Serif · Juan Pablo del Peral
Alegreya
Find the font. Find its kind.
CSSfont-family: 'Alegreya', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Alegreya is a free serif by Juan Pablo del Peral and HT Fonts, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Alegreya has an x-height shorter than 69%, is narrower than 81% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.6 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Buenard
Alegreya on one light table with its two closest fonts, Buenard (78 out of 100) and Walleye (78). Buenard has more stroke contrast and an x-height 7% shorter; Walleye is 8% lighter and 3% wider, with an x-height 5% shorter.
Alegreya and Buenard laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with AlegreyaBuenard…
Most different letters first; the figure is the share of ink the fonts have in common. Where the fonts agree the letters cancel to black: every white sliver is a real difference.
02 / Letters
The Alegreya alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Alegreya in 6 weights
6 weights, 400–900, with italics · variable from 400 to 900
Variable weight, 400 to 900
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Alegreya, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Juan Pablo del Peral, HT Fonts
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 6 weights, 400–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 400–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, greek-ext, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Licence
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted or loaded from Google Fonts.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Alegreya is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Most likely. Under More fonts, in Sheets and Slides too. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Google Fonts first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Yes. Built in, nothing to install. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Alegreya, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Alegreya under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Alegreya, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 45.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 64.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 46.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.57 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 69% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 81% of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastMore even than 72% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Alegreya
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Alegreya's own familyAlegreya SCAlegreya Sans SCAlegreya Sans
- Buenard78more stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter
- Walleye78x-height 5% shorter · 8% lighter · 3% wider
- Maname77more stroke contrast · 7% wider · 6% heavier
- Vollkorn769% wider · more stroke contrast · 10% heavier
- Rosarivo7613% wider · x-height 12% taller · more stroke contrast
- Labrada75less stroke contrast · 5% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Alegreya →Compare side by side →Get Alegreya on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Alegreya without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Walleye78text 2.0% wider · x-height 4.6% shorter
- Lusitana70text 2.5% wider · x-height 4.8% shorter
- Gentium Plus53text 1.6% wider · same x-height
- Port Lligat Slab53text 2.0% narrower · x-height 2.4% taller
- Simonetta51text 1.2% narrower · x-height 4.0% shorter
- Joan50text 0.6% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Alegreya loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 101.6% of its size, so running text keeps Alegreya’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Alegreya Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 101.56%;
ascent-override: 100.04%;
descent-override: 33.97%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Alegreya', 'Alegreya Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Alegreya
Of the 6,850 home pages that load Alegreya, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.
Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026
- Open Sans17%1,148 sites · 0.9× chance
- Roboto16%1,110 sites · 0.8× chance
- Alegreya Sans12%842 sites · 90× chanceAlegreya’s own family
- Montserrat7.7%525 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lato7.1%484 sites · 0.9× chance
- Raleway4.9%334 sites · 1.2× chance
More than chanceAlegreya SC 153×Alegreya Sans 90×Alegreya Sans SC 48×
Fonts that go with Alegreya: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerAlegreya + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Alegreya
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Alegreya free for commercial use?
Yes. Alegreya is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.
How do I download and install Alegreya?
FontKind doesn’t host Alegreya’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Alegreya in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Alegreya isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. On Windows, its weights beyond Regular and Bold show as fonts of their own, such as Alegreya Medium and Alegreya Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Alegreya in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Alegreya under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Alegreya in Figma?
Yes: Alegreya is in Figma’s font menu with all six weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Alegreya have?
Alegreya comes in six weights, from Regular (400) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 400 to 900.
Who designed Alegreya?
Alegreya was designed by Juan Pablo del Peral and HT Fonts. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Juan Pablo del Peral also made Montserrat, Montserrat Alternates, Acme and two more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Alegreya?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Buenard (78), Walleye (78) and Maname (77), out of 100. Next to Alegreya, Buenard has more stroke contrast and an x-height 7% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Alegreya SC, Alegreya Sans SC and Alegreya Sans. See all 100 fonts like Alegreya.