Display · Lars Berggren
Wallpoet
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CSSfont-family: 'Wallpoet', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Wallpoet is a free display font by Lars Berggren, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Wallpoet has an x-height shorter than 91%, is wider than 87% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 93%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Black Ops One
Wallpoet on one light table with its two closest fonts, Black Ops One (95 out of 100) and Blaec (77). Black Ops One is 204% heavier and 11% narrower, with an x-height 18% taller; Blaec is 216% heavier and 17% wider, with an x-height 66% taller.
Wallpoet and Black Ops One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with WallpoetBlack Ops 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.
02 / Letters
The Wallpoet 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
Wallpoet 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 Wallpoet, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Lars Berggren
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- 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 “Wallpoet”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Wallpoet 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 Wallpoet, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Wallpoet under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Wallpoet, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 44.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 57.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.77lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 68.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 23%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 91% of display faces
WidthWider than 87% of display faces
InkLighter than 93% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Wallpoet
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Black Ops One95204% heavier · x-height 18% taller · 11% narrower
- Blaec77216% heavier · x-height 66% taller · 17% wider
- Honk76109% heavier · 29% narrower · x-height 10% taller
- Nippo74105% heavier · 24% narrower · x-height 22% taller
- Iceberg6792% heavier · 31% narrower · x-height 24% taller
- Tektur6775% heavier · x-height 27% taller · 18% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Wallpoet →Compare side by side →Get Wallpoet on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Wallpoet without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Wallpoet loads, this sets Arial in its place at 139.7% of its size, so running text keeps Wallpoet’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Wallpoet Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 139.67%;
ascent-override: 57.71%;
descent-override: 14.03%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Wallpoet', 'Wallpoet Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Wallpoet
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Wallpoet free for commercial use?
Yes. Wallpoet 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 “Wallpoet”.
How do I download and install Wallpoet?
FontKind doesn’t host Wallpoet’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 Wallpoet in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Wallpoet 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 Wallpoet in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Wallpoet under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Wallpoet in Figma?
Yes: Wallpoet is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Wallpoet have?
Wallpoet 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 Wallpoet?
Wallpoet was designed by Lars Berggren. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2011.
What fonts are similar to Wallpoet?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Black Ops One (95), Blaec (77) and Honk (76), out of 100. Next to Wallpoet, Black Ops One is 204% heavier and 11% narrower, with an x-height 18% taller. See all 100 fonts like Wallpoet.