner Swanky…
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 Risque 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
Risque 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 Risque, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Astigmatic
- 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 “Risque”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Risque 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 Risque, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Risque under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Risque, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 49.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.4% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 47%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.27 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 71% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 65% of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Risque
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Fontdiner Swanky10031% wider · more stroke contrast · 28% heavier
- Irish Grover86more stroke contrast · x-height 13% taller · 6% wider
- Original Surfer68more stroke contrast · 9% wider
- Mystery Quest67x-height 18% taller · 14% lighter · more stroke contrast
- Reggae One6524% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 15% taller
- Snowburst One62x-height 42% taller · 56% lighter · 27% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Risque →Compare side by side →Get Risque on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Risque without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Griffy46text 2.8% narrower · x-height 0.9% taller
- New Rocker45text 1.8% narrower · x-height 2.4% shorter
- Some Time Later31text 2.0% wider · x-height 4.3% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Risque loads, this sets Arial in its place at 96.9% of its size, so running text keeps Risque’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Risque Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 96.93%;
ascent-override: 93.34%;
descent-override: 25.89%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Risque', 'Risque Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Risque
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Risque free for commercial use?
Yes. Risque 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 “Risque”.
How do I download and install Risque?
FontKind doesn’t host Risque’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 Risque in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Risque 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 Risque in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Risque under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Risque in Figma?
Yes: Risque is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Risque have?
Risque 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 Risque?
Risque was designed by Astigmatic. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2012. Astigmatic also made Aclonica, Parisienne, Righteous and 54 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Risque?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Fontdiner Swanky (100), Irish Grover (86) and Original Surfer (68), out of 100. Next to Risque, Fontdiner Swanky is 31% wider and 28% heavier, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Risque.