Constantia font
Constantia is a transitional serif by John Hudson, first issued by Microsoft in 2004. 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.
Constantia itself comes from your device, if it is installed
01 / Free alternatives to Constantia — compared by measurements
The original · Constantia, from your device
85match · #1
Bespoke Serif
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 12% taller · 11% wider · 7% lighter
Differs most from Constantia in Z, e, and 1
85match · #2
Buenard
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 7% shorter · 5% narrower · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Constantia in e, Q, and C
84match · #3
Poly
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · x-height 5% taller
Differs most from Constantia in e, C, and a
83match · #4
Castoro
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 5% taller · 4% wider · 8% heavier
Differs most from Constantia in y, c, and t
81match · #5
Neco
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · x-height 6% taller · 6% lighter
Differs most from Constantia in J, z, and j
80match · #6
80match · #7
Rowan
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 8% taller · less stroke contrast · 5% wider
Differs most from Constantia in T, 1, and f
79match · #8
Vollkorn
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 3% wider
Differs most from Constantia in t, 0, and 3
78match · #9
Alike
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 12% taller · 5% wider
Differs most from Constantia in 3, 5, and 2
76match · #10
Vollkorn SC
Find the font. Find its kind.29% wider · 24% lighter · x-height 11% taller
Differs most from Constantia in 3, 8, and 4
75match · #11
Lusitana
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from Constantia in O, 9, and C
75match · #12
75match · #13
74match · #14
Ruwudu
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 7% shorter · 12% heavier · 4% narrower
Differs most from Constantia in p, 3, and e
74match · #15
Fenix
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 5% narrower
Differs most from Constantia in 1, 3, and Z
73match · #16
72match · #17
Manuale
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 8% taller · less stroke contrast · 7% lighter
Differs most from Constantia in 1, C, and 9
71match · #18
Gelasio
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 7% taller · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Constantia in J, 4, and j
71match · #19
Rufina
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 8% wider · x-height 8% taller
Differs most from Constantia in j, p, and s
71match · #20
Playfair Display SC
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 34% taller · more stroke contrast · 27% wider
Differs most from Constantia in C, 1, and L
71match · #21
Donegal One
Find the font. Find its kind.13% wider · x-height 10% taller · 9% heavier
Differs most from Constantia in O, 2, and 1
70match · #22
Gupter
Find the font. Find its kind.12% narrower · 9% lighter · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Constantia in 2, a, and 5
70match · #23
70match · #24
Halant
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 11% taller · 22% lighter · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Constantia in L, 1, and 7
About Constantia
- Designed by
- John HudsonSource: Wikipedia: Constantia (typeface) , Microsoft: font list
- First issued
- Microsoft, 2004Source: Wikipedia: Constantia (typeface) , Microsoft: font list
- Class
- Transitional serifSource: Wikipedia: Constantia (typeface) , Microsoft: font list
- Comes with
- Windows 11: ConstantiaMicrosoft 365, as a cloud font: ConstantiaSource: Microsoft: Windows 11 font list , Microsoft: cloud fonts in Office
Read by hand on 1 October 2026 from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), Microsoft’s and Apple’s lists of their fonts, Monotype’s list of its trademarks and the foundries’ and shops’ own pages. The references are linked beside each fact; a page that sells or hands out the font is not, so a fact read only there shows no link.
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Questions about Constantia
Is Constantia free?
Free to use where it is installed, not to pass on: Constantia comes with Windows, and its licence doesn’t let you put it on a website or pass the file on. The 24 fonts on this page are free to use, commercially and on websites too: 20 under the SIL Open Font License and 4 under the ITF Free Font License.
Which free font is closest to Constantia?
Bespoke Serif, at 85 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match, then Buenard (85) and Poly (84). Next to Constantia, Bespoke Serif is 11% wider and 7% lighter, with an x-height 12% taller.
Can I use a free Constantia alternative in Word or Google Docs?
In Google Docs, most likely: Buenard, Poly, Castoro and 17 more of them can be added from the font menu, under More fonts. In Word, none of them is one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts: install the one you choose from its page here, then restart Word, and it is in the font menu.
Who designed Constantia?
Constantia was designed by John Hudson, and first issued by Microsoft in 2004.