Serif · Gustavo Ibarra
Buenard
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CSSfont-family: 'Buenard', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Buenard is a free serif by Gustavo Ibarra, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Buenard has an x-height shorter than 87%, is narrower than 79% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 63%. Its thickest strokes are 2.2 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Vollkorn SC
Buenard on one light table with its two closest fonts, Vollkorn SC (82 out of 100) and Vollkorn (82). Vollkorn SC is 36% wider and 25% lighter, with an x-height 19% taller; Vollkorn is 8% wider, with an x-height 9% taller.
Buenard and Vollkorn SC laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with BuenardVollkorn SC…
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 Buenard 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.
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- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Buenard in 4 weights
4 weights, 400–700 · variable from 400 to 700
Variable weight, 400 to 700
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Buenard, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Gustavo Ibarra
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 4 weights, 400–700
- Variable axes
- Weight 400–700
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Buenard 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 Buenard, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Buenard under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Buenard, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 42.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 65.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.64lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 46.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.18 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 87% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 79% of serifs
InkDarker than 63% of serifs
ContrastNear the middle of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Buenard
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Vollkorn SC8236% wider · x-height 19% taller · 25% lighter
- Vollkorn82x-height 9% taller · 8% wider
- Ruwudu8111% heavier
- Poly80x-height 12% taller · 8% wider · less stroke contrast
- Alegreya78x-height 8% taller · less stroke contrast
- Amiri785% narrower · more stroke contrast · 7% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Buenard →Compare side by side →Get Buenard on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Buenard without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Ruwudu81same text width · x-height 0.7% shorter
- Amiri78text 3.0% narrower · x-height 0.7% shorter
- Walleye74same text width · x-height 2.8% taller
- Libertinus Serif74same text width · x-height 1.9% taller
- Lusitana73text 0.9% wider · x-height 2.6% taller
- Namdhinggo62text 0.6% wider · x-height 1.6% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Buenard loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 103.1% of its size, so running text keeps Buenard’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Buenard Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 103.09%;
ascent-override: 100.01%;
descent-override: 26.19%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Buenard', 'Buenard Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Buenard
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Buenard free for commercial use?
Yes. Buenard 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 Buenard?
FontKind doesn’t host Buenard’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, 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 Buenard in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Buenard 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 Buenard Medium and Buenard 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 Buenard in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Buenard under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Buenard in Figma?
Yes: Buenard is in Figma’s font menu with all four weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Buenard have?
Buenard comes in four weights: Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 400 to 700.
Who designed Buenard?
Buenard was designed by Gustavo Ibarra. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011.
What fonts are similar to Buenard?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Vollkorn SC (82), Vollkorn (82) and Ruwudu (81), out of 100. Next to Buenard, Vollkorn SC is 36% wider and 25% lighter, with an x-height 19% taller. See all 100 fonts like Buenard.