Serif · Ethan Nakache

Sprat

Q: Is Sprat free for commercial use?

Yes. Sprat is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.

Q: How do I download and install Sprat?

Sprat comes free from Collletttivo. On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file: the fonts are in its fonts folder. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses load from its repository, through jsDelivr, as does its licence file.

Your words – they follow you round the site

Case

Size72 px

Weight400 Regular

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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

Sprat is a free serif by Ethan Nakache, from Collletttivo. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Sprat has an x-height taller than 62%, is wider than 92% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 91%. Its thickest strokes are 3.9 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.

Compare with Noto Serif Display →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Noto Serif Display

Sprat on one light table with its two closest fonts, Noto Serif Display (81 out of 100) and Gloock (81). Noto Serif Display is 11% narrower, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 7% taller; Gloock is 62% heavier and 15% narrower, with more stroke contrast.

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Ink shared with SpratNoto Serif Display…

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 Sprat 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.

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03 / Weights

Sprat in 6 weights

6 weights, 100–900

100 Thin
300 Light
400 Regular
500 Medium
700 Bold
900 Black

04 / Facts

Who made Sprat, and can you use it?

Designer: Ethan Nakache
Kind: Serif
Styles: 6 weights, 100–900
From: Collletttivo
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.
PDFs and documents: Yes.
Changes: Yes.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Sprat is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

Its licence file, in its repository

Already in your apps?

Google Docs: Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Sprat comes from Collletttivo. Google’s guide
Word, PowerPoint: Not verified. Install it from Collletttivo first. Microsoft’s list
Figma: Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
Canva: Not verified. Search its font menu for Sprat, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Sprat under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Sprat on Collletttivo

05 / Measurements

Sprat, measured

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

Hxgp in Sprat. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 50.0% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 70.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.71lowercase against capitals
Width: 62.0% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 32%letter box filled
Contrast: 3.86 : 1high stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among serifs

Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 62% of serifs
WidthWider than 92% of serifs
InkLighter than 91% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 91% of serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Sprat

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

Sprat's own familySprat CondensedSprat Extended

All 100 fonts similar to Sprat →Compare side by side →Get Sprat on Collletttivo

07 / Swap

Swap Sprat without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Sprat loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 133.7% of its size, so running text keeps Sprat’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Sprat Fallback';
  src: local('Times New Roman');
  size-adjust: 133.66%;
  ascent-override: 76.31%;
  descent-override: 24.69%;
  line-gap-override: 5.99%;
}

font-family: 'Sprat', 'Sprat Fallback', serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Sprat

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

Is Sprat free for commercial use?

Yes. Sprat 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 Sprat?

Sprat comes free from Collletttivo . On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file: the fonts are in its fonts folder. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses load from its repository, through jsDelivr, as does its licence file .

Is Sprat in Google Docs?

Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Sprat comes from Collletttivo. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.

How many weights does Sprat have?

Sprat comes in six weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900).

Who designed Sprat?

Sprat was designed by Ethan Nakache.

What fonts are similar to Sprat?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Noto Serif Display (81), Gloock (81) and Ortica (76), out of 100. Next to Sprat, Noto Serif Display is 11% narrower, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 7% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Sprat Condensed and Sprat Extended. See all 100 fonts like Sprat.