Display · Vernon Adams

Stardos Stencil

Q: Is Stardos Stencil free for commercial use?

Yes. Stardos Stencil 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 “Stardos” or “Stardos Stencil”.

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Size72 px

Weight400 Regular

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

Find the font. Find its kind.

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

Stardos Stencil is a free display font by Vernon Adams, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Stardos Stencil has an x-height shorter than 79%, is narrower than 60% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 3.0 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.

Compare with Yeseva One →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Yeseva One

Stardos Stencil on one light table with its two closest fonts, Yeseva One (75 out of 100) and Zina (75). Yeseva One is 18% wider and 12% heavier, with more stroke contrast; Zina is 25% wider and 8% heavier, with an x-height 15% taller.

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Ink shared with Stardos StencilYeseva One…

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 Stardos Stencil 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

Stardos Stencil in 2 weights

2 weights, 400–700

400 Regular
700 Bold

04 / Facts

Who made Stardos Stencil, and can you use it?

Designer: Vernon Adams
Kind: Display
Styles: 2 weights, 400–700
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 “Stardos” or “Stardos Stencil”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Stardos Stencil 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

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 Stardos Stencil, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Stardos Stencil 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 Stardos Stencil on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Stardos Stencil, measured

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

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

x-height: 47.9% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 69.4% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.69lowercase against capitals
Width: 48.8% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 47%letter box filled
Contrast: 3.00 : 1high stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

x-heightSmaller than 79% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 60% of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 89% of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Stardos Stencil

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap Stardos Stencil without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Stardos Stencil loads, this sets Arial in its place at 99.7% of its size, so running text keeps Stardos Stencil’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Stardos Stencil Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 99.66%;
  ascent-override: 97.69%;
  descent-override: 40.72%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Stardos Stencil', 'Stardos Stencil Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Stardos Stencil

Of the 497 home pages that load Stardos Stencil, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.

Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026

More than chanceComfortaa 39×

The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerStardos Stencil + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other

09 / Questions

Questions about Stardos Stencil

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

Is Stardos Stencil free for commercial use?

Yes. Stardos Stencil 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 “Stardos” or “Stardos Stencil”.

How do I download and install Stardos Stencil?

FontKind doesn’t host Stardos Stencil’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 Stardos Stencil in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Stardos Stencil 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 Stardos Stencil in Google Docs?

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

Is Stardos Stencil in Figma?

Yes: Stardos Stencil 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 Stardos Stencil have?

Stardos Stencil comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).

Who designed Stardos Stencil?

Stardos Stencil was designed by Vernon Adams. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2011. Vernon Adams also made Bangers, Nunito, Oswald and 53 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Stardos Stencil?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Yeseva One (75), Zina (75) and Chonburi (70), out of 100. Next to Stardos Stencil, Yeseva One is 18% wider and 12% heavier, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Stardos Stencil.