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Simonetta
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CSSfont-family: 'Simonetta', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Simonetta is a free display font by Brownfox, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Simonetta has an x-height shorter than 91%, is narrower than 72% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 81%. Its thickest strokes are 2.5 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Castoro Titling
Simonetta on one light table with its two closest fonts, Castoro Titling (81 out of 100) and Luxurious Roman (80). Castoro Titling is 53% wider and 38% lighter, with an x-height 60% taller; Luxurious Roman is 16% wider, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 10% taller.
Simonetta and Castoro Titling laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with SimonettaCastoro Titling…
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 Simonetta 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
Simonetta in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–900, with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Simonetta, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Brownfox
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–900, with italics
- 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 “Simonetta”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Simonetta 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 Simonetta, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Simonetta under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Simonetta, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 43.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 67.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.64lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 45.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 36%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.50 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 91% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 72% of display faces
InkLighter than 81% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 84% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Simonetta
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Castoro Titling81x-height 60% taller · 53% wider · 38% lighter
- Luxurious Roman8016% wider · less stroke contrast · x-height 10% taller
- Metal7910% narrower · less stroke contrast · 8% heavier
- Libertinus Serif Display74more stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter
- Gideon Roman7113% wider · less stroke contrast · x-height 9% taller
- Junge5617% wider · x-height 16% taller · 17% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Simonetta →Compare side by side →Get Simonetta on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Simonetta without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Alegreya51text 1.2% wider · x-height 4.1% taller
- Amiri48same text width · x-height 4.1% shorter
- Libertinus Serif46text 2.5% wider · x-height 1.6% shorter
- Ruwudu46text 2.9% wider · x-height 4.1% shorter
- Crimson Text44text 2.8% narrower · x-height 3.2% shorter
- ElstobP42text 1.0% narrower · x-height 0.7% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Simonetta loads, this sets Arial in its place at 90.9% of its size, so running text keeps Simonetta’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Simonetta Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 90.93%;
ascent-override: 105.78%;
descent-override: 31.89%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Simonetta', 'Simonetta Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Simonetta
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Simonetta free for commercial use?
Yes. Simonetta 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 “Simonetta”.
How do I download and install Simonetta?
FontKind doesn’t host Simonetta’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds four 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 Simonetta in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Simonetta 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 Simonetta Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Simonetta in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Simonetta under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Simonetta in Figma?
Yes: Simonetta is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Simonetta have?
Simonetta comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Black (900), each with an italic.
Who designed Simonetta?
Simonetta was designed by Brownfox. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2012. Brownfox also made Sevillana and Henny Penny.
What fonts are similar to Simonetta?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Castoro Titling (81), Luxurious Roman (80) and Metal (79), out of 100. Next to Simonetta, Castoro Titling is 53% wider and 38% lighter, with an x-height 60% taller. See all 100 fonts like Simonetta.