Serif · Eduardo Tunni
Gilda Display
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CSSfont-family: 'Gilda Display', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Gilda Display is a free serif by Eduardo Tunni, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Gilda Display has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 89%. Its thickest strokes are 3.8 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Cinzel
Gilda Display on one light table with its two closest fonts, Cinzel (81 out of 100) and Noto Serif Display (79). Cinzel is 26% wider and 30% lighter, with an x-height 27% taller; Noto Serif Display is 8% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 13% taller.
Gilda Display and Cinzel laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Gilda DisplayCinzel…
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 Gilda Display 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
Gilda Display 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 Gilda Display, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Eduardo Tunni
- 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 “Gilda”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Gilda Display 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 Gilda Display, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Gilda Display under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Gilda Display, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 47.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.68lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 33%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 3.80 : 1high 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
InkLighter than 89% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 90% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Gilda Display
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Cinzel81x-height 27% taller · 26% wider · 30% lighter
- Noto Serif Display79more stroke contrast · x-height 13% taller · 8% wider
- Playfair Display SC78x-height 29% taller · 23% wider · more stroke contrast
- Baskervville77x-height 8% shorter · 8% heavier · less stroke contrast
- Ibarra Real Nova77x-height 10% shorter · 8% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Playfair Display77x-height 9% taller · more stroke contrast · 12% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Gilda Display →Compare side by side →Get Gilda Display on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Gilda Display without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Gambetta75text 2.4% narrower · x-height 4.4% shorter
- Sneaky Times72text 2.7% narrower · x-height 1.9% shorter
- DM Serif Display68text 0.8% narrower · x-height 1.7% taller
- GFS Didot67text 1.5% wider · x-height 3.6% shorter
- DM Serif Text67text 1.5% narrower · x-height 1.5% taller
- Inria Serif66text 2.8% wider · x-height 4.7% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Gilda Display loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 112.3% of its size, so running text keeps Gilda Display’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Gilda Display Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 112.35%;
ascent-override: 79.40%;
descent-override: 25.37%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Gilda Display', 'Gilda Display Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Gilda Display
Of the 4,728 home pages that load Gilda Display, 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
- Barlow20%961 sites · 16× chance
- Roboto20%937 sites · 1× chance
- Barlow Condensed17%803 sites · 34× chance
- Open Sans10%478 sites · 0.6× chance
- Montserrat8.6%405 sites · 0.6× chance
- Poppins6.6%313 sites · 0.6× chance
More than chanceBarlow Condensed 34×Barlow 16×Urbanist 5.7×
Fonts that go with Gilda Display: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerGilda Display + 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 Gilda Display
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Gilda Display free for commercial use?
Yes. Gilda Display 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 “Gilda”.
How do I download and install Gilda Display?
FontKind doesn’t host Gilda Display’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 Gilda Display in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Gilda Display 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 Gilda Display in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Gilda Display under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Gilda Display in Figma?
Yes: Gilda Display is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Gilda Display have?
Gilda Display 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 Gilda Display?
Gilda Display was designed by Eduardo Tunni. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2012. Eduardo Tunni also made Pathway Gothic One, Changa One, Graduate and 32 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Gilda Display?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Cinzel (81), Noto Serif Display (79) and Playfair Display SC (78), out of 100. Next to Gilda Display, Cinzel is 26% wider and 30% lighter, with an x-height 27% taller. See all 100 fonts like Gilda Display.