Serif · Olivier Dolbeau
Daubenton
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CSSfont-family: 'Daubenton', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Daubenton is a free serif by Olivier Dolbeau, from Velvetyne. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Daubenton has an x-height taller than 99%, is wider than 98% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 98%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Messapia
Daubenton on one light table with its two closest fonts, Messapia (81 out of 100) and OSerif (71). Messapia is 22% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 30% shorter; OSerif is 20% narrower, with an x-height 12% shorter and less stroke contrast.
Daubenton and Messapia laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with DaubentonMessapia…
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 Daubenton 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.
- a
- b
- c
- d
- e
- f
- g
- h
- i
- j
- k
- l
- m
- n
- o
- p
- q
- r
- s
- t
- u
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Daubenton at every size
1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made Daubenton, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Olivier Dolbeau
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- From
- Velvetyne
- Character sets
- latin
- Licence
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Daubenton 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
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Daubenton comes from Velvetyne. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- Not verified. Install it from Velvetyne first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Daubenton, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Daubenton under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Daubenton, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 71.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 1.00lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 72.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 24%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.24 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 99% of serifs
WidthWider than 98% of serifs
InkLighter than 98% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 88% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Daubenton
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Messapia81more stroke contrast · x-height 30% shorter · 22% heavier
- OSerif7120% narrower · x-height 12% shorter · less stroke contrast
- Bagnard66118% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 33% shorter
- Spectral SC65x-height 37% shorter · 63% heavier · 31% narrower
- Inknut Antiqua6594% heavier · x-height 26% shorter · 13% narrower
- Josefin Slab65x-height 47% shorter · 34% narrower · 26% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Daubenton →Compare side by side →Get Daubenton on Velvetyne
07 / Swap
Swap Daubenton without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Daubenton sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Daubenton loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 161.7% of its size, so running text keeps Daubenton’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Daubenton Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 161.74%;
ascent-override: 55.64%;
descent-override: 13.26%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Daubenton', 'Daubenton Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Daubenton
Answered from its licence, Velvetyne and each app’s own font list
Is Daubenton free for commercial use?
Yes. Daubenton 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 Daubenton?
Daubenton comes free from Velvetyne . On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file: the fonts are in its fonts/webfonts folder. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses load from its repository, through jsDelivr, as does its licence file .
Is Daubenton in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Daubenton comes from Velvetyne. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
How many weights does Daubenton have?
Daubenton comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Daubenton?
Daubenton was designed by Olivier Dolbeau.
What fonts are similar to Daubenton?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Messapia (81), OSerif (71) and Bagnard (66), out of 100. Next to Daubenton, Messapia is 22% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 30% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Daubenton.