Serif · Ksenya Erulevich
Alice
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CSSfont-family: 'Alice', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Alice is a free serif by Ksenya Erulevich and Cyreal, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Alice has an x-height shorter than 69%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 2.8 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Song Myung
Alice on one light table with its two closest fonts, Song Myung (87 out of 100) and Sedan SC (79). Song Myung is 18% heavier and 3% narrower; Sedan SC is 4% narrower, with an x-height 4% shorter.
Alice and Song Myung laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with AliceSong Myung…
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 Alice 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 / Sizes
Alice at every size
1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made Alice, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Ksenya Erulevich, Cyreal
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, latin, latin-ext
- 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.
Alice 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 Alice, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Alice under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Alice, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 45.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 63.4% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.76 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 69% of serifs
WidthNear the middle of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 76% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Alice
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Song Myung8718% heavier · 3% narrower
- Sedan SC79x-height 4% shorter · 4% narrower
- Vollkorn SC7822% wider · 23% lighter · x-height 10% taller
- Libertinus Serif7810% narrower · x-height 6% shorter
- ET Book7612% narrower · x-height 9% shorter · less stroke contrast
- Lustria75x-height 10% taller · 14% lighter · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Alice →Compare side by side →Get Alice on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Alice without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Song Myung87text 1.9% narrower · same x-height
- Sedan SC79text 2.8% narrower · x-height 4.2% shorter
- Ovo71text 2.6% narrower · same x-height
- Sedan69text 2.8% narrower · x-height 4.2% shorter
- Castoro67text 0.9% narrower · x-height 4.3% taller
- Esteban67text 1.7% narrower · x-height 4.9% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Alice loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 112.4% of its size, so running text keeps Alice’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Alice Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 112.45%;
ascent-override: 80.84%;
descent-override: 20.81%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Alice', 'Alice Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Alice
Of the 3,100 home pages that load Alice, 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 Sans23%707 sites · 1.3× chance
- Roboto13%396 sites · 0.6× chance
- Poppins11%340 sites · 1× chance
- Montserrat11%339 sites · 0.8× chance
- Lato10%319 sites · 1.3× chance
- Playfair Display6.3%195 sites · 2.4× chance
More than chancePlayfair Display 2.4×
Pair checkerAlice + 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 Alice
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Alice free for commercial use?
Yes. Alice 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 Alice?
FontKind doesn’t host Alice’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Alice in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Alice isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Alice in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Alice under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Alice in Figma?
Yes: Alice is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Alice have?
Alice comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Alice?
Alice was designed by Ksenya Erulevich and Cyreal. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2011. Cyreal also made Nunito, Oswald, Mulish and 31 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Alice?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Song Myung (87), Sedan SC (79) and Vollkorn SC (78), out of 100. Next to Alice, Song Myung is 18% heavier and 3% narrower. See all 100 fonts like Alice.