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Shojumaru
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CSSfont-family: 'Shojumaru', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Shojumaru is a free display font by Astigmatic, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Shojumaru has an x-height taller than 73%, is wider than 94% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 69%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of MedievalSharp
Shojumaru on one light table with its two closest fonts, MedievalSharp (96 out of 100) and Spicy Rice (90). MedievalSharp is 32% narrower and 43% lighter, with less stroke contrast; Spicy Rice is 37% narrower and 33% heavier, with less stroke contrast.
Shojumaru and MedievalSharp laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ShojumaruMedievalSharp…
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 Shojumaru 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.
- a
- b
- c
- d
- e
- f
- g
- h
- i
- j
- k
- l
- m
- n
- o
- p
- q
- r
- s
- t
- u
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Shojumaru 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 Shojumaru, 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 “Shojumaru”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Shojumaru 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 Shojumaru, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Shojumaru under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Shojumaru, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 57.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 74.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.78lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 76.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 60%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.40 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 73% of display faces
WidthWider than 94% of display faces
InkDarker than 69% of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Shojumaru
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- MedievalSharp9632% narrower · 43% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Spicy Rice9037% narrower · 33% heavier · less stroke contrast
- Irish Grover8035% narrower · more stroke contrast · 25% lighter
- Fontdiner Swanky7819% narrower · more stroke contrast
- Emblema One76x-height 15% shorter · 11% narrower · 6% heavier
- Trickster7535% narrower · x-height 14% taller · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Shojumaru →Compare side by side →Get Shojumaru on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Shojumaru without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Shojumaru loads, this sets Arial in its place at 155% of its size, so running text keeps Shojumaru’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Shojumaru Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 154.96%;
ascent-override: 63.65%;
descent-override: 21.81%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Shojumaru', 'Shojumaru Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Shojumaru
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Shojumaru free for commercial use?
Yes. Shojumaru 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 “Shojumaru”.
How do I download and install Shojumaru?
FontKind doesn’t host Shojumaru’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 Shojumaru in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Shojumaru 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 Shojumaru in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Shojumaru under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Shojumaru in Figma?
Yes: Shojumaru is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Shojumaru have?
Shojumaru 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 Shojumaru?
Shojumaru was designed by Astigmatic. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2012. Astigmatic also made Aclonica, Parisienne, Righteous and 54 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Shojumaru?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are MedievalSharp (96), Spicy Rice (90) and Irish Grover (80), out of 100. Next to Shojumaru, MedievalSharp is 32% narrower and 43% lighter, with less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Shojumaru.