Serif · Dario Manuel Muhafara
Balthazar
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CSSfont-family: 'Balthazar', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Balthazar is a free serif by Dario Manuel Muhafara, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Balthazar has an x-height shorter than 94%, is narrower than 92% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 80%. Its thickest strokes are 1.5 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Port Lligat Slab
Balthazar on one light table with its two closest fonts, Port Lligat Slab (79 out of 100) and Markazi Text (75). Port Lligat Slab is 3% wider, with an x-height 17% taller and less stroke contrast; Markazi Text is 11% narrower and 19% heavier, with an x-height 9% shorter.
Balthazar and Port Lligat Slab laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with BalthazarPort Lligat Slab…
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 Balthazar 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
Balthazar 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 Balthazar, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Dario Manuel Muhafara
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- 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 “Balthazar”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Balthazar 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 Balthazar, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Balthazar under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Balthazar, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 39.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 60.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.66lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 43.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 46%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.54 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 94% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 92% of serifs
InkDarker than 80% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 74% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Balthazar
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Port Lligat Slab79x-height 17% taller · less stroke contrast · 3% wider
- Markazi Text7511% narrower · 19% heavier · x-height 9% shorter
- Suravaram75x-height 10% shorter · more stroke contrast · 5% narrower
- Ruwudu74more stroke contrast · 9% wider · x-height 5% taller
- Maname7316% wider · x-height 16% taller · more stroke contrast
- Crimson Pro727% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 5% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Balthazar →Compare side by side →Get Balthazar on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Balthazar without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Fanwood Text65text 1.2% narrower · x-height 3.5% shorter
- Linden Hill48text 2.8% narrower · x-height 1.7% shorter
- Halibut Condensed45text 2.1% wider · x-height 0.8% taller
- Goudy Bookletter 191142text 1.5% wider · x-height 4.0% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Balthazar loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 95.4% of its size, so running text keeps Balthazar’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Balthazar Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 95.36%;
ascent-override: 83.48%;
descent-override: 23.28%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Balthazar', 'Balthazar Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Balthazar
Of the 553 home pages that load Balthazar, 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
09 / Questions
Questions about Balthazar
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Balthazar free for commercial use?
Yes. Balthazar 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 “Balthazar”.
How do I download and install Balthazar?
FontKind doesn’t host Balthazar’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 Balthazar in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Balthazar 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 Balthazar in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Balthazar under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Balthazar in Figma?
Yes: Balthazar is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Balthazar have?
Balthazar 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 Balthazar?
Balthazar was designed by Dario Manuel Muhafara. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Dario Manuel Muhafara also made Overlock, Overlock SC and Galdeano.
What fonts are similar to Balthazar?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Port Lligat Slab (79), Markazi Text (75) and Suravaram (75), out of 100. Next to Balthazar, Port Lligat Slab is 3% wider, with an x-height 17% taller and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Balthazar.