Serif · Sveta Sebyakina
Alike
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CSSfont-family: 'Alike', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Alike is a free serif by Sveta Sebyakina and Cyreal, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Alike has an x-height taller than 73%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 71%. Its thickest strokes are 2.5 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Adamina
Alike on one light table with its two closest fonts, Adamina (92 out of 100) and PT Serif (85). Adamina is 6% wider, with an x-height 7% taller; PT Serif is 6% lighter, with less stroke contrast.
Alike and Adamina laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with AlikeAdamina…
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 Alike 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
Alike 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 Alike, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Sveta Sebyakina, Cyreal
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, math, symbols
- 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, under another name. Not as “Alike” or “Alike Angular”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Alike 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 Alike, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Alike under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Alike, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 45%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.51 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 73% of serifs
WidthNear the middle of serifs
InkDarker than 71% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 70% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Alike
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Alike's own familyAlike Angular
- Adamina92x-height 7% taller · 6% wider
- PT Serif85less stroke contrast · 6% lighter
- Tienne8113% wider · less stroke contrast
- Andada Pro79less stroke contrast · 9% lighter
- Brawler79less stroke contrast · 4% wider
- Merriweather78x-height 10% taller · 8% wider · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Alike →Compare side by side →Get Alike on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Alike without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- PT Serif85text 1.0% narrower · x-height 1.0% shorter
- Andada Pro79text 1.2% wider · x-height 2.2% shorter
- Neco76same text width · x-height 5.0% shorter
- Charis SIL74text 0.7% narrower · x-height 4.6% shorter
- Esteban72text 1.6% narrower · x-height 5.0% shorter
- Cambo71same text width · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Alike loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 112.4% of its size, so running text keeps Alike’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Alike Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 112.40%;
ascent-override: 87.55%;
descent-override: 24.02%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Alike', 'Alike Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Alike
Of the 757 home pages that load Alike, 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 Sans20%152 sites · 1.1× chance
- Roboto14%103 sites · 0.7× chance
- Montserrat11%84 sites · 0.8× chance
- Poppins9.4%71 sites · 0.9× chance
- Lato8.5%64 sites · 1× chance
- Inter7%53 sites · 0.7× chance
09 / Questions
Questions about Alike
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Alike free for commercial use?
Yes. Alike is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Alike” or “Alike Angular”.
How do I download and install Alike?
FontKind doesn’t host Alike’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 Alike in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Alike 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 Alike in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Alike under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Alike in Figma?
Yes: Alike is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Alike have?
Alike 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 Alike?
Alike was designed by Sveta Sebyakina and Cyreal. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2011. Cyreal also made Nunito, Oswald, Mulish and 30 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Alike?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Adamina (92), PT Serif (85) and Tienne (81), out of 100. Next to Alike, Adamina is 6% wider, with an x-height 7% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Alike Angular. See all 100 fonts like Alike.