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Brygada 1918
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CSSfont-family: 'Brygada 1918', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Brygada 1918 is a free serif by Capitalics, Mateusz Machalski, Borys Kosmynka and two more, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Brygada 1918 has an x-height shorter than 65%, is wider than 65% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 69%. Its thickest strokes are 2.6 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of GFS Didot
Brygada 1918 on one light table with its two closest fonts, GFS Didot (81 out of 100) and Hausschrift (80). GFS Didot is 5% narrower; Hausschrift is 8% narrower, with an x-height 6% shorter and more stroke contrast.
Brygada 1918 and GFS Didot laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Brygada 1918GFS Didot…
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 Brygada 1918 alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Brygada 1918 in 4 weights
4 weights, 400–700, with italics · variable from 400 to 700
Variable weight, 400 to 700
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Brygada 1918, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Capitalics, Mateusz Machalski, Borys Kosmynka, Ania Wieluńska, Przemysław Hoffer
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 4 weights, 400–700, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2021
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, 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.
Brygada 1918 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 Brygada 1918, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Brygada 1918 under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Brygada 1918, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 46.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 67.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.69lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 53.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.57 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 65% of serifs
WidthWider than 65% of serifs
InkLighter than 69% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 71% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Brygada 1918
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- GFS Didot815% narrower
- Hausschrift808% narrower · x-height 6% shorter · more stroke contrast
- BJCree808% narrower · x-height 6% shorter
- Zodiak78x-height 8% taller · 7% wider · more stroke contrast
- Edwin7816% heavier
- CMU Serif77more stroke contrast · 8% narrower · 13% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Brygada 1918 →Compare side by side →Get Brygada 1918 on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Brygada 1918 without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- GFS Didot81text 2.0% narrower · x-height 0.9% shorter
- Edwin78same text width · x-height 1.3% taller
- Taviraj75same text width · x-height 2.2% taller
- Shippori Mincho B169text 1.9% wider · x-height 4.3% taller
- Rozha One57text 1.2% wider · same x-height
- Fraunces53text 0.7% wider · x-height 2.3% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Brygada 1918 loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 116.4% of its size, so running text keeps Brygada 1918’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Brygada 1918 Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 116.37%;
ascent-override: 79.06%;
descent-override: 21.48%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Brygada 1918', 'Brygada 1918 Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Brygada 1918
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Brygada 1918 free for commercial use?
Yes. Brygada 1918 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 Brygada 1918?
FontKind doesn’t host Brygada 1918’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 Brygada 1918 in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Brygada 1918 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 Brygada 1918 Medium and Brygada 1918 SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Brygada 1918 in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Brygada 1918 under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Brygada 1918 in Figma?
Yes: Brygada 1918 is in Figma’s font menu with all four weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Brygada 1918 have?
Brygada 1918 comes in four weights: Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 400 to 700.
Who designed Brygada 1918?
Brygada 1918 was designed by Capitalics, Mateusz Machalski, Borys Kosmynka, Ania Wieluńska and Przemysław Hoffer. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2021. Capitalics also made Bona Nova SC and Bona Nova.
What fonts are similar to Brygada 1918?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are GFS Didot (81), Hausschrift (80) and BJCree (80), out of 100. Next to Brygada 1918, GFS Didot is 5% narrower. See all 100 fonts like Brygada 1918.