Display · j. 'mach' wust
UnifrakturCook
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CSSfont-family: 'UnifrakturCook', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
UnifrakturCook is a free display font by j. 'mach' wust, on Google Fonts since 2010. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, UnifrakturCook has an average x-height, is narrower than 84% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 67%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of JuliaMetal
UnifrakturCook on one light table with its two closest fonts, JuliaMetal (99 out of 100) and Gotisch Weiss UNZ1A (86). JuliaMetal is 35% wider and 29% lighter, with an x-height 17% taller; Gotisch Weiss UNZ1A is 15% lighter, with an x-height 13% taller and more stroke contrast.
UnifrakturCook and JuliaMetal laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with UnifrakturCookJuliaMetal…
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 UnifrakturCook alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 700
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- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
With this font
- Write your ownTattoo font generator →Your words in UnifrakturCook and 18 more tattoo fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.
- Its alphabetOld English letters, A to Z →All 52 letters in UnifrakturCook and 4 more blackletter fonts, each on a page of its own: hollow to colour in, and on a sheet to print.
03 / Sizes
UnifrakturCook at every size
1 weight (700) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made UnifrakturCook, and can you use it?
- Designer
- j. 'mach' wust
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (700)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2010
- 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 “UnifrakturCook”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
UnifrakturCook 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 UnifrakturCook, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists UnifrakturCook under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
UnifrakturCook, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.70lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 41.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 57%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.99 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of display faces
WidthNarrower than 84% of display faces
InkDarker than 67% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 89% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to UnifrakturCook
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- JuliaMetal9935% wider · x-height 17% taller · 29% lighter
- Gotisch Weiss UNZ1A86x-height 13% taller · more stroke contrast · 15% lighter
- Grobe Plakat Fraktur8415% wider · x-height 14% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Barloesius Schrift81x-height 21% taller · more stroke contrast · 3% narrower
- CAT Schmalfette Thannhaeuser80x-height 10% taller · 13% heavier · 5% narrower
- Aktura809% narrower · x-height 4% shorter · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to UnifrakturCook →Compare side by side →Get UnifrakturCook on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap UnifrakturCook without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until UnifrakturCook loads, this sets Arial in its place at 84.2% of its size, so running text keeps UnifrakturCook’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'UnifrakturCook Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 84.17%;
ascent-override: 122.40%;
descent-override: 33.06%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'UnifrakturCook', 'UnifrakturCook Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about UnifrakturCook
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is UnifrakturCook free for commercial use?
Yes. UnifrakturCook 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 “UnifrakturCook”.
How do I download and install UnifrakturCook?
FontKind doesn’t host UnifrakturCook’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 UnifrakturCook in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: UnifrakturCook 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 UnifrakturCook in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for UnifrakturCook under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is UnifrakturCook in Figma?
Yes: UnifrakturCook is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does UnifrakturCook have?
UnifrakturCook comes in one weight, Bold (700). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed UnifrakturCook?
UnifrakturCook was designed by j. 'mach' wust. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2010. j. 'mach' wust also made UnifrakturMaguntia.
What fonts are similar to UnifrakturCook?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are JuliaMetal (99), Gotisch Weiss UNZ1A (86) and Grobe Plakat Fraktur (84), out of 100. Next to UnifrakturCook, JuliaMetal is 35% wider and 29% lighter, with an x-height 17% taller. See all 100 fonts like UnifrakturCook.