Display · Jaikishan Patel
Rowdies
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CSSfont-family: 'Rowdies', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Rowdies is a free display font by Jaikishan Patel, on Google Fonts since 2019. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Rowdies has an x-height shorter than 82%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 92%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Dela Gothic One
Rowdies on one light table with its two closest fonts, Dela Gothic One (79 out of 100) and Protest Strike (71). Dela Gothic One is 21% wider, with an x-height 16% taller; Protest Strike is 12% narrower, with an x-height 22% taller.
Rowdies and Dela Gothic One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with RowdiesDela Gothic 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 Rowdies 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 / Weights
Rowdies in 3 weights
3 weights, 300–700
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Rowdies, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Jaikishan Patel
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 3 weights, 300–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2019
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, 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.
Rowdies 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 Rowdies, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Rowdies under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Rowdies, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 47.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.67lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 55.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 75%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.39 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 82% of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkDarker than 92% of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Rowdies
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Dela Gothic One7921% wider · x-height 16% taller
- Protest Strike71x-height 22% taller · 12% narrower
- Alfa Slab One70x-height 18% taller · 10% wider · 14% heavier
- Sekuya7076% wider · x-height 48% taller · 20% lighter
- Bowlby One6828% wider · x-height 24% taller · more stroke contrast
- Ranchers68x-height 27% taller · 19% narrower · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Rowdies →Compare side by side →Get Rowdies on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Rowdies without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Wendy One53text 1.2% narrower · same x-height
- Yatra One34text 2.3% wider · x-height 1.3% taller
- Red Rose32same text width · x-height 0.9% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Rowdies loads, this sets Arial in its place at 109.5% of its size, so running text keeps Rowdies’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Rowdies Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 109.49%;
ascent-override: 91.06%;
descent-override: 22.38%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Rowdies', 'Rowdies Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Rowdies
Of the 623 home pages that load Rowdies, 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
09 / Questions
Questions about Rowdies
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Rowdies free for commercial use?
Yes. Rowdies 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 Rowdies?
FontKind doesn’t host Rowdies’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds three font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Rowdies in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Rowdies isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. On Windows, its weights beyond Regular and Bold show as fonts of their own, such as Rowdies Light. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Rowdies in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Rowdies under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Rowdies in Figma?
Yes: Rowdies is in Figma’s font menu with all three weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Rowdies have?
Rowdies comes in three weights: Light (300), Regular (400) and Bold (700).
Who designed Rowdies?
Rowdies was designed by Jaikishan Patel. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2019. Jaikishan Patel also made Red Rose and Goldman.
What fonts are similar to Rowdies?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Dela Gothic One (79), Protest Strike (71) and Alfa Slab One (70), out of 100. Next to Rowdies, Dela Gothic One is 21% wider, with an x-height 16% taller. See all 100 fonts like Rowdies.