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DM Serif Display
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CSSfont-family: 'DM Serif Display', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
DM Serif Display is a free serif by Colophon Foundry, on Google Fonts since 2019. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, DM Serif Display has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 92%. Its thickest strokes are 7.6 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Gloock
DM Serif Display on one light table with its two closest fonts, Gloock (80 out of 100) and Career (78). Gloock has more stroke contrast and an x-height 6% taller; Career is 9% wider, with an x-height 5% taller and more stroke contrast.
DM Serif Display and Gloock laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with DM Serif DisplayGloock…
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 DM Serif Display 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
DM Serif Display, upright and italic
1 weight (400), with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made DM Serif Display, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Colophon Foundry
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400), with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2019
- 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 “Source”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
DM Serif Display 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 DM Serif Display, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists DM Serif Display under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
DM Serif Display, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 53%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 7.60 : 1high 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 92% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 98% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to DM Serif Display
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
DM Serif Display's own familyDM Serif Text
- Gloock80more stroke contrast · x-height 6% taller
- Career789% wider · x-height 5% taller · more stroke contrast
- Noto Serif Display7738% lighter · x-height 11% taller · more stroke contrast
- Nyght Serif7627% lighter · x-height 6% taller · 3% narrower
- Kalnia7628% lighter · 13% wider · x-height 7% taller
- Vidaloka76less stroke contrast · 5% narrower · 9% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to DM Serif Display →Compare side by side →Get DM Serif Display on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap DM Serif Display without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Sneaky Times70text 1.8% narrower · x-height 3.6% shorter
- Sprat Condensed69text 1.1% narrower · x-height 4.0% taller
- Jomolhari68text 0.6% wider · x-height 4.4% taller
- Gilda Display68text 0.8% wider · x-height 1.7% shorter
- Epistle67text 1.0% narrower · same x-height
- Frank Ruhl Libre66text 2.2% narrower · x-height 2.7% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until DM Serif Display loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 111.4% of its size, so running text keeps DM Serif Display’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'DM Serif Display Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 111.41%;
ascent-override: 92.99%;
descent-override: 30.07%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'DM Serif Display', 'DM Serif Display Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with DM Serif Display
Of the 17,585 home pages that load DM Serif Display, 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
- DM Sans21%3,774 sites · 11× chanceSame designer
- Inter13%2,283 sites · 1.3× chance
- Poppins11%1,961 sites · 1× chance
- Roboto11%1,872 sites · 0.5× chance
- Open Sans9.3%1,631 sites · 0.5× chance
- Montserrat9.2%1,610 sites · 0.7× chance
More than chanceDM Serif Text 38×DM Mono 13×DM Sans 11×
Fonts that go with DM Serif Display: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerDM Serif Display + 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 DM Serif Display
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is DM Serif Display free for commercial use?
Yes. DM Serif Display 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 “Source”.
How do I download and install DM Serif Display?
FontKind doesn’t host DM Serif Display’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 DM Serif Display in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: DM Serif Display 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 DM Serif Display in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for DM Serif Display under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is DM Serif Display in Figma?
Yes: DM Serif Display is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does DM Serif Display have?
DM Serif Display 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 DM Serif Display?
DM Serif Display was designed by Colophon Foundry. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2019. Colophon Foundry also made DM Sans, Space Mono and DM Mono.
What fonts are similar to DM Serif Display?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Gloock (80), Career (78) and Noto Serif Display (77), out of 100. Next to DM Serif Display, Gloock has more stroke contrast and an x-height 6% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds DM Serif Text. See all 100 fonts like DM Serif Display.