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.

Pairs well with

Nunito Lora Pacifico

Capriola at a glance

Designer

Viktoriya Grabowska

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

July 2012

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Sans Serif

Character sets

2

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Capriola styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Capriola 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 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.

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Capriola FAQ

Is Capriola free for commercial use?

Yes. Capriola 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 Capriola include?

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

Does Capriola support Cyrillic?

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

Who designed Capriola?

Capriola was designed by Viktoriya Grabowska. It was added to Google Fonts in July 2012.