Serif · HT Fonts
Cambo
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CSSfont-family: 'Cambo', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Cambo is a free serif by HT Fonts, Carolina Giovagnoli and Andres Torresi, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Cambo has an x-height taller than 74%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.9 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Poly
Cambo on one light table with its two closest fonts, Poly (80 out of 100) and Gelasio (78). Poly has an x-height 7% shorter; Gelasio has more stroke contrast and an x-height 4% shorter.
Cambo and Poly laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with CamboPoly…
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 Cambo 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
Cambo 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 Cambo, and can you use it?
- Designer
- HT Fonts, Carolina Giovagnoli, Andres Torresi
- 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 “Cambo”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Cambo 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 Cambo, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Cambo under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Cambo, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 67.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.91 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 74% of serifs
WidthNear the middle of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastNear the middle of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Cambo
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Cambo's letters under another nameCaladea
- Poly80x-height 7% shorter
- Gelasio78more stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
- Charis SIL76more stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter
- Noto Serif757% wider · x-height 6% taller
- Frank Ruhl Libre74more stroke contrast · x-height 8% shorter · 4% narrower
- Fenix73x-height 11% shorter · 8% narrower · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Cambo →Compare side by side →Get Cambo on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Cambo without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Gelasio78text 2.0% narrower · x-height 4.1% shorter
- Charis SIL76text 0.6% narrower · x-height 4.8% shorter
- Inria Serif72text 2.9% wider · x-height 2.2% shorter
- Alike71same text width · same x-height
- Karma69text 1.9% narrower · x-height 3.4% shorter
- PT Serif69text 0.9% narrower · x-height 1.2% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Cambo loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 112.2% of its size, so running text keeps Cambo’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Cambo Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 112.25%;
ascent-override: 78.31%;
descent-override: 21.65%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Cambo', 'Cambo Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Cambo
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Cambo free for commercial use?
Yes. Cambo 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 “Cambo”.
How do I download and install Cambo?
FontKind doesn’t host Cambo’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 Cambo in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Cambo 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 Cambo in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Cambo under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Cambo in Figma?
Yes: Cambo is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Cambo have?
Cambo 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 Cambo?
Cambo was designed by HT Fonts, Carolina Giovagnoli and Andres Torresi. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. HT Fonts also made Andada Pro, Telex, Alegreya Sans and six more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Cambo?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Poly (80), Gelasio (78) and Charis SIL (76), out of 100. Next to Cambo, Poly has an x-height 7% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Cambo.