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Gentium Plus
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CSSfont-family: 'Gentium Plus', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Gentium Plus is a free serif by SIL International, on Google Fonts since 2022. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Gentium Plus has an x-height shorter than 71%, is narrower than 78% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Dai Banna SIL
Gentium Plus on one light table with its two closest fonts, Dai Banna SIL (96 out of 100) and Halant (77). Dai Banna SIL is 16% heavier and 6% narrower, with an x-height 8% shorter; Halant is 17% lighter, with an x-height 11% taller and more stroke contrast.
Gentium Plus and Dai Banna SIL laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Gentium 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 Plus alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Gentium 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 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 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 Plus, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Gentium Plus under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Gentium 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
- 46.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 40%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.41 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 71% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 78% of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastMore even than 78% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Gentium Plus
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Gentium Plus's letters under another nameGentium Book PlusNamdhinggo
- Dai Banna SIL96x-height 8% shorter · 16% heavier · 6% narrower
- Halant77x-height 11% taller · more stroke contrast · 17% lighter
- Erode77more stroke contrast · 13% lighter
- Fenix718% heavier
- Montaga715% wider · less stroke contrast
- Bona Nova SC71more stroke contrast · 4% wider · x-height 3% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Gentium Plus →Compare side by side →Get Gentium Plus on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Gentium Plus without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Erode77text 0.8% narrower · x-height 1.3% shorter
- Fenix71text 1.2% narrower · x-height 0.9% shorter
- UNAL Ancizar Serif67text 1.2% wider · x-height 0.9% shorter
- Joan66text 1.0% narrower · same x-height
- Caladea65text 0.8% narrower · x-height 2.8% taller
- Asar65text 1.9% wider · x-height 0.9% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Gentium Plus loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 103.2% of its size, so running text keeps Gentium Plus’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Gentium Plus Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 103.19%;
ascent-override: 106.47%;
descent-override: 35.49%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Gentium Plus', 'Gentium Plus Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Gentium Plus
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Gentium Plus free for commercial use?
Yes. Gentium 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 Plus?
FontKind doesn’t host Gentium 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 Plus in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Gentium 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 Plus in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Gentium Plus under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Gentium Plus in Figma?
Yes: Gentium 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 Plus have?
Gentium Plus comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700), each with an italic.
Who designed Gentium Plus?
Gentium 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 Plus?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Dai Banna SIL (96), Halant (77) and Erode (77), out of 100. Next to Gentium Plus, Dai Banna SIL is 16% heavier and 6% narrower, with an x-height 8% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Gentium Plus.