Margarine

display · Designed by Astigmatic

Margarine: Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs

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Margarine is a casual, rounded display font with a hand-lettered quality that feels approachable and slightly retro. Its letterforms have a soft, bubbly character with consistent stroke width and gentle curves that give it a friendly, informal look. It sits somewhere between a script and a sans-serif, making it legible at larger sizes while still carrying personality. The overall effect is warm and unpretentious, leaning into a homemade or artisanal aesthetic without being overly quirky.

This font works well for food and beverage branding, particularly for products that want to communicate comfort, homeliness, or a cottage-industry feel, think bakeries, jam labels, or breakfast-focused cafes. It is a solid choice for children's content or educational materials where the goal is to feel welcoming rather than formal. It also suits lifestyle blogs or small e-commerce shops in the craft or home goods space, where section headings or promotional banners need some personality without competing with product imagery.

Best suited for: Margarine suits headlines and branding for artisanal food products, children's educational materials, craft-focused e-commerce, and lifestyle content where warmth and approachability matter more than formality.

Design considerations: As a display font with a single regular weight, Margarine works best at larger sizes where its rounded letterforms and hand-lettered quality remain legible and impactful. Its casual personality may require careful pairing with body text to maintain hierarchy and readability across different content types.

Pairing guidance: Pair Margarine with Playfair Display for elegant contrast in upscale food or lifestyle branding, Lato for clean, accessible body text and supporting elements in educational or commercial contexts, and Dancing Script to reinforce handmade warmth in artisanal or craft-focused designs where multiple display layers are desired.

Pairs well with

Playfair Display Lato Dancing Script

Margarine at a glance

Designer

Astigmatic

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

November 2012

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Display

Character sets

2

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Margarine styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Margarine character map

Uppercase

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Lowercase

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Numbers and punctuation

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ! ? & @ # % $ € £ ( ) [ ] { } . , : ; " ' - / * + =

Latin Extended (sample)

Ā Ă Ą Ć Č Ď Đ Ē Ę Ě Ğ Ī Į İ Ĺ Ľ Ł Ń Ň Ő Œ Ř Ś Ş Š Ť Ů Ű Ź Ż Ž

Which languages does Margarine support?

Margarine includes 2 character sets:

  • Latin: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and other Western European languages
  • Latin Extended: Central and Eastern European languages such as Polish, Czech, Turkish, Romanian and Hungarian

It does not include Cyrillic or Greek characters, so it can't set Russian, Ukrainian or Greek text.

Can I use Margarine commercially?

Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Margarine is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. You can use it in logos, websites, apps, videos, printed products and merchandise without paying or asking permission. The one thing you can't do is sell the font file on its own.

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Margarine FAQ

Is Margarine free for commercial use?

Yes. Margarine is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, so you can use it in commercial projects, including logos, client work and products you sell.

Which weights does Margarine include?

Margarine comes in a single weight, Regular (400), with no italic style.

Does Margarine support Cyrillic?

No. Margarine supports Latin and Latin Extended, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed Margarine?

Margarine was designed by Astigmatic. It was added to Google Fonts in November 2012.