Serif · Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)
UNAL Ancizar Serif
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CSSfont-family: 'Ancizar Serif', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
UNAL Ancizar Serif is a free serif by Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL), César Puertas, Viviana Monsalve and Julián Moncada, on Google Fonts since 2025. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, UNAL Ancizar Serif has an x-height shorter than 74%, is narrower than 77% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.7 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Manuale
UNAL Ancizar Serif on one light table with its two closest fonts, Manuale (88 out of 100) and Fenix (85). Manuale is 7% wider, with an x-height 9% taller and more stroke contrast; Fenix has less stroke contrast.
UNAL Ancizar Serif and Manuale laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with UNAL Ancizar SerifManuale…
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 UNAL Ancizar Serif 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
UNAL Ancizar Serif in 7 weights
7 weights, 300–900, with italics · variable from 300 to 900
Variable weight, 300 to 900
- 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 UNAL Ancizar Serif, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL), César Puertas, Viviana Monsalve, Julián Moncada
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 7 weights, 300–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 300–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2025
- Character sets
- greek, 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.
UNAL Ancizar Serif 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 UNAL Ancizar Serif, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists UNAL Ancizar Serif under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
UNAL Ancizar Serif, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 45.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 61.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.70 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 74% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 77% of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastMore even than 67% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to UNAL Ancizar Serif
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
UNAL Ancizar Serif's own familyUNAL Ancizar Sans
- Manuale88x-height 9% taller · 7% wider · more stroke contrast
- Fenix85less stroke contrast
- Spectral846% wider · more stroke contrast · 9% lighter
- Halibut Condensed83x-height 11% shorter · 11% narrower · more stroke contrast
- Neuton789% narrower · 10% heavier · x-height 4% shorter
- Newsreader76more stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to UNAL Ancizar Serif →Compare side by side →Get UNAL Ancizar Serif on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap UNAL Ancizar Serif without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Fenix85text 2.4% narrower · same x-height
- Erode74text 2.0% narrower · same x-height
- Gentium Book Plus72text 0.8% wider · x-height 0.9% taller
- Judson71text 2.1% wider · x-height 2.2% shorter
- Namdhinggo69text 0.7% narrower · x-height 4.5% shorter
- Gentium Plus67text 1.2% narrower · x-height 0.9% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until UNAL Ancizar Serif loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 104.4% of its size, so running text keeps UNAL Ancizar Serif’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Ancizar Serif Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 104.45%;
ascent-override: 86.17%;
descent-override: 28.72%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Ancizar Serif', 'Ancizar Serif Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about UNAL Ancizar Serif
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is UNAL Ancizar Serif free for commercial use?
Yes. UNAL Ancizar Serif 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 UNAL Ancizar Serif?
FontKind doesn’t host UNAL Ancizar Serif’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 UNAL Ancizar Serif in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: UNAL Ancizar Serif 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 UNAL Ancizar Serif Light and UNAL Ancizar Serif 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 UNAL Ancizar Serif in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for UNAL Ancizar Serif under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is UNAL Ancizar Serif in Figma?
Yes: UNAL Ancizar Serif is in Figma’s font menu with all seven weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does UNAL Ancizar Serif have?
UNAL Ancizar Serif comes in seven weights, from Light (300) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 300 to 900.
Who designed UNAL Ancizar Serif?
UNAL Ancizar Serif was designed by Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL), César Puertas, Viviana Monsalve and Julián Moncada. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2025. Julián Moncada also made Sora.
What fonts are similar to UNAL Ancizar Serif?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Manuale (88), Fenix (85) and Spectral (84), out of 100. Next to UNAL Ancizar Serif, Manuale is 7% wider, with an x-height 9% taller and more stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds UNAL Ancizar Sans. See all 100 fonts like UNAL Ancizar Serif.