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Crete Round
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CSSfont-family: 'Crete Round', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Crete Round is a free serif by TypeTogether, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Crete Round has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 94%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Pridi
Crete Round on one light table with its two closest fonts, Pridi (86 out of 100) and Bree Serif (83). Pridi is 10% lighter and 3% wider, with an x-height 3% shorter; Bree Serif has nearly identical proportions.
Crete Round and Pridi laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Crete RoundPridi…
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 Crete Round 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 / Styles
Crete Round, upright and italic
1 weight (400), with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Crete Round, and can you use it?
- Designer
- TypeTogether
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400), with italics
- 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, under another name. Not as “Crete” or “Crete Round”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Crete Round 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 Crete Round, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Crete Round under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Crete Round, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 49.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 67.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 55%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.40 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of serifs
WidthNear the middle of serifs
InkDarker than 94% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 79% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Crete Round
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Pridi8610% lighter · 3% wider · x-height 3% shorter
- Bree Serif83Nearly identical proportions
- Solway8319% lighter · 6% wider · less stroke contrast
- Sanchez8124% lighter · 6% wider · less stroke contrast
- Copse819% lighter
- Roboto Slab8017% lighter · x-height 7% taller · 5% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Crete Round →Compare side by side →Get Crete Round on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Crete Round without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Bree Serif83text 0.7% wider · x-height 1.6% taller
- Copse81text 1.6% wider · x-height 1.3% shorter
- Enriqueta66same text width · x-height 3.0% shorter
- Aleo61text 2.4% wider · x-height 2.4% taller
- Charis SIL58same text width · x-height 2.6% shorter
- Kay Pho Du56text 2.5% wider · x-height 2.4% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Crete Round loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 111.8% of its size, so running text keeps Crete Round’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Crete Round Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 111.76%;
ascent-override: 88.59%;
descent-override: 25.59%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Crete Round', 'Crete Round Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Crete Round
Of the 2,550 home pages that load Crete Round, 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
- Lato30%774 sites · 3.8× chance
- Raleway30%765 sites · 7.3× chance
- Open Sans17%427 sites · 0.9× chance
- Roboto8.7%222 sites · 0.4× chance
- Montserrat5.2%133 sites · 0.4× chance
- Playfair Display3.5%88 sites · 1.3× chance
More than chanceRaleway 7.3×Lato 3.8×Roboto Slab 2.3×
Fonts that go with Crete Round: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerCrete Round + 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 Crete Round
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Crete Round free for commercial use?
Yes. Crete Round 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 “Crete” or “Crete Round”.
How do I download and install Crete Round?
FontKind doesn’t host Crete Round’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 Crete Round in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Crete Round 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 Crete Round in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Crete Round under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Crete Round in Figma?
Yes: Crete Round is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Crete Round have?
Crete Round comes in one weight, Regular (400), with an italic. Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Crete Round?
Crete Round was designed by TypeTogether. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. TypeTogether also made Bree Serif, Jockey One, Playpen Sans and 54 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Crete Round?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Pridi (86), Bree Serif (83) and Solway (83), out of 100. Next to Crete Round, Pridi is 10% lighter and 3% wider, with an x-height 3% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Crete Round.