Serif · Santiago Orozco
Antic Slab
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CSSfont-family: 'Antic Slab', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Antic Slab is a free serif by Santiago Orozco, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Antic Slab has an x-height taller than 62%, is wider than 70% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 88%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Scope One
Antic Slab on one light table with its two closest fonts, Scope One (88 out of 100) and Zilla Slab (82). Scope One is 13% lighter and 3% narrower, with more stroke contrast; Zilla Slab is 27% heavier and 9% narrower, with an x-height 11% shorter.
Antic Slab and Scope One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Antic SlabScope One…
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 Slab 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 Slab 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 Slab, 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 Slab”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Antic Slab 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 Slab, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Antic Slab under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Antic Slab, 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
- 33%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.12 : 1nearly even strokes
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 88% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 94% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Antic Slab
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Antic Slab's own familyAntic DidoneAntic
- Scope One8813% lighter · more stroke contrast · 3% narrower
- Zilla Slab8227% heavier · x-height 11% shorter · 9% narrower
- Josefin Slab82x-height 25% shorter · 12% narrower · 10% lighter
- Slabo 27px8216% narrower · 32% heavier · x-height 4% shorter
- Glegoo80x-height 14% taller · 5% wider
- Slabo 13px7419% heavier · x-height 8% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Antic Slab →Compare side by side →Get Antic Slab on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Antic Slab without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Maitree73text 1.0% narrower · x-height 2.2% shorter
- Bespoke Slab70text 1.9% wider · x-height 1.2% taller
- IBM Plex Serif65text 1.1% narrower · x-height 3.2% taller
- Recia62same text width · x-height 4.6% taller
- Trykker61text 2.0% wider · x-height 1.1% shorter
- Roboto Serif58text 2.1% wider · x-height 1.6% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Antic Slab loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 118.8% of its size, so running text keeps Antic Slab’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Antic Slab 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 Slab', 'Antic Slab Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Antic Slab
Of the 2,842 home pages that load Antic Slab, 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
- PT Sans72%2,050 sites · 66× chance
- Open Sans18%501 sites · 1× chance
- Roboto14%392 sites · 0.7× chance
- Montserrat6%170 sites · 0.4× chance
- Raleway4.5%128 sites · 1.1× chance
- Lato4%115 sites · 0.5× chance
More than chancePT Sans 66×Roboto Slab 1.6×
Fonts that go with Antic Slab: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerAntic Slab + 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 Slab
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Antic Slab free for commercial use?
Yes. Antic Slab 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 Slab”.
How do I download and install Antic Slab?
FontKind doesn’t host Antic Slab’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 Slab in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Antic Slab 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 Slab in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Antic Slab under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Antic Slab in Figma?
Yes: Antic Slab is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Antic Slab have?
Antic Slab 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 Slab?
Antic Slab 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 Slab?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Scope One (88), Zilla Slab (82) and Josefin Slab (82), out of 100. Next to Antic Slab, Scope One is 13% lighter and 3% narrower, with more stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds Antic Didone and Antic. See all 100 fonts like Antic Slab.