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Spirax
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CSSfont-family: 'Spirax', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Spirax is a free display font by Brenda Gallo, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Spirax has an x-height shorter than 85%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 70%. Its thickest strokes are 5.0 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Elsie Swash Caps
Spirax on one light table with its two closest fonts, Elsie Swash Caps (91 out of 100) and Lobster Two (82). Elsie Swash Caps is 9% lighter, with more stroke contrast; Lobster Two is 17% narrower, with an x-height 20% taller and less stroke contrast.
Spirax and Elsie Swash Caps laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with SpiraxElsie Swash Caps…
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 Spirax 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 / Sizes
Spirax 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 Spirax, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Brenda Gallo
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin
- 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 “Spirax”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Spirax 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 Spirax, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Spirax under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Spirax, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 46.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.67lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 49.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 5.03 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 85% of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkLighter than 70% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 97% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Spirax
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Elsie Swash Caps919% lighter · more stroke contrast
- Lobster Two82x-height 20% taller · 17% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Sevillana7918% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 10% shorter
- Harry Piel6384% wider · x-height 51% taller · 39% lighter
- Berkshire Swash6050% heavier · less stroke contrast · x-height 9% taller
- Mystery Quest57x-height 26% taller · less stroke contrast · 4% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Spirax →Compare side by side →Get Spirax on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Spirax without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Spirax loads, this sets Arial in its place at 95.7% of its size, so running text keeps Spirax’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Spirax Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 95.70%;
ascent-override: 98.95%;
descent-override: 30.09%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Spirax', 'Spirax Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Spirax
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Spirax free for commercial use?
Yes. Spirax 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 “Spirax”.
How do I download and install Spirax?
FontKind doesn’t host Spirax’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 Spirax in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Spirax 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 Spirax in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Spirax under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Spirax in Figma?
Yes: Spirax is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Spirax have?
Spirax 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 Spirax?
Spirax was designed by Brenda Gallo. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2011. Brenda Gallo also made Happy Monkey, Raleway Dots and Bubbler One.
What fonts are similar to Spirax?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Elsie Swash Caps (91), Lobster Two (82) and Sevillana (79), out of 100. Next to Spirax, Elsie Swash Caps is 9% lighter, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Spirax.