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Gideon Roman
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CSSfont-family: 'Gideon Roman', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Gideon Roman is a free display font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Gideon Roman has an x-height shorter than 79%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 88%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Luxurious Roman
Gideon Roman on one light table with its two closest fonts, Luxurious Roman (100 out of 100) and Libertinus Serif Display (78). Luxurious Roman is 13% heavier; Libertinus Serif Display is 12% narrower, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 13% shorter.
Gideon Roman and Luxurious Roman laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Gideon RomanLuxurious Roman…
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 Gideon Roman 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
Gideon Roman 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 Gideon Roman, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Robert Leuschke
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2021
- Character sets
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Gideon Roman 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 Gideon Roman, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Gideon Roman under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Gideon Roman, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 47.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 67.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 31%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.34 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 79% of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkLighter than 88% of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Gideon Roman
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Luxurious Roman10013% heavier
- Libertinus Serif Display78more stroke contrast · x-height 13% shorter · 12% narrower
- Aujournuit Airy72more stroke contrast · 23% wider · 25% lighter
- Simonetta71more stroke contrast · 11% narrower · x-height 8% shorter
- Castoro Titling71x-height 47% taller · 36% wider · more stroke contrast
- Aujournuit Wide68more stroke contrast · 34% wider · 28% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Gideon Roman →Compare side by side →Get Gideon Roman on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Gideon Roman without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Luxurious Roman100same text width · x-height 1.1% taller
- Quattrocento59text 2.4% narrower · x-height 4.0% shorter
- Isenheim42text 2.9% wider · x-height 4.6% taller
- IM Fell French Canon SC38text 1.9% narrower · same x-height
- Averia Serif Libre38text 1.2% narrower · x-height 2.3% shorter
- Antic Didone34text 2.5% wider · x-height 4.6% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Gideon Roman loads, this sets Arial in its place at 105.1% of its size, so running text keeps Gideon Roman’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Gideon Roman Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 105.06%;
ascent-override: 85.67%;
descent-override: 28.56%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Gideon Roman', 'Gideon Roman Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Gideon Roman
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Gideon Roman free for commercial use?
Yes. Gideon Roman 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 Gideon Roman?
FontKind doesn’t host Gideon Roman’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 Gideon Roman in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Gideon Roman 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 Gideon Roman in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Gideon Roman under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Gideon Roman in Figma?
Yes: Gideon Roman is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Gideon Roman have?
Gideon Roman 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 Gideon Roman?
Gideon Roman was designed by Robert Leuschke. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2021. Robert Leuschke also made Smooch Sans, Updock, Great Vibes and 84 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Gideon Roman?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Luxurious Roman (100), Libertinus Serif Display (78) and Aujournuit Airy (72), out of 100. Next to Gideon Roman, Luxurious Roman is 13% heavier. See all 100 fonts like Gideon Roman.