Display · Jason Kottke
Silkscreen
Find the font. Find its kind.
CSSfont-family: 'Silkscreen', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Silkscreen is a free display font by Jason Kottke, on Google Fonts since 2022. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Silkscreen has an x-height taller than 82%, is wider than 93% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 84%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Ordinary16Pico
Silkscreen on one light table with its two closest fonts, Ordinary16Pico (73 out of 100) and Pixelzone (70). Ordinary16Pico is 59% narrower and 31% heavier, with an x-height 50% shorter; Pixelzone is 66% narrower and 55% heavier, with an x-height 30% shorter.
Silkscreen and Ordinary16Pico laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with SilkscreenOrdinary16Pico…
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 Silkscreen 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 / Weights
Silkscreen in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Silkscreen, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Jason Kottke
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2022
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Silkscreen 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 Silkscreen, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Silkscreen under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Silkscreen, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 62.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 62.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 1.00lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 74.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 34%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.96 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 82% of display faces
WidthWider than 93% of display faces
InkLighter than 84% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 90% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Silkscreen
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Ordinary16Pico7359% narrower · x-height 50% shorter · 31% heavier
- Pixelzone7066% narrower · x-height 30% shorter · 55% heavier
- Fusion Pixel 8px Proportional JP5929% narrower · 47% heavier · x-height 20% shorter
- Sergamon5832% narrower · 61% heavier · x-height 30% shorter
- Tiny55836% narrower · 47% heavier · x-height 20% shorter
- 3x5 Microfont5836% narrower · x-height 20% shorter · 35% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Silkscreen →Compare side by side →Get Silkscreen on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Silkscreen without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Silkscreen sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Silkscreen loads, this sets Arial in its place at 151.2% of its size, so running text keeps Silkscreen’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Silkscreen Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 151.15%;
ascent-override: 68.14%;
descent-override: 16.54%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Silkscreen', 'Silkscreen Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Silkscreen
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Silkscreen free for commercial use?
Yes. Silkscreen 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 Silkscreen?
FontKind doesn’t host Silkscreen’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two 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 Silkscreen in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Silkscreen 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 Silkscreen in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Silkscreen under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Silkscreen in Figma?
Yes: Silkscreen is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Silkscreen have?
Silkscreen comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).
Who designed Silkscreen?
Silkscreen was designed by Jason Kottke. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2022.
What fonts are similar to Silkscreen?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Ordinary16Pico (73), Pixelzone (70) and Fusion Pixel 8px Proportional JP (59), out of 100. Next to Silkscreen, Ordinary16Pico is 59% narrower and 31% heavier, with an x-height 50% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Silkscreen.