Serif · Angélica Díaz
Esteban
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CSSfont-family: 'Esteban', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Esteban is a free serif by Angélica Díaz, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Esteban has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.7 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Average
Esteban on one light table with its two closest fonts, Average (79 out of 100) and Castoro (77). Average is 6% narrower, with an x-height 5% shorter; Castoro is 13% heavier, with more stroke contrast.
Esteban and Average laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with EstebanAverage…
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 Esteban 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
Esteban 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 Esteban, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Angélica Díaz
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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 “Esteban”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Esteban 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 Esteban, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Esteban under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Esteban, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.68lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.67 : 1moderate 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
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastMore even than 69% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Esteban
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Average796% narrower · x-height 5% shorter
- Castoro77more stroke contrast · 13% heavier
- Andada Pro763% wider
- Libertinus Serif75more stroke contrast · x-height 10% shorter · 8% narrower
- Quattrocento7413% lighter · x-height 4% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Lusitana74x-height 10% shorter · more stroke contrast · 5% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Esteban →Compare side by side →Get Esteban on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Esteban without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Castoro77text 0.8% wider · x-height 0.6% shorter
- Andada Pro76text 2.9% wider · x-height 2.9% taller
- Quattrocento74text 2.3% wider · x-height 4.4% shorter
- Song Myung74same text width · x-height 4.8% shorter
- Ovo70text 1.0% narrower · x-height 4.9% shorter
- Gelasio70same text width · x-height 1.1% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Esteban loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 110.6% of its size, so running text keeps Esteban’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Esteban Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 110.57%;
ascent-override: 88.99%;
descent-override: 26.23%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Esteban', 'Esteban Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Esteban
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Esteban free for commercial use?
Yes. Esteban 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 “Esteban”.
How do I download and install Esteban?
FontKind doesn’t host Esteban’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Esteban in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Esteban 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 Esteban in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Esteban under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Esteban in Figma?
Yes: Esteban is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Esteban have?
Esteban 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 Esteban?
Esteban was designed by Angélica Díaz. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2012. Angélica Díaz also made Ruluko.
What fonts are similar to Esteban?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Average (79), Castoro (77) and Andada Pro (76), out of 100. Next to Esteban, Average is 6% narrower, with an x-height 5% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Esteban.