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Edwin

Q: Is Edwin free for commercial use?

Yes. Edwin 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 “Edwin”.

Q: How do I download and install Edwin?

Edwin comes free from its maker’s repository on GitHub. On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file. 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.

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Case

Size72 px

Weight400 Regular

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Edwin', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Edwin is a free serif, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Edwin has an x-height shorter than 61%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 75%. Its thickest strokes are 2.4 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Uchen

Edwin on one light table with its two closest fonts, Uchen (96 out of 100) and Literata (82). Uchen is 7% narrower, with less stroke contrast; Literata is 7% wider, with an x-height 9% taller and less stroke contrast.

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Ink shared with EdwinUchen…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Edwin 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.

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03 / Weights

Edwin in 2 weights

2 weights, 400–700, with italics

400 Regular, with its italic
700 Bold, with its italic

04 / Facts

Can you use Edwin?

Designer: Not listed
Kind: Serif
Styles: 2 weights, 400–700, with italics
From: GitHub
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.
PDFs and documents: Yes.
Changes: Yes, under another name. Not as “Edwin”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Edwin is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

Its licence file, in its repository

Already in your apps?

Google Docs: Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Edwin comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Google’s guide
Word, PowerPoint: Not verified. Install it from its maker’s repository on GitHub 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 Edwin, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Edwin under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Edwin on GitHub

05 / Measurements

Edwin, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Edwin. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 46.6% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 72.2% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.65lowercase against capitals
Width: 52.1% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 45%letter box filled
Contrast: 2.44 : 1high stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among serifs

Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind

x-heightSmaller than 61% of serifs
WidthNear the middle of serifs
InkDarker than 75% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 67% of serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Edwin

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

Edwin's letters under another nameBJCree

All 100 fonts similar to Edwin →Compare side by side →Get Edwin on GitHub

07 / Swap

Swap Edwin without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Edwin loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 116% of its size, so running text keeps Edwin’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Edwin Fallback';
  src: local('Times New Roman');
  size-adjust: 115.95%;
  ascent-override: 63.56%;
  descent-override: 22.68%;
  line-gap-override: 17.25%;
}

font-family: 'Edwin', 'Edwin Fallback', serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Edwin

Answered from its licence, GitHub and each app’s own font list

Is Edwin free for commercial use?

Yes. Edwin 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 “Edwin”.

How do I download and install Edwin?

Edwin comes free from its maker’s repository on GitHub . On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file. 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 Edwin in Google Docs?

Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Edwin comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. 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 Edwin have?

Edwin comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700), each with an italic.

What fonts are similar to Edwin?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Uchen (96), Literata (82) and Hausschrift (82), out of 100. Next to Edwin, Uchen is 7% narrower, with less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Edwin.