Serif · Nick Shinn
Bellefair
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CSSfont-family: 'Bellefair', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Bellefair is a free serif by Nick Shinn and Liron Lavi Turkenic, on Google Fonts since 2017. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Bellefair has an x-height shorter than 98%, is narrower than 95% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 61%. Its thickest strokes are 2.0 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Cinzel
Bellefair on one light table with its two closest fonts, Cinzel (91 out of 100) and CAT Linz (75). Cinzel is 57% wider and 42% lighter, with an x-height 65% taller; CAT Linz is 18% lighter and 7% narrower, with an x-height 15% taller.
Bellefair and Cinzel laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with BellefairCinzel…
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 Bellefair 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
Bellefair 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 Bellefair, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Nick Shinn, Liron Lavi Turkenic
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2017
- Character sets
- hebrew, 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.
Bellefair 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 Bellefair, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Bellefair under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Bellefair, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 36.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.53lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 40.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 40%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.00 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 98% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 95% of serifs
InkLighter than 61% of serifs
ContrastNear the middle of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Bellefair
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Cinzel91x-height 65% taller · 57% wider · 42% lighter
- CAT Linz75x-height 15% taller · 18% lighter · 7% narrower
- Anticva69x-height 116% taller · 77% wider · 38% lighter
- Ibarra Real Nova69x-height 17% taller · 15% wider · more stroke contrast
- Forum68x-height 15% taller · 11% wider · 16% lighter
- Libre Caslon Display66more stroke contrast · x-height 16% taller · 15% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Bellefair →Compare side by side →Get Bellefair on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Bellefair without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Bellefair loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 91.9% of its size, so running text keeps Bellefair’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Bellefair Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 91.92%;
ascent-override: 94.53%;
descent-override: 30.13%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Bellefair', 'Bellefair Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Bellefair
Of the 1,471 home pages that load Bellefair, 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%210 sites · 0.8× chance
- Montserrat12%182 sites · 0.9× chance
- Roboto11%164 sites · 0.5× chance
- Lato10%153 sites · 1.3× chance
- Archivo6.5%96 sites · 10× chance
- Poppins5.2%77 sites · 0.5× chance
More than chanceNoto Serif Japanese 5.9×
Pair checkerBellefair + 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 Bellefair
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Bellefair free for commercial use?
Yes. Bellefair 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 Bellefair?
FontKind doesn’t host Bellefair’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 Bellefair in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Bellefair 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 Bellefair in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Bellefair under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Bellefair in Figma?
Yes: Bellefair is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Bellefair have?
Bellefair 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 Bellefair?
Bellefair was designed by Nick Shinn and Liron Lavi Turkenic. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2017.
What fonts are similar to Bellefair?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Cinzel (91), CAT Linz (75) and Anticva (69), out of 100. Next to Bellefair, Cinzel is 57% wider and 42% lighter, with an x-height 65% taller. See all 100 fonts like Bellefair.