Serif · Peter S. Baker
Elstob
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CSSfont-family: 'Elstob', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Elstob is a free serif by Peter S. Baker, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Elstob has an x-height shorter than 81%, is narrower than 77% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 3.2 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
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01 / Light table
Laid on top of Libre Caslon Display
Elstob on one light table with its two closest fonts, Libre Caslon Display (81 out of 100) and Junicode (81). Libre Caslon Display is 13% narrower and 16% lighter, with more stroke contrast; Junicode is 8% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 4% shorter.
Elstob and Libre Caslon Display laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ElstobLibre Caslon Display…
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 Elstob 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
Elstob in 7 weights
7 weights, 200–800, with italics
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 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 Elstob, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Peter S. Baker
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 7 weights, 200–800, 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Elstob 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
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Elstob 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 Elstob, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Elstob under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Elstob, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 43.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.66lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 40%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 3.18 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 81% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 77% of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 83% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Elstob
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Elstob's letters under another nameElstobP
- Libre Caslon Display81more stroke contrast · 13% narrower · 16% lighter
- Junicode818% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
- Gulzar8014% heavier · less stroke contrast
- Source Serif 477x-height 9% taller · less stroke contrast · 8% wider
- Newsreader77less stroke contrast
- Ibarra Real Nova7311% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Elstob →Compare side by side →Get Elstob on GitHub
07 / Swap
Swap Elstob without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Gulzar80text 1.5% narrower · x-height 1.1% taller
- Newsreader77text 0.9% narrower · x-height 2.1% shorter
- Ibarra Real Nova73text 1.7% wider · x-height 2.1% shorter
- Amiri72text 1.6% narrower · x-height 3.5% shorter
- Lusitana66text 2.4% wider · same x-height
- Crimson Pro65text 1.8% narrower · x-height 3.5% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Elstob loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 101.6% of its size, so running text keeps Elstob’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Elstob Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 101.58%;
ascent-override: 74.33%;
descent-override: 24.12%;
line-gap-override: 21.76%;
}
font-family: 'Elstob', 'Elstob Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Elstob
Answered from its licence, GitHub and each app’s own font list
Is Elstob free for commercial use?
Yes. Elstob 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 Elstob?
Elstob comes free from its maker’s repository on GitHub . On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file: the fonts are in its webfiles folder. 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 Elstob in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Elstob 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 Elstob have?
Elstob comes in seven weights, from ExtraLight (200) to ExtraBold (800), each with an italic.
Who designed Elstob?
Elstob was designed by Peter S. Baker. Peter S. Baker also made Joscelyn and Junicode.
What fonts are similar to Elstob?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Libre Caslon Display (81), Junicode (81) and Gulzar (80), out of 100. Next to Elstob, Libre Caslon Display is 13% narrower and 16% lighter, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Elstob.