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Gentium Book Plus
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CSSfont-family: 'Gentium Book Plus', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Gentium Book Plus is a free serif by SIL International, on Google Fonts since 2022. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Gentium Book Plus has an x-height shorter than 71%, is narrower than 74% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 77%. Its thickest strokes are 1.6 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Dai Banna SIL
Gentium Book Plus on one light table with its two closest fonts, Dai Banna SIL (97 out of 100) and Fenix (76). Dai Banna SIL is 8% narrower, with an x-height 8% shorter; Fenix has less stroke contrast.
Gentium Book Plus and Dai Banna SIL laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Gentium Book PlusDai Banna SIL…
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 Gentium Book Plus alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Gentium Book Plus in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700, with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Gentium Book Plus, and can you use it?
- Designer
- SIL International
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700, with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2022
- 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, under another name. Not as “Gentium” or “SIL”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Gentium Book Plus 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 Gentium Book Plus, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Gentium Book Plus under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Gentium Book Plus, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 45.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 61.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 46%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.63 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 71% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 74% of serifs
InkDarker than 77% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 70% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Gentium Book Plus
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Gentium Book Plus's letters under another nameGentium PlusNamdhinggo
- Dai Banna SIL97x-height 8% shorter · 8% narrower
- Fenix76less stroke contrast
- Halant7526% lighter · x-height 11% taller · more stroke contrast
- Erode7323% lighter · more stroke contrast
- UNAL Ancizar Serif727% lighter
- Crimson Pro71x-height 8% shorter · more stroke contrast · 4% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Gentium Book Plus →Compare side by side →Get Gentium Book Plus on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Gentium Book Plus without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Erode73text 2.8% narrower · x-height 1.3% shorter
- UNAL Ancizar Serif72text 0.8% narrower · x-height 0.9% shorter
- Caladea69text 2.8% narrower · x-height 2.8% taller
- Petrona69text 2.5% wider · x-height 2.4% shorter
- Asar68same text width · x-height 0.9% taller
- Judson67text 1.3% wider · x-height 3.1% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Gentium Book Plus loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 105.3% of its size, so running text keeps Gentium Book Plus’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Gentium Book Plus Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 105.26%;
ascent-override: 104.37%;
descent-override: 34.79%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Gentium Book Plus', 'Gentium Book Plus Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Gentium Book Plus
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Gentium Book Plus free for commercial use?
Yes. Gentium Book Plus 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 “Gentium” or “SIL”.
How do I download and install Gentium Book Plus?
FontKind doesn’t host Gentium Book Plus’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds four font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Gentium Book Plus in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Gentium Book Plus 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 Gentium Book Plus in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Gentium Book Plus under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Gentium Book Plus in Figma?
Yes: Gentium Book Plus is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Gentium Book Plus have?
Gentium Book Plus comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700), each with an italic.
Who designed Gentium Book Plus?
Gentium Book Plus was designed by SIL International. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2022. SIL International also made Charis SIL, Alkalami, Dai Banna SIL and twelve more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Gentium Book Plus?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Dai Banna SIL (97), Fenix (76) and Halant (75), out of 100. Next to Gentium Book Plus, Dai Banna SIL is 8% narrower, with an x-height 8% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Gentium Book Plus.