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Sniglet
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CSSfont-family: 'Sniglet', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Sniglet is a free display font by Haley Fiege, on Google Fonts since 2010. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Sniglet has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Gluten
Sniglet on one light table with its two closest fonts, Gluten (92 out of 100) and DynaPuff (86). Gluten is 14% wider, with an x-height 8% shorter; DynaPuff is 17% wider and 9% heavier, with an x-height 23% taller.
Sniglet and Gluten laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with SnigletGluten…
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 Sniglet 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
Sniglet in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–800
- 400 Regular
- 800 Extra bold
04 / Facts
Who made Sniglet, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Haley Fiege
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–800
- On Google Fonts since
- 2010
- 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.
Sniglet 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 Sniglet, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Sniglet under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Sniglet, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 49%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.11 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
ContrastMore even than 67% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Sniglet
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Gluten9214% wider · x-height 8% shorter
- DynaPuff86x-height 23% taller · 17% wider · 9% heavier
- Averia Sans Libre81more stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter · 10% lighter
- Balsamiq Sans77less stroke contrast · x-height 4% taller
- Comic Relief764% wider · less stroke contrast
- Jua7216% heavier · x-height 6% shorter · 4% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Sniglet →Compare side by side →Get Sniglet on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Sniglet without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Balsamiq Sans77text 1.9% wider · x-height 4.5% taller
- Tilt Neon67text 0.5% wider · same x-height
- Averia Libre61text 1.2% wider · x-height 4.8% shorter
- Cause52same text width · same x-height
- Overlock SC45text 0.7% wider · x-height 3.1% taller
- Concert One45text 2.0% wider · x-height 3.9% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Sniglet loads, this sets Arial in its place at 100.1% of its size, so running text keeps Sniglet’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Sniglet Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 100.13%;
ascent-override: 95.47%;
descent-override: 28.86%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Sniglet', 'Sniglet Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Sniglet
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Sniglet free for commercial use?
Yes. Sniglet 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 Sniglet?
FontKind doesn’t host Sniglet’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 Sniglet in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Sniglet 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 Sniglet ExtraBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Sniglet in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Sniglet under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Sniglet in Figma?
Yes: Sniglet 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 Sniglet have?
Sniglet comes in two weights: Regular (400) and ExtraBold (800).
Who designed Sniglet?
Sniglet was designed by Haley Fiege. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2010. Haley Fiege also made League Script.
What fonts are similar to Sniglet?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Gluten (92), DynaPuff (86) and Averia Sans Libre (81), out of 100. Next to Sniglet, Gluten is 14% wider, with an x-height 8% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Sniglet.