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GFS Didot
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CSSfont-family: 'GFS Didot', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
GFS Didot is a free serif by Greek Font Society, on Google Fonts since 2010. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, GFS Didot has an x-height shorter than 69%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 63%. Its thickest strokes are 2.8 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Old Standard TT
GFS Didot on one light table with its two closest fonts, Old Standard TT (82 out of 100) and Hausschrift (81). Old Standard TT is 12% lighter and 4% narrower, with more stroke contrast; Hausschrift is 3% narrower, with an x-height 5% shorter and more stroke contrast.
GFS Didot and Old Standard TT laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with GFS DidotOld Standard TT…
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 GFS Didot 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
GFS Didot 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 GFS Didot, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Greek Font Society
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2010
- Character sets
- greek, greek-ext, latin, 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 “GFS Didot”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
GFS Didot 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 GFS Didot, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists GFS Didot under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
GFS Didot, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 45.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.66lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 40%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.76 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 69% of serifs
WidthNear the middle of serifs
InkLighter than 63% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 77% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to GFS Didot
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Old Standard TT82more stroke contrast · 12% lighter · 4% narrower
- Hausschrift81x-height 5% shorter · more stroke contrast · 3% narrower
- Zodiak8113% wider · x-height 9% taller · 8% lighter
- Brygada 1918816% wider
- Cantata One7815% wider · 21% heavier · x-height 10% taller
- Unna7810% narrower · x-height 8% shorter · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to GFS Didot →Compare side by side →Get GFS Didot on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap GFS Didot without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Brygada 191881text 2.1% wider · x-height 0.9% taller
- Libre Bodoni76text 2.5% narrower · x-height 1.3% shorter
- Taviraj76text 1.7% wider · x-height 3.1% taller
- Edwin70text 1.7% wider · x-height 2.2% taller
- Gilda Display67text 1.5% narrower · x-height 3.7% taller
- Półtawski Nowy60text 2.3% narrower · x-height 3.1% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until GFS Didot loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 114% of its size, so running text keeps GFS Didot’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'GFS Didot Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 114.03%;
ascent-override: 83.05%;
descent-override: 24.29%;
line-gap-override: 2.19%;
}
font-family: 'GFS Didot', 'GFS Didot Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with GFS Didot
Of the 1,220 home pages that load GFS Didot, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.
Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026
- Roboto22%269 sites · 1.1× chance
- Open Sans20%244 sites · 1.1× chance
- Montserrat14%168 sites · 1× chance
- Poppins6.2%76 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lato5.6%68 sites · 0.7× chance
- Manrope5.3%65 sites · 3.2× chance
More than chanceManrope 3.2×Playfair Display 1.8×
Pair checkerGFS Didot + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about GFS Didot
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is GFS Didot free for commercial use?
Yes. GFS Didot 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 “GFS Didot”.
How do I download and install GFS Didot?
FontKind doesn’t host GFS Didot’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 GFS Didot in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: GFS Didot 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 GFS Didot in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for GFS Didot under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is GFS Didot in Figma?
Yes: GFS Didot is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does GFS Didot have?
GFS Didot 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 GFS Didot?
GFS Didot was designed by Greek Font Society. It has been on Google Fonts since September 2010. Greek Font Society also made GFS Neohellenic.
What fonts are similar to GFS Didot?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Old Standard TT (82), Hausschrift (81) and Zodiak (81), out of 100. Next to GFS Didot, Old Standard TT is 12% lighter and 4% narrower, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like GFS Didot.