Palatino Linotype font
Palatino Linotype is an old-style serif by Hermann Zapf, first issued by Stempel in 1949. It comes with Windows and macOS: 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.
Palatino Linotype itself comes from your device, if it is installed
01 / Free alternatives to Palatino Linotype — compared by measurements
The original · Palatino Linotype, from your device
85match · #1
Average
Find the font. Find its kind.7% narrower · 9% heavier
Differs most from Palatino Linotype in x, 4, and 5
81match · #2
Kaisei Decol
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 16% taller · 8% wider · 13% lighter
Differs most from Palatino Linotype in Q, 7, and u
80match · #3
Quattrocento
Find the font. Find its kind.7% lighter
Differs most from Palatino Linotype in b, o, and x
79match · #4
Ruwudu
Find the font. Find its kind.25% heavier · x-height 10% shorter · 8% narrower
Differs most from Palatino Linotype in x, a, and 3
79match · #5
Rosarivo
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 9% taller
Differs most from Palatino Linotype in 0, 5, and 3
78match · #6
78match · #7
Lusitana
Find the font. Find its kind.16% heavier · x-height 7% shorter · 6% narrower
Differs most from Palatino Linotype in x, t, and e
77match · #8
77match · #9
Półtawski Nowy
Find the font. Find its kind.21% heavier · x-height 6% shorter
Differs most from Palatino Linotype in y, w, and z
76match · #10
76match · #11
Alike
Find the font. Find its kind.16% heavier · x-height 8% taller
Differs most from Palatino Linotype in x, 3, and Z
75match · #12
Libertinus Serif
Find the font. Find its kind.9% narrower · x-height 8% shorter · 7% heavier
Differs most from Palatino Linotype in x, 2, and 7
75match · #13
Adamina
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 15% taller · 7% wider · 10% heavier
Differs most from Palatino Linotype in x, Z, and 9
74match · #14
Walleye
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 7% shorter · 6% narrower
Differs most from Palatino Linotype in s, o, and 9
73match · #15
UoqMunThenKhung
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 16% taller · 8% wider · 16% heavier
Differs most from Palatino Linotype in j, a, and Q
73match · #16
Andada Pro
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 6% taller · 6% heavier
Differs most from Palatino Linotype in x, 4, and a
72match · #17
Lustria
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 8% taller · 4% wider · 6% lighter
Differs most from Palatino Linotype in Z, 5, and x
71match · #18
Tienne
Find the font. Find its kind.14% wider · x-height 10% taller · 12% heavier
Differs most from Palatino Linotype in 9, x, and t
70match · #19
Prociono
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 12% taller · 13% heavier · 5% narrower
Differs most from Palatino Linotype in 0, X, and a
70match · #20
Junicode
Find the font. Find its kind.15% narrower · x-height 11% shorter · 8% heavier
Differs most from Palatino Linotype in x, 4, and W
70match · #21
Vollkorn SC
Find the font. Find its kind.24% wider · 15% lighter · x-height 8% taller
Differs most from Palatino Linotype in 3, X, and 5
69match · #22
Gambetta
Find the font. Find its kind.11% lighter · x-height 3% shorter
Differs most from Palatino Linotype in Z, X, and 7
69match · #23
Amiri
Find the font. Find its kind.13% narrower · x-height 10% shorter
Differs most from Palatino Linotype in x, c, and 2
68match · #24
Chiron Sung HK
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 8% taller · 4% wider
Differs most from Palatino Linotype in x, Z, and 7
About Palatino Linotype
- Designed by
- Hermann ZapfSource: Wikipedia: Palatino , Microsoft: font list
- First issued
- Stempel, 1949Source: Wikipedia: Palatino , Microsoft: font list
- Class
- Old-style serifSource: Wikipedia: Palatino , Microsoft: font list
- Comes with
- Windows 11: Palatino LinotypeMicrosoft 365, as a cloud font: Palatino LinotypemacOS Tahoe: PalatinoSource: Microsoft: Windows 11 font list , Microsoft: cloud fonts in Office , Apple: fonts included with macOS Tahoe
- Trademark
- Palatino is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions.Source: Monotype: trademarks
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.
Palatino® is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc. FontKind is not affiliated with Monotype Imaging Inc., and this page is an independent reference.
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Questions about Palatino Linotype
Is Palatino Linotype free?
Free to use where it is installed, not to pass on: Palatino Linotype 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: 23 under the SIL Open Font License and 1 under the ITF Free Font License.
Which free font is closest to Palatino Linotype?
Average, at 85 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match, then Kaisei Decol (81) and Quattrocento (80). Next to Palatino Linotype, Average is 7% narrower and 9% heavier.
Can I use a free Palatino Linotype alternative in Word or Google Docs?
In Google Docs, most likely: Average, Kaisei Decol, Quattrocento and 18 more of them can be added from the font menu, under More fonts.
Who designed Palatino Linotype?
Palatino Linotype was designed by Hermann Zapf, and first issued by Stempel in 1949.