Display · Sergey Steblina
Underdog
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CSSfont-family: 'Underdog', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Underdog is a free display font by Sergey Steblina and Jovanny Lemonad, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Underdog has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 75%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Alike Angular
Underdog on one light table with its two closest fonts, Alike Angular (100 out of 100) and Jaini Purva (65). Alike Angular is 12% heavier and 4% wider, with more stroke contrast; Jaini Purva is 21% narrower and 40% heavier, with more stroke contrast.
Underdog and Alike Angular laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with UnderdogAlike Angular…
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 Underdog 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
Underdog 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 Underdog, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Sergey Steblina, Jovanny Lemonad
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- Character sets
- cyrillic, 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 “Underdog”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Underdog 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 Underdog, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Underdog under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Underdog, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.01 : 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
InkLighter than 75% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 80% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Underdog
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Alike Angular100more stroke contrast · 12% heavier · 4% wider
- Jaini Purva6521% narrower · 40% heavier · more stroke contrast
- MedievalSharp62x-height 8% taller · 12% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Miltonian62x-height 17% shorter · 16% wider · 12% heavier
- Labrada60x-height 11% shorter · more stroke contrast · 11% heavier
- Blaka Hollow5965% heavier · 16% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Underdog →Compare side by side →Get Underdog on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Underdog without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Alike Angular100text 1.9% narrower · x-height 1.0% shorter
- Langar54text 2.5% narrower · x-height 1.2% taller
- Love Ya Like A Sister51text 1.0% wider · x-height 4.3% taller
- Texturina48text 2.4% narrower · x-height 2.0% shorter
- Stick40same text width · x-height 2.0% taller
- Fredericka the Great36text 1.6% wider · x-height 2.2% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Underdog loads, this sets Arial in its place at 103.9% of its size, so running text keeps Underdog’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Underdog Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 103.87%;
ascent-override: 87.51%;
descent-override: 23.78%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Underdog', 'Underdog Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Underdog
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Underdog free for commercial use?
Yes. Underdog 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 “Underdog”.
How do I download and install Underdog?
FontKind doesn’t host Underdog’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 Underdog in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Underdog 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 Underdog in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Underdog under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Underdog in Figma?
Yes: Underdog is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Underdog have?
Underdog 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 Underdog?
Underdog was designed by Sergey Steblina and Jovanny Lemonad. It has been on Google Fonts since September 2012. Jovanny Lemonad also made Philosopher, Russo One, Prosto One and ten more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Underdog?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Alike Angular (100), Jaini Purva (65) and MedievalSharp (62), out of 100. Next to Underdog, Alike Angular is 12% heavier and 4% wider, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Underdog.