Serif · Nicole Fally
Stoke
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CSSfont-family: 'Stoke', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Stoke is a free serif by Nicole Fally, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Stoke has an x-height taller than 70%, is wider than 94% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 84%. Its thickest strokes are 1.7 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Quando
Stoke on one light table with its two closest fonts, Quando (92 out of 100) and Anvers (84). Quando is 5% narrower, with an x-height 18% taller and less stroke contrast; Anvers is 14% narrower and 12% lighter, with less stroke contrast.
Stoke and Quando laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with StokeQuando…
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 Stoke 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
Stoke in 2 weights
2 weights, 300–400
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
04 / Facts
Who made Stoke, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Nicole Fally
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 2 weights, 300–400
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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, under another name. Not as “Stoke”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Stoke 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 Stoke, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Stoke under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Stoke, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 77.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.65lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 63.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 48%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.65 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 70% of serifs
WidthWider than 94% of serifs
InkDarker than 84% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 70% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Stoke
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Quando92x-height 18% taller · 5% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Anvers8414% narrower · 12% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Young Serif8318% heavier · 9% narrower
- Coustard809% narrower · x-height 6% taller · less stroke contrast
- Basteleur76x-height 9% taller · 17% lighter · more stroke contrast
- Lustria7516% narrower · 24% lighter · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Stoke →Compare side by side →Get Stoke on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Stoke without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Stoke sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Stoke loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 141.9% of its size, so running text keeps Stoke’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Stoke Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 141.89%;
ascent-override: 69.86%;
descent-override: 18.24%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Stoke', 'Stoke Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Stoke
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Stoke free for commercial use?
Yes. Stoke 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 “Stoke”.
How do I download and install Stoke?
FontKind doesn’t host Stoke’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 Stoke in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Stoke 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 Stoke Light. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Stoke in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Stoke under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Stoke in Figma?
Yes: Stoke 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 Stoke have?
Stoke comes in two weights: Light (300) and Regular (400).
Who designed Stoke?
Stoke was designed by Nicole Fally. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2012. Nicole Fally also made Hammersmith One, Pinyon Script, Rye and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Stoke?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Quando (92), Anvers (84) and Young Serif (83), out of 100. Next to Stoke, Quando is 5% narrower, with an x-height 18% taller and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Stoke.