Serif · Barbara Bigosinska
Boska
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CSSfont-family: 'Boska', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Boska is a free serif by Barbara Bigosinska, from Fontshare. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Boska has an average x-height, is narrower than 82% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 96%. Its thickest strokes are 8.6 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Noto Serif Display
Boska on one light table with its two closest fonts, Noto Serif Display (86 out of 100) and Bonny (83). Noto Serif Display is 19% wider and 25% heavier, with an x-height 11% taller; Bonny is 12% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 8% taller.
Boska and Noto Serif Display laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with BoskaNoto Serif Display…
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 Boska 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
Boska in 6 weights
6 weights, 200–900, with italics
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Boska, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Barbara Bigosinska
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 6 weights, 200–900, with italics
- From
- Fontshare
- Character sets
- latin
- Licence
- ITF Free Font License 2.0
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes. Even registered as a trademark.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Your own, not as a font others pick.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes. Embedded so that it can’t be pulled out.
- Changes
- No. Not even subsetting, without ITF’s written consent.
- Sharing the files
- No. Only within your organisation.
Boska is under the ITF Free Font License 2.0. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Boska comes from Fontshare. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Fontshare first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- No. Boska comes from Fontshare: install it first. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Boska, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Boska under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Boska, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.68lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 46.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 26%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 8.63 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of serifs
WidthNarrower than 82% of serifs
InkLighter than 96% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 99% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Boska
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Noto Serif Display8619% wider · 25% heavier · x-height 11% taller
- Bonny83less stroke contrast · 12% narrower · x-height 8% taller
- Antic Didone8317% wider · less stroke contrast · x-height 3% taller
- Libre Caslon Display7829% heavier · x-height 13% shorter · 11% narrower
- Bodoni Moda7740% heavier · 16% wider · less stroke contrast
- Godia7650% heavier · x-height 24% taller · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Boska →Compare side by side →Get Boska on Fontshare
07 / Swap
Swap Boska without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Sinistre39text 1.4% wider · x-height 3.1% taller
- Aujournuit39text 2.7% narrower · x-height 3.9% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Boska loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 100.6% of its size, so running text keeps Boska’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Boska Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 100.57%;
ascent-override: 95.46%;
descent-override: 24.86%;
line-gap-override: 8.95%;
}
font-family: 'Boska', 'Boska Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Boska
Answered from its licence, Fontshare and each app’s own font list
Is Boska free for commercial use?
Yes. Boska is under the ITF Free Font License 2.0 , which allows commercial use, logos you can register as trademarks and your own websites and apps. But its files may not be changed, not even subset, nor passed outside your organisation.
How do I download and install Boska?
FontKind doesn’t host Boska’s files: it comes free from Fontshare , Indian Type Foundry’s library, and only from there. Download it from its page there and unzip the file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open.
Is Boska in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Boska 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 Boska ExtraLight and Boska Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, save it as a PDF, which carries the font with it.
Is Boska in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Boska comes from Fontshare. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
Is Boska in Figma?
Not built in: Figma includes Google Fonts, and Boska comes from Fontshare. Install it on your computer and Figma lists it.
How many weights does Boska have?
Boska comes in six weights, from ExtraLight (200) to Black (900), each with an italic.
Who designed Boska?
Boska was designed by Barbara Bigosinska. Barbara Bigosinska also made Bevellier, Bonny and Panchang.
What fonts are similar to Boska?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Noto Serif Display (86), Bonny (83) and Antic Didone (83), out of 100. Next to Boska, Noto Serif Display is 19% wider and 25% heavier, with an x-height 11% taller. See all 100 fonts like Boska.