Serif · Santiago Orozco
Antic Didone
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CSSfont-family: 'Antic Didone', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Antic Didone is a free serif by Santiago Orozco, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Antic Didone has an x-height taller than 62%, is wider than 70% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 97%. Its thickest strokes are 3.6 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Boska
Antic Didone on one light table with its two closest fonts, Boska (83 out of 100) and Trirong (77). Boska is 15% narrower, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 3% shorter; Trirong is 42% heavier, with less stroke contrast.
Antic Didone and Boska laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Antic DidoneBoska…
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 Antic Didone 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
Antic Didone 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 Antic Didone, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Santiago Orozco
- 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 “Antic Didone”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Antic Didone 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 Antic Didone, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Antic Didone under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Antic Didone, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 54.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 25%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 3.61 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 62% of serifs
WidthWider than 70% of serifs
InkLighter than 97% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 89% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Antic Didone
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Antic Didone's own familyAntic SlabAntic
- Boska83more stroke contrast · 15% narrower · x-height 3% shorter
- Trirong7742% heavier · less stroke contrast
- Libre Caslon Display75more stroke contrast · 24% narrower · 35% heavier
- Noto Serif Display74more stroke contrast · 31% heavier · x-height 7% taller
- Junge7321% heavier · less stroke contrast
- Inria Serif7242% heavier · less stroke contrast · 3% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Antic Didone →Compare side by side →Get Antic Didone on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Antic Didone without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Trirong77text 0.6% wider · same x-height
- Junge73text 1.3% narrower · x-height 1.6% taller
- Inria Serif72text 2.8% narrower · x-height 1.0% shorter
- Bentinck65text 1.8% narrower · same x-height
- Lustria63text 1.8% narrower · x-height 0.8% taller
- Isenheim61same text width · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Antic Didone loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 118.8% of its size, so running text keeps Antic Didone’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Antic Didone Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 118.82%;
ascent-override: 79.11%;
descent-override: 21.04%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Antic Didone', 'Antic Didone Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Antic Didone
Of the 1,077 home pages that load Antic Didone, 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 Sans14%151 sites · 0.8× chance
- Roboto13%145 sites · 0.7× chance
- Montserrat13%141 sites · 1× chance
- Poppins10%111 sites · 0.9× chance
- Inter9.6%103 sites · 0.9× chance
- Raleway8.5%92 sites · 2.1× chance
More than chanceRaleway 2.1×
Pair checkerAntic Didone + 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 Antic Didone
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Antic Didone free for commercial use?
Yes. Antic Didone 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 “Antic Didone”.
How do I download and install Antic Didone?
FontKind doesn’t host Antic Didone’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 Antic Didone in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Antic Didone 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 Antic Didone in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Antic Didone under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Antic Didone in Figma?
Yes: Antic Didone is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Antic Didone have?
Antic Didone 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 Antic Didone?
Antic Didone was designed by Santiago Orozco. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2012. Santiago Orozco also made Josefin Sans, Roboto Flex, Lexend and eleven more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Antic Didone?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Boska (83), Trirong (77) and Libre Caslon Display (75), out of 100. Next to Antic Didone, Boska is 15% narrower, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 3% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Antic Slab and Antic. See all 100 fonts like Antic Didone.