Serif · Cyreal
Amethysta
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CSSfont-family: 'Amethysta', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Amethysta is a free serif by Cyreal, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Amethysta has an x-height taller than 62%, is wider than 67% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 2.2 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Brawler
Amethysta on one light table with its two closest fonts, Brawler (89 out of 100) and Wittgenstein (88). Brawler has less stroke contrast and an x-height 4% taller; Wittgenstein has more stroke contrast.
Amethysta and Brawler laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with AmethystaBrawler…
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 Amethysta 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
Amethysta 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 Amethysta, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Cyreal
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- Character sets
- latin
- 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 “Amethysta”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Amethysta 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 Amethysta, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Amethysta under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Amethysta, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.69lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 53.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.18 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 62% of serifs
WidthWider than 67% of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastNear the middle of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Amethysta
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Brawler89less stroke contrast · x-height 4% taller
- Wittgenstein88more stroke contrast
- Volkhov8522% heavier · 5% wider
- PT Serif836% narrower
- Spectral79x-height 10% shorter · 6% narrower · 6% lighter
- Bitter77less stroke contrast · x-height 6% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Amethysta →Compare side by side →Get Amethysta on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Amethysta without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Volkhov85text 0.7% narrower · same x-height
- Ledger77text 1.9% wider · x-height 3.0% shorter
- Trirong76text 2.2% narrower · same x-height
- Sentient75text 1.7% narrower · same x-height
- Platypi73text 1.1% wider · x-height 3.3% shorter
- Donegal One72text 1.4% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Amethysta loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 122.2% of its size, so running text keeps Amethysta’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Amethysta Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 122.23%;
ascent-override: 80.78%;
descent-override: 22.49%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Amethysta', 'Amethysta Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Amethysta
Of the 496 home pages that load Amethysta, 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 Sans21%104 sites · 1.2× chance
- Roboto17%85 sites · 0.8× chance
- Montserrat15%74 sites · 1.1× chance
09 / Questions
Questions about Amethysta
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Amethysta free for commercial use?
Yes. Amethysta 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 “Amethysta”.
How do I download and install Amethysta?
FontKind doesn’t host Amethysta’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 Amethysta in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Amethysta 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 Amethysta in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Amethysta under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Amethysta in Figma?
Yes: Amethysta is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Amethysta have?
Amethysta 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 Amethysta?
Amethysta was designed by Cyreal. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2012. Cyreal also made Nunito, Oswald, Mulish and 31 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Amethysta?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Brawler (89), Wittgenstein (88) and Volkhov (85), out of 100. Next to Amethysta, Brawler has less stroke contrast and an x-height 4% taller. See all 100 fonts like Amethysta.