Serif · Juan Pablo del Peral
Alegreya SC
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CSSfont-family: 'Alegreya SC', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Alegreya SC is a free serif by Juan Pablo del Peral and HT Fonts, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Alegreya SC has an x-height taller than 71%, is wider than 63% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 88%. Its thickest strokes are 1.6 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Labrada
Alegreya SC on one light table with its two closest fonts, Labrada (84 out of 100) and Vollkorn (83). Labrada is 28% heavier and 8% narrower, with an x-height 10% shorter; Vollkorn is 34% heavier, with an x-height 9% shorter and more stroke contrast.
Alegreya SC and Labrada laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Alegreya SCLabrada…
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 SC 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.
- a
- b
- c
- d
- e
- f
- g
- h
- i
- j
- k
- l
- m
- n
- o
- p
- q
- r
- s
- t
- u
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Alegreya SC in 5 weights
5 weights, 400–900, with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Alegreya SC, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Juan Pablo del Peral, HT Fonts
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 400–900, with italics
- 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 SC 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 SC, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Alegreya SC under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Alegreya SC, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 64.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.78lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 53.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 34%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.64 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 71% of serifs
WidthWider than 63% of serifs
InkLighter than 88% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 70% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Alegreya SC
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Alegreya SC's own familyAlegreyaAlegreya SansAlegreya Sans SC
- Labrada8428% heavier · x-height 10% shorter · 8% narrower
- Vollkorn8334% heavier · x-height 9% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Maname7929% heavier · x-height 9% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Rosarivo79more stroke contrast · 15% heavier
- Fanwood Text76x-height 24% shorter · 17% narrower · 26% heavier
- Buenard75x-height 16% shorter · 29% heavier · 12% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Alegreya SC →Compare side by side →Get Alegreya SC on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Alegreya SC without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Rosarivo79text 0.8% wider · x-height 1.0% taller
- Mate SC50text 1.4% narrower · x-height 3.0% shorter
- Lustria49text 0.5% narrower · same x-height
- Luxurious Roman47text 0.8% narrower · x-height 4.2% shorter
- Junge41same text width · x-height 0.8% taller
- Habibi40text 2.0% narrower · x-height 4.2% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Alegreya SC loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 117.3% of its size, so running text keeps Alegreya SC’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Alegreya SC Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 117.31%;
ascent-override: 86.61%;
descent-override: 29.41%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Alegreya SC', 'Alegreya SC Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Alegreya SC
Of the 1,163 home pages that load Alegreya SC, 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 Sans22%251 sites · 1.2× chance
- Alegreya17%194 sites · 153× chanceAlegreya SC’s own family
- Roboto15%175 sites · 0.7× chance
- Lato7.6%88 sites · 0.9× chance
- Montserrat7.6%88 sites · 0.6× chance
- Alegreya Sans6.3%73 sites · 46× chanceAlegreya SC’s own family
More than chanceAlegreya 153×Alegreya Sans 46×
Pair checkerAlegreya SC + 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 SC
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Alegreya SC free for commercial use?
Yes. Alegreya SC 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 SC?
FontKind doesn’t host Alegreya SC’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds ten font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Alegreya SC in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Alegreya SC 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 SC Medium and Alegreya SC 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 SC in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Alegreya SC under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Alegreya SC in Figma?
Yes: Alegreya SC is in Figma’s font menu with all five weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Alegreya SC have?
Alegreya SC comes in five weights: Regular (400), Medium (500), Bold (700), ExtraBold (800) and Black (900), each with an italic.
Who designed Alegreya SC?
Alegreya SC 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 SC?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Labrada (84), Vollkorn (83) and Maname (79), out of 100. Next to Alegreya SC, Labrada is 28% heavier and 8% narrower, with an x-height 10% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Alegreya, Alegreya Sans and Alegreya Sans SC. See all 100 fonts like Alegreya SC.