Cinzel Font Free Download

Quick answer: Cinzel is a free Roman-capitals font by Natanael Gama, released under the Open Font License, so you can use it for anything, including logos and products you sell. It has a twin called Cinzel Decorative, with curly swash letters. Both download below, no sign-up needed.

Download Cinzel and Cinzel Decorative

Type a name and it shows in each font, one under another. The Cinzel file is the variable version, which holds every weight from Regular to Black in one font.

Cinzel or Cinzel Decorative?

• Cinzel is the plain one: carved-looking capitals, with small capitals where lowercase would be. Use it for headings, logos and certificates.
• Cinzel Decorative swaps in long, curling swash strokes on many of the capitals. It’s made for wedding invites, movie-style titles and fantasy covers.
• Marcellus is a free cousin with softer, flared capitals, if Cinzel feels too sharp.

Carved stone, redrawn for screens

Natanael Gama drew Cinzel from the capitals carved into Roman monuments in the first century, keeping their classical proportions. He didn’t stop at a copy, though. The letters are cleaner and more even than the stone originals, so they hold up on a phone screen as well as on a poster.

Designers on Reddit give two honest warnings. First, Cinzel is everywhere on fantasy book covers and game modules, so it can look generic; give it room, colour or texture to make it yours. Second, Cinzel Decorative puts a swash on every capital, so typing a whole title in caps looks busy. Use capitals only on the first letter or two.

That’s also why Cinzel is the go-to free stand-in for the paid “epic movie poster” capitals. If you were looking for that look, it’s here for free. Our Zelda font page and Loki font page both use Cinzel in their logo generators.

Using it in Canva, Word and Google Docs

Cinzel is a Google Font, so Google Docs and Slides have it under More fonts. In Canva, search the font menu for Cinzel; if a style is missing, upload the file through Brand Kit on Pro. For Word, Photoshop or Cricut, download it above and install it: right-click and Install on Windows, or double-click and Install Font on a Mac.

Want to see your words in it first? Try our font generator. For more classic serifs, see the Manofa font page.

Cinzel font questions

Is Cinzel free for commercial use?

Yes. Cinzel and Cinzel Decorative are both under the SIL Open Font License, which allows commercial use, logos and printing on products.

Is Cinzel on dafont?

Yes. dafont lists Cinzel by Ndiscover (Natanael Gama’s studio) with six files, and it’s one of the most downloaded fonts there. dafont tags it “free for personal use”, but the font’s own licence is the Open Font License from Google Fonts, which also allows commercial use.

Does Cinzel have lowercase letters?

Not true lowercase. Typing lowercase gives smaller capitals, which keeps the Roman inscription look.

Quick pick

Plain titles and logos: Cinzel. Invites and fantasy covers: Cinzel Decorative. Both are free, forever, for anything.