Serif · Peter S. Baker
ElstobP
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CSSfont-family: 'ElstobP', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
ElstobP is a free serif by Peter S. Baker, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, ElstobP has an x-height shorter than 81%, is narrower than 83% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 3.2 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Gulzar
ElstobP on one light table with its two closest fonts, Gulzar (79 out of 100) and Source Serif 4 (79). Gulzar is 10% heavier and 4% wider, with less stroke contrast; Source Serif 4 is 11% wider, with an x-height 9% taller and less stroke contrast.
ElstobP and Gulzar laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ElstobPGulzar…
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 ElstobP 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 / Sizes
ElstobP at every size
1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made ElstobP, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Peter S. Baker
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- 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.
ElstobP 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 ElstobP 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 ElstobP, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists ElstobP under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
ElstobP, 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
- 45.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%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 83% of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 83% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to ElstobP
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
ElstobP's letters under another nameElstob
- Gulzar79less stroke contrast · 10% heavier · 4% wider
- Source Serif 47911% wider · x-height 9% taller · less stroke contrast
- Newsreader78less stroke contrast
- Junicode775% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
- Libre Caslon Display76more stroke contrast · 10% narrower · 19% lighter
- Rufina7516% wider · x-height 12% taller · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to ElstobP →Compare side by side →Get ElstobP on GitHub
07 / Swap
Swap ElstobP without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Gulzar79text 0.8% wider · x-height 1.1% taller
- Newsreader78text 1.4% wider · x-height 2.1% shorter
- Junicode77text 3.0% narrower · x-height 3.9% shorter
- Amiri69text 0.7% wider · x-height 3.5% shorter
- Crimson Pro67same text width · x-height 3.5% shorter
- Crimson Text64text 1.8% narrower · x-height 2.6% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until ElstobP loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 99.3% of its size, so running text keeps ElstobP’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'ElstobP Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 99.31%;
ascent-override: 76.03%;
descent-override: 24.67%;
line-gap-override: 22.25%;
}
font-family: 'ElstobP', 'ElstobP Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about ElstobP
Answered from its licence, GitHub and each app’s own font list
Is ElstobP free for commercial use?
Yes. ElstobP 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 ElstobP?
ElstobP 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 ElstobP in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and ElstobP 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 ElstobP have?
ElstobP comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed ElstobP?
ElstobP was designed by Peter S. Baker. Peter S. Baker also made Joscelyn and Junicode.
What fonts are similar to ElstobP?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Gulzar (79), Source Serif 4 (79) and Newsreader (78), out of 100. Next to ElstobP, Gulzar is 10% heavier and 4% wider, with less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like ElstobP.