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DM Serif Text
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CSSfont-family: 'DM Serif Text', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
DM Serif Text is a free serif by Colophon Foundry, on Google Fonts since 2019. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, DM Serif Text has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 92%. Its thickest strokes are 5.1 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of STIX Two Text
DM Serif Text on one light table with its two closest fonts, STIX Two Text (76 out of 100) and Gambarino (76). STIX Two Text is 20% lighter and 6% narrower, with less stroke contrast; Gambarino is 23% lighter, with an x-height 10% taller and less stroke contrast.
DM Serif Text and STIX Two Text laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with DM Serif TextSTIX Two Text…
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 Text 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 Text, upright and italic
1 weight (400), with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made DM Serif Text, 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 Text 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 Text, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists DM Serif Text under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
DM Serif Text, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 53%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 5.09 : 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 95% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to DM Serif Text
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
DM Serif Text's own familyDM Serif Display
- STIX Two Text76less stroke contrast · 20% lighter · 6% narrower
- Gambarino7623% lighter · x-height 10% taller · less stroke contrast
- Epistle75less stroke contrast · 12% lighter
- Frank Ruhl Libre7524% lighter · less stroke contrast · 3% narrower
- Vidaloka759% lighter · 4% narrower
- Ortica7430% lighter · 10% wider · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to DM Serif Text →Compare side by side →Get DM Serif Text on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap DM Serif Text without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Epistle75same text width · same x-height
- Frank Ruhl Libre75text 1.5% narrower · x-height 2.5% shorter
- Vidaloka75text 2.4% narrower · x-height 2.1% taller
- Jomolhari72text 1.3% wider · x-height 4.6% taller
- Sneaky Times70text 1.2% narrower · x-height 3.4% shorter
- Song Myung70same text width · x-height 4.8% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until DM Serif Text loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 110.7% of its size, so running text keeps DM Serif Text’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'DM Serif Text Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 110.67%;
ascent-override: 93.61%;
descent-override: 30.27%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'DM Serif Text', 'DM Serif Text Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with DM Serif Text
Of the 3,554 home pages that load DM Serif Text, 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 Sans15%525 sites · 7.5× chanceSame designer
- Roboto14%504 sites · 0.7× chance
- Inter13%452 sites · 1.2× chance
- Montserrat12%411 sites · 0.9× chance
- DM Serif Display11%381 sites · 38× chanceDM Serif Text’s own family
- Open Sans9.6%340 sites · 0.5× chance
More than chanceDM Serif Display 38×DM Sans 7.5×PT Serif 3.5×
Fonts that go with DM Serif Text: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerDM Serif Text + 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 Text
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is DM Serif Text free for commercial use?
Yes. DM Serif Text 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 Text?
FontKind doesn’t host DM Serif Text’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 Text in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: DM Serif Text 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 Text in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for DM Serif Text under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is DM Serif Text in Figma?
Yes: DM Serif Text is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does DM Serif Text have?
DM Serif Text 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 Text?
DM Serif Text 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 Text?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are STIX Two Text (76), Gambarino (76) and Epistle (75), out of 100. Next to DM Serif Text, STIX Two Text is 20% lighter and 6% narrower, with less stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds DM Serif Display. See all 100 fonts like DM Serif Text.