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Smokum

Case
72 px
Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in
0 em
1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Smokum', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Smokum is a free display font by Astigmatic, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Smokum has an x-height shorter than 60%, is narrower than 89% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 63%. Its thickest strokes are 0.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with Ketwurst →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Ketwurst

Smokum on one light table with its two closest fonts, Ketwurst (81 out of 100) and Some Time Later (72). Ketwurst is 7% narrower and 10% lighter, with an x-height 39% taller; Some Time Later is 28% wider and 18% heavier, with more stroke contrast.

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Smokum and Ketwurst laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with SmokumKetwurst…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Smokum 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.

  • &
  • ?
  • !
  • @
  • %
  • (
  • )

With this font

03 / Sizes

Smokum 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 Smokum, and can you use it?

Designer
Astigmatic
Kind
Display
Styles
1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since
2011
Character sets
latin, latin-ext
Licence
Apache License 2.0

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. Mark the files you changed.
Sharing the files
Yes. With its notices, even for a fee.

Smokum is under the Apache License 2.0. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

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 Smokum, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists Smokum under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Smokum on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Smokum, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Smokum. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
50.2% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
75.1% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.67lowercase against capitals
Width
38.0% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
55%letter box filled
Contrast
0.25 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

  • x-heightSmaller than 60% of display faces

  • WidthNarrower than 89% of display faces

  • InkDarker than 63% of display faces

  • ContrastMore even than 100% of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Smokum

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Smokum →Compare side by side →Get Smokum on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Smokum without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Smokum loads, this sets Arial in its place at 76.4% of its size, so running text keeps Smokum’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Smokum Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 76.36%;
  ascent-override: 126.99%;
  descent-override: 32.74%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Smokum', 'Smokum Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Smokum

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Smokum free for commercial use?

Yes. Smokum is under the Apache License 2.0 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a file you change is marked as changed.

How do I download and install Smokum?

FontKind doesn’t host Smokum’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 Smokum in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Smokum 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 Smokum in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Smokum under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Smokum in Figma?

Yes: Smokum is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Smokum have?

Smokum 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 Smokum?

Smokum was designed by Astigmatic. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2011. Astigmatic also made Aclonica, Parisienne, Righteous and 54 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Smokum?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Ketwurst (81), Some Time Later (72) and Palette Mosaic (64), out of 100. Next to Smokum, Ketwurst is 7% narrower and 10% lighter, with an x-height 39% taller. See all 100 fonts like Smokum.