Serif · Georg Duffner
EB Garamond
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CSSfont-family: 'EB Garamond', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
EB Garamond is a free serif by Georg Duffner and Octavio Pardo, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, EB Garamond has an x-height shorter than 94%, is narrower than 90% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 2.7 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Ovo
EB Garamond on one light table with its two closest fonts, Ovo (87 out of 100) and Junicode (83). Ovo is 13% wider, with an x-height 13% taller and less stroke contrast; Junicode has an x-height 3% taller.
EB Garamond and Ovo laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with EB GaramondOvo…
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 EB Garamond 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
EB Garamond in 5 weights
5 weights, 400–800, with italics · variable from 400 to 800
Variable weight, 400 to 800
- 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
04 / Facts
Who made EB Garamond, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Georg Duffner, Octavio Pardo
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 400–800, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 400–800
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, greek-ext, 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.
EB Garamond 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 EB Garamond, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists EB Garamond under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
EB Garamond, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 40.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 65.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.62lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 43.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 40%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.69 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 94% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 90% of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 73% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to EB Garamond
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Ovo8713% wider · x-height 13% taller · less stroke contrast
- Junicode83x-height 3% taller
- ET Book825% wider · 8% heavier · x-height 3% taller
- Sorts Mill Goudy8112% wider · x-height 5% taller · 8% lighter
- Cooper*80less stroke contrast · x-height 5% taller · 4% wider
- Indira K8017% wider · 22% heavier · x-height 5% taller
All 100 fonts similar to EB Garamond →Compare side by side →Get EB Garamond on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap EB Garamond without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Junicode83text 1.9% wider · x-height 3.2% taller
- Goudy Bookletter 191167text 2.4% wider · x-height 2.5% taller
- Fanwood Text64same text width · x-height 4.9% shorter
- Cormorant Garamond62text 2.9% wider · x-height 4.7% shorter
- Cormorant61text 2.9% wider · x-height 4.7% shorter
- Linden Hill47text 1.9% narrower · x-height 3.2% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until EB Garamond loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 94.6% of its size, so running text keeps EB Garamond’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'EB Garamond Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 94.57%;
ascent-override: 106.49%;
descent-override: 31.51%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'EB Garamond', 'EB Garamond Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with EB Garamond
Of the 27,656 home pages that load EB Garamond, 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
- Montserrat14%3,828 sites · 1× chance
- Open Sans13%3,725 sites · 0.7× chance
- Roboto11%3,108 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lato6.8%1,868 sites · 0.8× chance
- Inter5.6%1,544 sites · 0.5× chance
- Noto Serif Japanese4.8%1,334 sites · 7.8× chance
More than chanceSpinnaker 17×Spline Sans 16×Zen Old Mincho 13×
Fonts that go with EB Garamond: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerEB Garamond + 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 EB Garamond
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is EB Garamond free for commercial use?
Yes. EB Garamond 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 EB Garamond?
FontKind doesn’t host EB Garamond’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 EB Garamond in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: EB Garamond 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 EB Garamond Medium and EB Garamond ExtraBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is EB Garamond in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for EB Garamond under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is EB Garamond in Figma?
Yes: EB Garamond is in Figma’s font menu with all five weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does EB Garamond have?
EB Garamond comes in five weights: Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600), Bold (700) and ExtraBold (800), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 400 to 800.
Who designed EB Garamond?
EB Garamond was designed by Georg Duffner and Octavio Pardo. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2011. Octavio Pardo also made Gupter, REM, Ibarra Real Nova and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to EB Garamond?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Ovo (87), Junicode (83) and ET Book (82), out of 100. Next to EB Garamond, Ovo is 13% wider, with an x-height 13% taller and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like EB Garamond.