Serif · ANRT
Baskervville
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CSSfont-family: 'Baskervville', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Baskervville is a free serif by ANRT, on Google Fonts since 2019. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Baskervville has an x-height shorter than 81%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 82%. Its thickest strokes are 3.2 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playfair Display SC
Baskervville on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playfair Display SC (83 out of 100) and Playfair Display (81). Playfair Display SC is 25% wider, with an x-height 39% taller and more stroke contrast; Playfair Display has an x-height 18% taller and more stroke contrast.
Baskervville and Playfair Display SC laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with BaskervvillePlayfair Display SC…
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 Baskervville 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
Baskervville in 4 weights
4 weights, 400–700, with italics · variable from 400 to 700
Variable weight, 400 to 700
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Baskervville, and can you use it?
- Designer
- ANRT
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 4 weights, 400–700, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2019
- Character sets
- 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.
Baskervville 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 Baskervville, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Baskervville under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Baskervville, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 43.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.61lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 49.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 36%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 3.20 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 81% of serifs
WidthNear the middle of serifs
InkLighter than 82% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 84% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Baskervville
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Baskervville's own familyBaskervville SC
- Playfair Display SC83x-height 39% taller · 25% wider · more stroke contrast
- Playfair Display81x-height 18% taller · more stroke contrast
- Bentham81x-height 12% shorter · more stroke contrast · 7% heavier
- Castoro8031% heavier · x-height 9% taller
- Jacques Francois7919% heavier
- CMU Serif79Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Baskervville →Compare side by side →Get Baskervville on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Baskervville without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- CMU Serif79same text width · x-height 1.1% shorter
- Radley76text 1.0% narrower · x-height 0.7% taller
- Gambetta73same text width · x-height 3.7% taller
- Hausschrift70text 2.7% narrower · x-height 0.7% shorter
- Sedan68same text width · same x-height
- Sedan SC64same text width · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Baskervville loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 109.9% of its size, so running text keeps Baskervville’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Baskervville Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 109.90%;
ascent-override: 90.81%;
descent-override: 26.84%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Baskervville', 'Baskervville Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Baskervville
Of the 4,510 home pages that load Baskervville, 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
- Montserrat16%702 sites · 1.2× chance
- Open Sans15%690 sites · 0.8× chance
- Roboto13%597 sites · 0.7× chance
- Poppins8.5%382 sites · 0.8× chance
- Libre Baskerville7.3%330 sites · 14× chance
- Inter7.2%325 sites · 0.7× chance
More than chanceLibre Baskerville 14×Karla 3.1×Mulish 2.2×
Fonts that go with Baskervville: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerBaskervville + 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 Baskervville
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Baskervville free for commercial use?
Yes. Baskervville 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 Baskervville?
FontKind doesn’t host Baskervville’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 Baskervville in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Baskervville 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 Baskervville Medium and Baskervville SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Baskervville in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Baskervville under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Baskervville in Figma?
Yes: Baskervville is in Figma’s font menu with all four weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Baskervville have?
Baskervville comes in four weights: Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 400 to 700.
Who designed Baskervville?
Baskervville was designed by ANRT. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2019.
What fonts are similar to Baskervville?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playfair Display SC (83), Playfair Display (81) and Bentham (81), out of 100. Next to Baskervville, Playfair Display SC is 25% wider, with an x-height 39% taller and more stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds Baskervville SC. See all 100 fonts like Baskervville.