Serif · Owen Earl
Cooper*
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CSSfont-family: 'Cooper*', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Cooper* is a free serif by Owen Earl, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Cooper* has an x-height shorter than 86%, is narrower than 84% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 2.0 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Sorts Mill Goudy
Cooper* on one light table with its two closest fonts, Sorts Mill Goudy (88 out of 100) and Indira K (82). Sorts Mill Goudy is 8% wider and 8% lighter, with more stroke contrast; Indira K is 12% wider and 23% heavier, with more stroke contrast.
Cooper* and Sorts Mill Goudy laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Cooper*Sorts Mill Goudy…
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 Cooper* 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 / Weights
Cooper* in 6 weights
6 weights, 400–900, with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Cooper*, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Owen Earl
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 6 weights, 400–900, with italics
- From
- GitHub
- 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.
Cooper* 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 Cooper* comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- Not verified. Install it from its maker’s repository on GitHub 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 Cooper*, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Cooper* under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Cooper*, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 42.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.60lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 45.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 40%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.98 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 86% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 84% of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastNear the middle of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Cooper*
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Sorts Mill Goudy88more stroke contrast · 8% wider · 8% lighter
- Indira K8212% wider · 23% heavier · more stroke contrast
- Ovo829% wider · x-height 8% taller · more stroke contrast
- EB Garamond80more stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter · 4% narrower
- Goudy Bookletter 191179less stroke contrast · 4% narrower · 8% heavier
- Hina Mincho7713% narrower · more stroke contrast · x-height 10% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Cooper* →Compare side by side →Get Cooper* on GitHub
07 / Swap
Swap Cooper* without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Goudy Bookletter 191179text 2.6% narrower · x-height 2.2% shorter
- ET Book75same text width · x-height 1.7% shorter
- Crimson Text70text 1.9% narrower · same x-height
- Amiri63text 0.6% wider · x-height 1.1% shorter
- Libertinus Serif Display50same text width · x-height 2.5% shorter
- IM Fell Double Pica44text 2.8% narrower · x-height 3.2% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Cooper* loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 99.4% of its size, so running text keeps Cooper*’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Cooper* Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 99.41%;
ascent-override: 125.75%;
descent-override: 42.75%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Cooper*', 'Cooper* Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Cooper*
Answered from its licence, GitHub and each app’s own font list
Is Cooper* free for commercial use?
Yes. Cooper* 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 Cooper*?
Cooper* comes free from its maker’s repository on GitHub . On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file: the fonts are in its fonts/ttf folder. 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 load from its repository, through jsDelivr, as does its licence file .
Is Cooper* in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Cooper* comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. 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 Cooper* have?
Cooper* comes in six weights, from Regular (400) to Black (900), each with an italic.
Who designed Cooper*?
Cooper* was designed by Owen Earl. Owen Earl also made Bodoni Moda, Jost, Besley and two more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Cooper*?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Sorts Mill Goudy (88), Indira K (82) and Ovo (82), out of 100. Next to Cooper*, Sorts Mill Goudy is 8% wider and 8% lighter, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Cooper*.