Serif · Christian Thalmann
Cormorant Upright
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CSSfont-family: 'Cormorant Upright', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Cormorant Upright is a free serif by Christian Thalmann, on Google Fonts since 2016. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Cormorant Upright has an x-height shorter than 95%, is narrower than 93% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 86%. Its thickest strokes are 2.2 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Bona Nova SC
Cormorant Upright on one light table with its two closest fonts, Bona Nova SC (77 out of 100) and Playfair Display SC (71). Bona Nova SC is 16% wider and 20% heavier, with an x-height 11% taller; Playfair Display SC is 48% wider, with an x-height 54% taller and more stroke contrast.
Cormorant Upright and Bona Nova SC laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Cormorant UprightBona Nova SC…
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 Upright alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Cormorant Upright in 5 weights
5 weights, 300–700
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Cormorant Upright, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Christian Thalmann
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 300–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2016
- Character sets
- 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 Upright 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 Upright, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Cormorant Upright under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Cormorant Upright, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 39.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 62.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.63lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 42.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 34%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.16 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 95% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 93% of serifs
InkLighter than 86% of serifs
ContrastNear the middle of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Cormorant Upright
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Cormorant Upright's own familyCormorant SCCormorant UnicaseCormorantCormorant GaramondCormorant Infant
- Bona Nova SC7716% wider · x-height 11% taller · 20% heavier
- Playfair Display SC71x-height 54% taller · 48% wider · more stroke contrast
- Cinzel70x-height 52% taller · 51% wider · 33% lighter
- Luperca61x-height 77% taller · 46% wider · 45% lighter
- IM Fell French Canon SC59more stroke contrast · 21% wider · x-height 21% taller
- Diphylleia55x-height 26% taller · 17% wider · 7% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Cormorant Upright →Compare side by side →Get Cormorant Upright on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Cormorant Upright without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Linden Hill44text 0.8% narrower · x-height 0.7% shorter
- EB Garamond40text 1.1% wider · x-height 2.5% taller
- Fanwood Text40text 0.7% wider · x-height 2.5% shorter
- Hina Mincho39text 2.4% narrower · x-height 3.8% shorter
- Suranna29same text width · x-height 3.5% taller
- Ramaraja29text 2.4% narrower · x-height 1.4% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Cormorant Upright loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 93.5% of its size, so running text keeps Cormorant Upright’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Cormorant Upright Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 93.53%;
ascent-override: 98.79%;
descent-override: 30.69%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Cormorant Upright', 'Cormorant Upright Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Cormorant Upright
Of the 854 home pages that load Cormorant Upright, 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
- Roboto18%150 sites · 0.9× chance
- Cormorant Garamond17%143 sites · 19× chanceCormorant Upright’s own family
- Montserrat13%109 sites · 1× chance
- Open Sans11%90 sites · 0.6× chance
- Inconsolata7.4%63 sites · 84× chance
- Poppins6.7%57 sites · 0.6× chance
More than chanceInconsolata 84×Cormorant Garamond 19×
Pair checkerCormorant Upright + 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 Upright
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Cormorant Upright free for commercial use?
Yes. Cormorant Upright 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 Upright?
FontKind doesn’t host Cormorant Upright’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds five font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Cormorant Upright in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Cormorant Upright 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 Upright Light and Cormorant Upright 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 Upright in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Cormorant Upright under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Cormorant Upright in Figma?
Yes: Cormorant Upright is in Figma’s font menu with all five weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Cormorant Upright have?
Cormorant Upright comes in five weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700).
Who designed Cormorant Upright?
Cormorant Upright 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 Upright?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Bona Nova SC (77), Playfair Display SC (71) and Cinzel (70), out of 100. Next to Cormorant Upright, Bona Nova SC is 16% wider and 20% heavier, with an x-height 11% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Cormorant SC, Cormorant Unicase, Cormorant and two more. See all 100 fonts like Cormorant Upright.