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Bree Serif
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CSSfont-family: 'Bree Serif', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Bree Serif is a free serif by TypeTogether, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Bree Serif has an x-height taller than 70%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 94%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Pridi
Bree Serif on one light table with its two closest fonts, Pridi (95 out of 100) and Crete Round (83). Pridi is 13% lighter, with an x-height 5% shorter; Crete Round has nearly identical proportions.
Bree Serif and Pridi laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Bree SerifPridi…
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 Bree Serif 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
Bree Serif 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 Bree Serif, and can you use it?
- Designer
- TypeTogether
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- 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, under another name. Not as “Bree” or “Bree Serif”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Bree Serif 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 Bree Serif, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Bree Serif under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Bree Serif, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.76lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 52.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 57%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.38 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 70% of serifs
WidthNear the middle of serifs
InkDarker than 94% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 80% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Bree Serif
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Pridi9513% lighter · x-height 5% shorter
- Crete Round83Nearly identical proportions
- Kreon7712% narrower · 10% lighter · x-height 4% shorter
- Roboto Slab7620% lighter · x-height 5% taller · 5% wider
- Kadwa7617% lighter · 6% wider · x-height 5% taller
- PT Serif Caption73more stroke contrast · 24% lighter · 9% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Bree Serif →Compare side by side →Get Bree Serif on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Bree Serif without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Crete Round83text 0.7% narrower · x-height 1.6% shorter
- Enriqueta72text 0.6% narrower · x-height 4.6% shorter
- Charis SIL67text 0.9% narrower · x-height 4.2% shorter
- Patua One59text 1.5% narrower · x-height 0.6% shorter
- Zarathustra56text 1.8% wider · same x-height
- Copse56text 0.8% wider · x-height 2.8% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Bree Serif loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 112.6% of its size, so running text keeps Bree Serif’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Bree Serif Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 112.57%;
ascent-override: 95.67%;
descent-override: 24.96%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Bree Serif', 'Bree Serif Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Bree Serif
Of the 6,109 home pages that load Bree Serif, 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 Sans24%1,487 sites · 1.3× chance
- Roboto17%1,031 sites · 0.8× chance
- Montserrat10%619 sites · 0.8× chance
- Lato6.7%409 sites · 0.8× chance
- Poppins5.9%359 sites · 0.5× chance
- Raleway3.5%213 sites · 0.8× chance
More than chanceCandal 126×Permanent Marker 16×Cabin 2.1×
Fonts that go with Bree Serif: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerBree Serif + 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 Bree Serif
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Bree Serif free for commercial use?
Yes. Bree Serif 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 “Bree” or “Bree Serif”.
How do I download and install Bree Serif?
FontKind doesn’t host Bree Serif’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 Bree Serif in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Bree Serif 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 Bree Serif in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Bree Serif under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Bree Serif in Figma?
Yes: Bree Serif is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Bree Serif have?
Bree Serif 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 Bree Serif?
Bree Serif was designed by TypeTogether. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. TypeTogether also made Crete Round, Jockey One, Playpen Sans and 54 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Bree Serif?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Pridi (95), Crete Round (83) and Kreon (77), out of 100. Next to Bree Serif, Pridi is 13% lighter, with an x-height 5% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Bree Serif.