Cambria font
Cambria is a transitional serif by Jelle Bosma, Steve Matteson and Robin Nicholas, first issued by Microsoft in 2005. It comes with Windows: use it on that computer, in documents and pictures, but its licence doesn’t let you put the font file on a website or pass it on. These 24 free serifs come closest to it, measured letter by letter, closest first. Caladea is drawn to its exact widths and heights: it replaces Cambria without moving a line.
Cambria itself comes from your device, if it is installed
01 / Free alternatives to Cambria — compared by measurements
The original · Cambria, from your device
72match · #1
Caladea
Same widths and heights as Cambria
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 4% narrower · 7% heavier
Differs most from Cambria in z, C, and f
85match · #2
Noto Serif
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 15% taller · 13% wider · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Cambria in C, s, and j
81match · #3
Frank Ruhl Libre
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast
Differs most from Cambria in 8, j, and c
80match · #4
STIX Two Text
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Cambria in 8, c, and j
79match · #5
79match · #6
Gupter
Find the font. Find its kind.11% narrower · x-height 3% shorter
Differs most from Cambria in z, j, and 5
78match · #7
Inria Serif
Find the font. Find its kind.7% wider · 14% lighter · x-height 6% taller
Differs most from Cambria in s, 2, and 4
77match · #8
Erode
Find the font. Find its kind.15% lighter · less stroke contrast · 4% narrower
Differs most from Cambria in r, O, and Q
76match · #9
Poly
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 9% heavier · 4% wider
Differs most from Cambria in e, 5, and i
76match · #10
Półtawski Nowy
Find the font. Find its kind.12% heavier · x-height 5% shorter · 4% wider
Differs most from Cambria in y, w, and I
74match · #11
Gambetta
Find the font. Find its kind.17% lighter · 4% wider · x-height 3% shorter
Differs most from Cambria in j, 8, and i
73match · #12
Kameron
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · x-height 6% shorter · 6% wider
Differs most from Cambria in g, Q, and q
73match · #13
72match · #14
Halant
Find the font. Find its kind.18% lighter · x-height 8% taller · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Cambria in C, j, and i
72match · #15
Charis SIL
Find the font. Find its kind.8% heavier · x-height 3% taller
Differs most from Cambria in d, i, and j
71match · #16
Roboto Serif
Find the font. Find its kind.14% wider · x-height 9% taller · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Cambria in O, d, and j
71match · #17
Unna
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 10% shorter · 7% narrower
Differs most from Cambria in 8, j, and f
70match · #18
Sentient
Find the font. Find its kind.13% wider · x-height 8% taller
Differs most from Cambria in j, i, and 8
70match · #19
Literata
Find the font. Find its kind.14% wider · x-height 9% taller · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Cambria in c, J, and S
70match · #20
Bentinck
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 11% wider · x-height 7% taller
Differs most from Cambria in 8, g, and j
69match · #21
Gelasio
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 4% taller · 7% heavier
Differs most from Cambria in 4, J, and j
69match · #22
Gilda Display
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 20% lighter · 4% wider
Differs most from Cambria in 7, 6, and c
69match · #23
BIZ UDMincho
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 16% taller · 23% lighter · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Cambria in j, W, and f
68match · #24
Hausschrift
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter
Differs most from Cambria in 8, j, and 3
About Cambria
- Designed by
- Jelle Bosma, Steve Matteson and Robin NicholasSource: Wikipedia: Cambria (typeface)
- First issued
- Microsoft, 2005Source: Wikipedia: Cambria (typeface)
- Class
- Transitional serifSource: Wikipedia: Cambria (typeface)
- Comes with
- Windows 11: CambriaSource: Microsoft: Windows 11 font list
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Questions about Cambria
Is Cambria free?
Free to use where it is installed, not to pass on: Cambria comes with Windows, and its licence doesn’t let you put it on a website or pass the file on. Caladea is the free font made to stand in for it, with Cambria’s exact widths and heights, under the SIL Open Font License. The 24 fonts on this page are free to use, commercially and on websites too: 21 under the SIL Open Font License and 3 under the ITF Free Font License.
Which free font has the same metrics as Cambria?
Caladea. Its letters take Cambria’s widths and its heights match, so a document set in Cambria keeps its line breaks and page count in Caladea. Up close, Caladea is 4% narrower and 7% heavier, with less stroke contrast.
Which free font is closest to Cambria?
Noto Serif, at 85 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match, then Frank Ruhl Libre (81) and STIX Two Text (80). Next to Cambria, Noto Serif is 13% wider, with an x-height 15% taller and less stroke contrast.
Can I use a free Cambria alternative in Word or Google Docs?
In Google Docs, most likely: Caladea, Noto Serif, Frank Ruhl Libre and 15 more of them can be added from the font menu, under More fonts.
Who designed Cambria?
Cambria was designed by Jelle Bosma, Steve Matteson and Robin Nicholas, and first issued by Microsoft in 2005.