Serif · Sol Matas
Bitter
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CSSfont-family: 'Bitter', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Bitter is a free serif by Sol Matas, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Bitter has an x-height taller than 89%, is wider than 66% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 67%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Brawler
Bitter on one light table with its two closest fonts, Brawler (89 out of 100) and Aleo (83). Brawler is 9% heavier, with more stroke contrast; Aleo is 18% heavier, with an x-height 5% shorter.
Bitter and Brawler laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with BitterBrawler…
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 Bitter 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
Bitter in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900, with italics · variable from 100 to 900
Variable weight, 100 to 900
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Bitter, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Sol Matas
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, 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, under another name. Not as “Bitter Pro”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Bitter 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 Bitter, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Bitter under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Bitter, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.76lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 53.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.40 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 89% of serifs
WidthWider than 66% of serifs
InkLighter than 67% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 79% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Bitter
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Bitter's letters under another nameKadwa
- Brawler89more stroke contrast · 9% heavier
- Aleo8318% heavier · x-height 5% shorter
- Roboto Slab8218% heavier
- Bespoke Slab8111% heavier · x-height 5% shorter · 4% wider
- Noticia Text80Nearly identical proportions
- Amethysta77more stroke contrast · x-height 6% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Bitter →Compare side by side →Get Bitter on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Bitter without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Brawler89text 1.3% wider · x-height 2.2% shorter
- Aleo83text 1.5% narrower · x-height 4.7% shorter
- Roboto Slab82text 2.3% wider · x-height 0.6% shorter
- Noticia Text80text 1.8% wider · same x-height
- Recia76text 2.2% wider · x-height 1.6% shorter
- Bespoke Serif64text 1.8% wider · x-height 4.8% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Bitter loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 116.2% of its size, so running text keeps Bitter’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Bitter Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 116.18%;
ascent-override: 80.48%;
descent-override: 22.81%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Bitter', 'Bitter Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Bitter
Of the 17,017 home pages that load Bitter, 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 Sans19%3,249 sites · 1.1× chance
- Roboto19%3,235 sites · 0.9× chance
- Montserrat14%2,440 sites · 1.1× chance
- Lato8.9%1,509 sites · 1.1× chance
- Google Sans7.4%1,258 sites · 2.9× chance
- Raleway5%855 sites · 1.2× chance
Not all of Roboto with Google Sans is design: Google’s maps and other widgets load Roboto and Google Sans into the pages they sit on.
More than chanceAmatic SC 4.1×Arvo 3.3×Great Vibes 3.1×
Fonts that go with Bitter: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerBitter + 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 Bitter
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Bitter free for commercial use?
Yes. Bitter 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 “Bitter Pro”.
How do I download and install Bitter?
FontKind doesn’t host Bitter’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 Bitter in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Bitter 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 Bitter Thin and Bitter Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Bitter in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Bitter under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Bitter in Figma?
Yes: Bitter is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Bitter have?
Bitter comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900.
Who designed Bitter?
Bitter was designed by Sol Matas. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Sol Matas also made Montserrat, Montserrat Alternates and Montserrat Underline.
What fonts are similar to Bitter?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Brawler (89), Aleo (83) and Roboto Slab (82), out of 100. Next to Bitter, Brawler is 9% heavier, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Bitter.