Serif · Vernon Adams
Bevan
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CSSfont-family: 'Bevan', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Bevan is a free serif by Vernon Adams, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Bevan has an x-height taller than 85%, is wider than 96% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 99%. Its thickest strokes are 1.6 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Chunk Five
Bevan on one light table with its two closest fonts, Chunk Five (100 out of 100) and Ultra (97). Chunk Five is 13% narrower, with an x-height 4% shorter; Ultra is 10% wider and 8% heavier, with more stroke contrast.
Bevan and Chunk Five laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with BevanChunk Five…
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 Bevan 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 / Styles
Bevan, upright and italic
1 weight (400), with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Bevan, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Vernon Adams
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400), with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- 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.
Bevan 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 Bevan, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Bevan under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Bevan, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 77.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.67lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 65.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 79%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.63 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 85% of serifs
WidthWider than 96% of serifs
InkDarker than 99% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 71% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Bevan
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Chunk Five10013% narrower · x-height 4% shorter
- Ultra9710% wider · more stroke contrast · 8% heavier
- Holtwood One SC89x-height 31% taller · 25% wider · 10% lighter
- Alfa Slab One877% narrower · x-height 6% taller · 9% heavier
- Suez One7717% narrower · 10% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Doergon67x-height 46% taller · 31% lighter · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Bevan →Compare side by side →Get Bevan on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Bevan without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Peralta59text 1.7% wider · x-height 4.5% shorter
- Inknut Antiqua38text 1.4% narrower · x-height 1.5% taller
- BBH Hegarty37text 2.5% narrower · x-height 4.5% shorter
- Archivo Black36text 1.5% narrower · x-height 0.9% taller
- Hepta Slab29text 1.5% narrower · x-height 1.7% taller
- Ouroboros27same text width · x-height 4.5% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Bevan loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 140% of its size, so running text keeps Bevan’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Bevan Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 139.99%;
ascent-override: 82.53%;
descent-override: 32.27%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Bevan', 'Bevan Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Bevan
Of the 1,282 home pages that load Bevan, 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 Sans20%255 sites · 1.1× chance
- Roboto15%196 sites · 0.8× chance
- Montserrat12%151 sites · 0.9× chance
- Lato5.9%75 sites · 0.7× chance
- Poppins5.9%75 sites · 0.5× chance
- Oswald4.8%62 sites · 1.7× chanceSame designer
More than chanceOswald 1.7×
Pair checkerBevan + 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 Bevan
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Bevan free for commercial use?
Yes. Bevan 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 Bevan?
FontKind doesn’t host Bevan’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 font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Bevan in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Bevan 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 Bevan in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Bevan under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Bevan in Figma?
Yes: Bevan is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Bevan have?
Bevan comes in one weight, Regular (400), with an italic. Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Bevan?
Bevan was designed by Vernon Adams. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2011. Vernon Adams also made Bangers, Nunito, Oswald and 53 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Bevan?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Chunk Five (100), Ultra (97) and Holtwood One SC (89), out of 100. Next to Bevan, Chunk Five is 13% narrower, with an x-height 4% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Bevan.