Serif · Sébastien Hayez
Cantique
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CSSfont-family: 'Cantique', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Cantique is a free serif by Sébastien Hayez, from Velvetyne. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Cantique has an x-height shorter than 76%, is wider than 90% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 92%. Its thickest strokes are 1.6 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Siren and Sailor
Cantique on one light table with its two closest fonts, Siren and Sailor (68 out of 100) and Bellefair (66). Siren and Sailor is 24% narrower and 37% lighter, with an x-height 13% taller; Bellefair is 32% narrower and 26% heavier, with an x-height 18% shorter.
Cantique and Siren and Sailor laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with CantiqueSiren and Sailor…
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 Cantique 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
Cantique 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 Cantique, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Sébastien Hayez
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- From
- Velvetyne
- 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.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Cantique 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
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Cantique comes from Velvetyne. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- Not verified. Install it from Velvetyne first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Cantique, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Cantique under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Cantique, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 44.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 76.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.58lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 59.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 32%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.56 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 76% of serifs
WidthWider than 90% of serifs
InkLighter than 92% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 73% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Cantique
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Siren and Sailor6824% narrower · 37% lighter · x-height 13% taller
- Bellefair6632% narrower · x-height 18% shorter · 26% heavier
- Luperca60x-height 58% taller · 41% lighter · more stroke contrast
- CAT Linz5836% narrower · more stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter
- Cormorant57more stroke contrast · 26% narrower · x-height 13% shorter
- Cormorant Infant57more stroke contrast · 25% narrower · x-height 13% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Cantique →Compare side by side →Get Cantique on Velvetyne
07 / Swap
Swap Cantique without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Cantique sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Cantique loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 128.5% of its size, so running text keeps Cantique’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Cantique Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 128.48%;
ascent-override: 112.63%;
descent-override: 97.61%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Cantique', 'Cantique Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Cantique
Answered from its licence, Velvetyne and each app’s own font list
Is Cantique free for commercial use?
Yes. Cantique 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 Cantique?
Cantique comes free from Velvetyne . Download it from its page there and unzip the file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses are FontKind’s own copy, kept with its licence file .
Is Cantique in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Cantique comes from Velvetyne. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
How many weights does Cantique have?
Cantique 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 Cantique?
Cantique was designed by Sébastien Hayez. Sébastien Hayez also made Victorianna.
What fonts are similar to Cantique?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Siren and Sailor (68), Bellefair (66) and Luperca (60), out of 100. Next to Cantique, Siren and Sailor is 24% narrower and 37% lighter, with an x-height 13% taller. See all 100 fonts like Cantique.