Serif · Nathan Willis
Della Respira
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CSSfont-family: 'Della Respira', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Della Respira is a free serif by Nathan Willis, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Della Respira has an x-height shorter than 62%, is narrower than 64% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Anvers
Della Respira on one light table with its two closest fonts, Anvers (87 out of 100) and Hahmlet (73). Anvers is 11% wider, with an x-height 6% taller; Hahmlet is 12% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 6% taller.
Della Respira and Anvers laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Della RespiraAnvers…
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 Della Respira 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 / Sizes
Della Respira 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 Della Respira, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Nathan Willis
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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 or loaded from Google Fonts.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes, under another name. Not as “Della Respira”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Della Respira 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 Della Respira, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Della Respira under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Della Respira, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 46.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 80.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.58lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 49.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.22 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 62% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 64% of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastMore even than 90% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Della Respira
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Anvers8711% wider · x-height 6% taller
- Hahmlet7312% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 6% taller
- Stoke7129% wider · more stroke contrast · 17% heavier
- Montaga70Nearly identical proportions
- Mattern67more stroke contrast · 12% wider · x-height 8% taller
- Caudex67more stroke contrast · 4% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Della Respira →Compare side by side →Get Della Respira on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Della Respira without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Montaga70text 0.7% wider · same x-height
- Nanum Myeongjo60same text width · x-height 0.9% taller
- Spectral56text 1.8% wider · x-height 3.3% shorter
- Sneaky Times47text 0.8% wider · same x-height
- Gambetta47text 1.1% wider · x-height 2.9% shorter
- Epistle46text 1.7% wider · x-height 3.2% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Della Respira loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 108.5% of its size, so running text keeps Della Respira’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Della Respira Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 108.47%;
ascent-override: 98.86%;
descent-override: 27.33%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Della Respira', 'Della Respira Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Della Respira
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Della Respira free for commercial use?
Yes. Della Respira 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 “Della Respira”.
How do I download and install Della Respira?
FontKind doesn’t host Della Respira’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Della Respira in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Della Respira 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 Della Respira in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Della Respira under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Della Respira in Figma?
Yes: Della Respira is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Della Respira have?
Della Respira 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 Della Respira?
Della Respira was designed by Nathan Willis. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2012. Nathan Willis also made News Cycle.
What fonts are similar to Della Respira?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Anvers (87), Hahmlet (73) and Stoke (71), out of 100. Next to Della Respira, Anvers is 11% wider, with an x-height 6% taller. See all 100 fonts like Della Respira.