Serif · Alessio Laiso
Aleo
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CSSfont-family: 'Aleo', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Aleo is a free serif by Alessio Laiso, on Google Fonts since 2018. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Aleo has an x-height taller than 75%, is wider than 60% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 80%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Roboto Slab
Aleo on one light table with its two closest fonts, Roboto Slab (88 out of 100) and Bitter (83). Roboto Slab is 4% wider, with an x-height 4% taller; Bitter is 15% lighter, with an x-height 5% taller.
Aleo and Roboto Slab laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with AleoRoboto Slab…
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 Aleo 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
Aleo in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900, with italics · variable from 100 to 900
Variable weight, 100 to 900
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 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 Aleo, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Alessio Laiso
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2018
- Character sets
- 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.
Aleo 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 Aleo, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Aleo under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Aleo, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 52.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 46%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.31 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 75% of serifs
WidthWider than 60% of serifs
InkDarker than 80% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 83% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Aleo
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Roboto Slab884% wider · x-height 4% taller
- Bitter8315% lighter · x-height 5% taller
- Kadwa826% wider · x-height 4% taller
- Hahmlet796% wider · more stroke contrast
- Belgrano799% wider
- Sanchez756% wider · 9% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Aleo →Compare side by side →Get Aleo on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Aleo without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Bitter83text 1.6% wider · x-height 4.9% taller
- Brawler73text 2.8% wider · x-height 2.6% taller
- Maitree70text 2.8% wider · x-height 3.5% shorter
- Habibi64text 0.5% wider · x-height 4.8% shorter
- Crete Round61text 2.3% narrower · x-height 2.4% shorter
- Charis SIL59text 2.4% narrower · x-height 5.0% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Aleo loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 114.4% of its size, so running text keeps Aleo’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Aleo Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 114.40%;
ascent-override: 79.11%;
descent-override: 25.79%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Aleo', 'Aleo Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Aleo
Of the 4,642 home pages that load Aleo, 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%803 sites · 1× chance
- Montserrat14%644 sites · 1× chance
- Roboto12%575 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lato8.6%401 sites · 1.1× chance
- Poppins5.8%270 sites · 0.5× chance
- Inter3.9%183 sites · 0.4× chance
More than chanceLuckiest Guy 52×Libre Franklin 2.4×Schibsted Grotesk 2×
Fonts that go with Aleo: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerAleo + 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 Aleo
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Aleo free for commercial use?
Yes. Aleo 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 Aleo?
FontKind doesn’t host Aleo’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 Aleo in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Aleo 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 Aleo Thin and Aleo 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 Aleo in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Aleo under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Aleo in Figma?
Yes: Aleo is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Aleo have?
Aleo comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900.
Who designed Aleo?
Aleo was designed by Alessio Laiso. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2018.
What fonts are similar to Aleo?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Roboto Slab (88), Bitter (83) and Kadwa (82), out of 100. Next to Aleo, Roboto Slab is 4% wider, with an x-height 4% taller. See all 100 fonts like Aleo.