Serif · Christian Thalmann
Cormorant
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CSSfont-family: 'Cormorant', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Cormorant is a free serif by Christian Thalmann, on Google Fonts since 2016. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Cormorant has an x-height shorter than 95%, is narrower than 89% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 91%. Its thickest strokes are 3.6 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Bacasime Antique
Cormorant on one light table with its two closest fonts, Bacasime Antique (75 out of 100) and Playfair (73). Bacasime Antique is 9% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 8% taller; Playfair is 45% wider and 25% heavier, with less stroke contrast.
Cormorant and Bacasime Antique laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with CormorantBacasime Antique…
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 Cormorant 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
Cormorant in 5 weights
5 weights, 300–700, with italics · variable from 300 to 700
Variable weight, 300 to 700
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Cormorant, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Christian Thalmann
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 300–700, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 300–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2016
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- 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.
Cormorant 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 Cormorant, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Cormorant under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Cormorant, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 38.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 62.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.62lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 44.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 33%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 3.57 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 95% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 89% of serifs
InkLighter than 91% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 88% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Cormorant
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Cormorant's own familyCormorant GaramondCormorant SCCormorant UnicaseCormorant InfantCormorant Upright
- Bacasime Antique75more stroke contrast · x-height 8% taller · 9% heavier
- Playfair7345% wider · less stroke contrast · 25% heavier
- Bona Nova72x-height 14% taller · 25% heavier · 11% wider
- Bentham709% wider · 17% heavier · more stroke contrast
- Libre Caslon Display70more stroke contrast · x-height 10% taller · 7% narrower
- Bona Nova SC68x-height 14% taller · 25% heavier · 11% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Cormorant →Compare side by side →Get Cormorant on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Cormorant without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- EB Garamond61text 2.8% narrower · x-height 4.9% taller
- Sree Krushnadevaraya41text 0.8% wider · x-height 1.8% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Cormorant loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 97.3% of its size, so running text keeps Cormorant’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Cormorant Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 97.28%;
ascent-override: 94.98%;
descent-override: 29.50%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Cormorant', 'Cormorant Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Cormorant
Of the 13,696 home pages that load Cormorant, 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
- Montserrat15%2,016 sites · 1.1× chance
- Open Sans13%1,810 sites · 0.7× chance
- Roboto12%1,700 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lato7.9%1,077 sites · 1× chance
- Inter7.3%997 sites · 0.7× chance
- Poppins7.1%968 sites · 0.6× chance
More than chanceMrs Saint Delafield 55×Cormorant SC 37×Herr Von Muellerhoff 32×
Fonts that go with Cormorant: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerCormorant + 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 Cormorant
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Cormorant free for commercial use?
Yes. Cormorant 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 Cormorant?
FontKind doesn’t host Cormorant’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, 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 Cormorant in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Cormorant 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 Cormorant Light and Cormorant 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 Cormorant in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Cormorant under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Cormorant in Figma?
Yes: Cormorant is in Figma’s font menu with all five weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Cormorant have?
Cormorant comes in five weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 300 to 700.
Who designed Cormorant?
Cormorant was designed by Christian Thalmann. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2016. Christian Thalmann also made Ysabeau Office, Ysabeau SC, Ysabeau and two more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Cormorant?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Bacasime Antique (75), Playfair (73) and Bona Nova (72), out of 100. Next to Cormorant, Bacasime Antique is 9% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 8% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Cormorant Garamond, Cormorant SC, Cormorant Unicase and two more. See all 100 fonts like Cormorant.