Serif · Jacques Le Bailly
Crimson Pro
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CSSfont-family: 'Crimson Pro', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Crimson Pro is a free serif by Jacques Le Bailly, on Google Fonts since 2018. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Crimson Pro has an x-height shorter than 88%, is narrower than 82% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 64%. Its thickest strokes are 1.9 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Lateef
Crimson Pro on one light table with its two closest fonts, Lateef (100 out of 100) and Neuton (84). Lateef is 18% narrower and 14% heavier, with an x-height 19% shorter; Neuton is 6% narrower and 8% heavier.
Crimson Pro and Lateef laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Crimson ProLateef…
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 Crimson Pro 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
Crimson Pro in 8 weights
8 weights, 200–900, with italics · variable from 200 to 900
Variable weight, 200 to 900
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 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
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Crimson Pro, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Jacques Le Bailly
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 8 weights, 200–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 200–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2018
- 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.
Crimson Pro 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 Crimson Pro, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Crimson Pro under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Crimson Pro, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 42.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 57.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 46.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.94 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 88% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 82% of serifs
InkDarker than 64% of serifs
ContrastNear the middle of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Crimson Pro
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Lateef100x-height 19% shorter · 18% narrower · 14% heavier
- Neuton846% narrower · 8% heavier
- Idiqlat8323% wider · 42% heavier · x-height 16% taller
- Ramsina83x-height 28% shorter · 24% narrower · 41% heavier
- Yrsa80Nearly identical proportions
- Cactus Classical Serif76x-height 13% taller · 11% wider · 17% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Crimson Pro →Compare side by side →Get Crimson Pro on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Crimson Pro without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Yrsa80text 1.1% narrower · x-height 0.9% shorter
- Crimson Text72text 2.2% narrower · x-height 0.9% taller
- Gulzar72same text width · x-height 4.8% taller
- Amiri67same text width · same x-height
- ElstobP67same text width · x-height 3.6% taller
- Dai Banna SIL66text 1.2% narrower · x-height 0.6% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Crimson Pro loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 99.8% of its size, so running text keeps Crimson Pro’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Crimson Pro Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 99.78%;
ascent-override: 89.85%;
descent-override: 21.53%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Crimson Pro', 'Crimson Pro Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Crimson Pro
Of the 4,829 home pages that load Crimson Pro, 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
- Roboto13%626 sites · 0.6× chance
- Open Sans11%538 sites · 0.6× chance
- Montserrat9.7%466 sites · 0.7× chance
- Inter9.6%465 sites · 0.9× chance
- Poppins6.8%326 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lato5.9%283 sites · 0.7× chance
More than chanceCrimson Text 24×Catamaran 10×Cinzel 6.9×
Fonts that go with Crimson Pro: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerCrimson Pro + 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 Crimson Pro
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Crimson Pro free for commercial use?
Yes. Crimson Pro 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 Crimson Pro?
FontKind doesn’t host Crimson Pro’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 Crimson Pro in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Crimson Pro 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 Crimson Pro ExtraLight and Crimson Pro 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 Crimson Pro in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Crimson Pro under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Crimson Pro in Figma?
Yes: Crimson Pro is in Figma’s font menu with all eight weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Crimson Pro have?
Crimson Pro comes in eight weights, from ExtraLight (200) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 200 to 900.
Who designed Crimson Pro?
Crimson Pro was designed by Jacques Le Bailly. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2018. Jacques Le Bailly also made Montserrat, Nunito, Mulish and twelve more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Crimson Pro?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Lateef (100), Neuton (84) and Idiqlat (83), out of 100. Next to Crimson Pro, Lateef is 18% narrower and 14% heavier, with an x-height 19% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Crimson Pro.