Serif · ANRT
Baskervville SC
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CSSfont-family: 'Baskervville SC', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Baskervville SC is a free serif by ANRT, on Google Fonts since 2024. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Baskervville SC 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 Bentham
Baskervville SC on one light table with its two closest fonts, Bentham (81 out of 100) and Playfair Display (77). Bentham is 7% heavier, with an x-height 12% shorter and more stroke contrast; Playfair Display has an x-height 18% taller and more stroke contrast.
Baskervville SC and Bentham laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Baskervville SCBentham…
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 SC 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.
- a
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- d
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- f
- g
- h
- i
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- k
- l
- m
- n
- o
- p
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- r
- s
- t
- u
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
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03 / Weights
Baskervville SC in 4 weights
4 weights, 400–700 · variable from 400 to 700
Variable weight, 400 to 700
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Baskervville SC, and can you use it?
- Designer
- ANRT
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 4 weights, 400–700
- Variable axes
- Weight 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2024
- 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 SC 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 SC, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Baskervville SC under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Baskervville SC, 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 SC
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Baskervville SC's own familyBaskervville
- Bentham81x-height 12% shorter · more stroke contrast · 7% heavier
- Playfair Display77x-height 18% taller · more stroke contrast
- Playfair Display SC76x-height 39% taller · 25% wider · more stroke contrast
- Bacasime Antique75more stroke contrast · 12% narrower · x-height 5% shorter
- Vollkorn SC7527% wider · x-height 15% taller · less stroke contrast
- Sedan SC7417% heavier · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Baskervville SC →Compare side by side →Get Baskervville SC on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Baskervville SC without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Sedan SC74same text width · same x-height
- Radley73text 1.0% narrower · x-height 0.7% taller
- CMU Serif66same text width · x-height 1.1% shorter
- Półtawski Nowy66text 1.4% wider · x-height 1.4% taller
- Alice63text 2.3% wider · x-height 4.9% taller
- Gambetta62same text width · x-height 3.7% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Baskervville SC loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 109.9% of its size, so running text keeps Baskervville SC’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Baskervville SC 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 SC', 'Baskervville SC Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Baskervville SC
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Baskervville SC free for commercial use?
Yes. Baskervville SC 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 SC?
FontKind doesn’t host Baskervville SC’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, 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 SC in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Baskervville SC 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 SC Medium and Baskervville SC 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 SC in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Baskervville SC under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Baskervville SC in Figma?
Yes: Baskervville SC is in Figma’s font menu with all four weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Baskervville SC have?
Baskervville SC comes in four weights: Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 400 to 700.
Who designed Baskervville SC?
Baskervville SC was designed by ANRT. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2024.
What fonts are similar to Baskervville SC?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Bentham (81), Playfair Display (77) and Playfair Display SC (76), out of 100. Next to Baskervville SC, Bentham is 7% heavier, with an x-height 12% shorter and more stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds Baskervville. See all 100 fonts like Baskervville SC.