Capriola
sans-serif · Designed by Viktoriya Grabowska
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Capriola is a rounded sans-serif with a friendly, approachable quality. Its letterforms are clean and geometric with softened terminals that give it a casual but polished feel. The weight sits in a comfortable medium range, making it legible at both display and smaller sizes without feeling heavy. It has a slight playfulness to it without crossing into novelty territory, which means it reads as modern and accessible rather than childish or overly quirky. The overall impression is warm and straightforward.
This makes Capriola a solid choice for children's education platforms, where the rounded forms support readability and create a welcoming tone without being distracting. It also works well for lifestyle and wellness brands that want to feel approachable and contemporary rather than clinical or corporate. In app UI design, Capriola can serve effectively as a primary interface font for navigation labels, buttons, and short descriptive text, especially in consumer-facing products targeting a broad or younger demographic.
Best suited for: Consider Capriola for children's apps, educational interfaces, wellness platforms, and consumer product UI where approachable friendliness and reliable legibility matter most.
Design considerations: The single regular weight limits typographic hierarchy options, though the geometric construction maintains clarity across display and text sizes. Rounded sans-serifs like Capriola work particularly well in contexts where warmth and accessibility are design priorities, complementing modern interface design without introducing visual noise.
Pairing guidance: Pair Capriola with Nunito as a flexible sans-serif companion offering weight variation for hierarchy, Lora as a serif counterpoint for content-heavy sections requiring formality, or Pacifico as an expressive handwriting accent for headlines and branded moments that benefit from personality.
Capriola at a glance
Viktoriya Grabowska
SIL Open Font License 1.1
July 2012
September 2025
1 (1 weight)
Sans Serif
2
Google Fonts
Capriola styles
| Weight | Name | Upright |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Regular | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
Capriola character map
Which languages does Capriola support?
Capriola 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 Capriola commercially?
Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Capriola 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.