Serif · Dan Rhatigan
Copse
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CSSfont-family: 'Copse', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Copse is a free serif by Dan Rhatigan, on Google Fonts since 2010. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Copse has an average x-height, is wider than 61% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 89%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Solway
Copse on one light table with its two closest fonts, Solway (87 out of 100) and Quando (83). Solway is 11% lighter and 5% wider, with less stroke contrast; Quando is 15% wider and 13% lighter, with an x-height 22% taller.
Copse and Solway laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with CopseSolway…
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 Copse 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 / Sizes
Copse 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 Copse, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Dan Rhatigan
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2010
- Character sets
- latin
- 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 “Copse”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Copse 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 Copse, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Copse under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Copse, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 73.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.67lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 52.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 51%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.33 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of serifs
WidthWider than 61% of serifs
InkDarker than 89% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 82% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Copse
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Solway8711% lighter · 5% wider · less stroke contrast
- Quando83x-height 22% taller · 15% wider · 13% lighter
- Arbutus Slab81more stroke contrast · 4% wider
- Crete Round819% heavier
- Cutive8128% wider · x-height 13% taller · 10% lighter
- Coustard7610% wider · x-height 9% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Copse →Compare side by side →Get Copse on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Copse without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Crete Round81text 1.5% narrower · x-height 1.3% taller
- Charis SIL61text 1.7% narrower · x-height 1.4% shorter
- Esteban60text 2.6% narrower · x-height 1.8% shorter
- Aleo58text 0.8% wider · x-height 3.7% taller
- Alike57text 1.0% narrower · x-height 3.3% taller
- Cambo57text 1.1% narrower · x-height 3.5% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Copse loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 113.5% of its size, so running text keeps Copse’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Copse Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 113.51%;
ascent-override: 85.65%;
descent-override: 20.77%;
line-gap-override: 2.45%;
}
font-family: 'Copse', 'Copse Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Copse
Of the 773 home pages that load Copse, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.
Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026
- Nunito13%99 sites · 6.5× chance
- Open Sans12%94 sites · 0.7× chance
- Schibsted Grotesk12%91 sites · 17× chance
- Oswald11%85 sites · 3.8× chance
- Roboto9.3%72 sites · 0.5× chance
- Anonymous Pro8.3%64 sites · 252× chance
More than chanceAnonymous Pro 252×Nunito 6.5×Oswald 3.8×
Pair checkerCopse + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Copse
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Copse free for commercial use?
Yes. Copse 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 “Copse”.
How do I download and install Copse?
FontKind doesn’t host Copse’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 Copse in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Copse 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 Copse in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Copse under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Copse in Figma?
Yes: Copse is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Copse have?
Copse 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 Copse?
Copse was designed by Dan Rhatigan. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2010. Dan Rhatigan also made Astloch.
What fonts are similar to Copse?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Solway (87), Quando (83) and Arbutus Slab (81), out of 100. Next to Copse, Solway is 11% lighter and 5% wider, with less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Copse.