Serif · Vernon Adams
Coustard
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CSSfont-family: 'Coustard', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Coustard is a free serif by Vernon Adams, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Coustard has an x-height taller than 90%, is wider than 86% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 89%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Cutive
Coustard on one light table with its two closest fonts, Cutive (87 out of 100) and Quando (82). Cutive is 16% wider and 10% lighter, with an x-height 3% taller; Quando is 13% lighter and 5% wider, with an x-height 11% taller.
Coustard and Cutive laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with CoustardCutive…
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 Coustard 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 / Weights
Coustard in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–900
- 400 Regular
- 900 Black
04 / Facts
Who made Coustard, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Vernon Adams
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- 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 or loaded from Google Fonts.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Coustard 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 Coustard, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Coustard under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Coustard, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 73.4% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 57.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 51%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.37 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 90% of serifs
WidthWider than 86% of serifs
InkDarker than 89% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 81% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Coustard
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Cutive8716% wider · 10% lighter · x-height 3% taller
- Quando82x-height 11% taller · 13% lighter · 5% wider
- Kiwi Maru8023% lighter · less stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
- Stoke8010% wider · x-height 6% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Young Serif77x-height 6% shorter · 11% heavier
- Copse769% narrower · x-height 9% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Coustard →Compare side by side →Get Coustard on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Coustard without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Wellfleet69text 1.6% wider · x-height 3.7% taller
- Besley54text 0.8% wider · x-height 2.8% shorter
- Kadwa49text 2.1% narrower · x-height 0.9% shorter
- UoqMunThenKhung46text 2.2% narrower · x-height 1.2% taller
- VC Henrietta42text 0.6% wider · x-height 4.9% taller
- Domine41text 2.3% narrower · x-height 1.0% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Coustard loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 123.7% of its size, so running text keeps Coustard’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Coustard Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 123.66%;
ascent-override: 82.72%;
descent-override: 30.83%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Coustard', 'Coustard Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Coustard
Of the 637 home pages that load Coustard, 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
- Open Sans21%136 sites · 1.2× chance
- Montserrat12%74 sites · 0.9× chance
- Roboto11%71 sites · 0.5× chance
- Karla10%66 sites · 17× chance
- Raleway9.1%58 sites · 2.2× chance
More than chanceKarla 17×Raleway 2.2×
Pair checkerCoustard + 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 Coustard
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Coustard free for commercial use?
Yes. Coustard 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 Coustard?
FontKind doesn’t host Coustard’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 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 Coustard in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Coustard 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 Coustard Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Coustard in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Coustard under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Coustard in Figma?
Yes: Coustard is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Coustard have?
Coustard comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Black (900).
Who designed Coustard?
Coustard was designed by Vernon Adams. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2011. Vernon Adams also made Bangers, Nunito, Oswald and 53 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Coustard?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Cutive (87), Quando (82) and Kiwi Maru (80), out of 100. Next to Coustard, Cutive is 16% wider and 10% lighter, with an x-height 3% taller. See all 100 fonts like Coustard.