Display · Denis Masharov
Glass Antiqua
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CSSfont-family: 'Glass Antiqua', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Glass Antiqua is a free display font by Denis Masharov, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Glass Antiqua has an x-height shorter than 78%, is narrower than 80% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 82%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of CMU Typewriter Text
Glass Antiqua on one light table with its two closest fonts, CMU Typewriter Text (62 out of 100) and Chubbo (61). CMU Typewriter Text is 24% wider and 11% heavier, with an x-height 10% shorter; Chubbo is 24% wider and 17% heavier.
Glass Antiqua and CMU Typewriter Text laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Glass AntiquaCMU Typewriter Text…
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 Glass Antiqua 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
Glass Antiqua 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 Glass Antiqua, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Denis Masharov
- Kind
- Display
- 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 “Glass Antiqua”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Glass Antiqua 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 Glass Antiqua, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Glass Antiqua under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Glass Antiqua, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 63.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 42.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 36%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.19 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 78% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 80% of display faces
InkLighter than 82% of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Glass Antiqua
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- CMU Typewriter Text6224% wider · x-height 10% shorter · 11% heavier
- Chubbo6124% wider · 17% heavier
- Nixie One6135% wider · 47% lighter · x-height 4% taller
- Cutive Mono5943% wider · x-height 21% shorter · 27% lighter
- Erica Type5443% wider · x-height 12% shorter · less stroke contrast
- Photonico Code5046% wider · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Glass Antiqua →Compare side by side →Get Glass Antiqua on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Glass Antiqua without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Glass Antiqua sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Glass Antiqua loads, this sets Arial in its place at 84.5% of its size, so running text keeps Glass Antiqua’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Glass Antiqua Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 84.53%;
ascent-override: 98.78%;
descent-override: 23.66%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Glass Antiqua', 'Glass Antiqua Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Glass Antiqua
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Glass Antiqua free for commercial use?
Yes. Glass Antiqua 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 “Glass Antiqua”.
How do I download and install Glass Antiqua?
FontKind doesn’t host Glass Antiqua’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 Glass Antiqua in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Glass Antiqua 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 Glass Antiqua in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Glass Antiqua under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Glass Antiqua in Figma?
Yes: Glass Antiqua is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Glass Antiqua have?
Glass Antiqua 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 Glass Antiqua?
Glass Antiqua was designed by Denis Masharov. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2012. Denis Masharov also made Marck Script, Ruslan Display, Tenor Sans and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Glass Antiqua?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are CMU Typewriter Text (62), Chubbo (61) and Nixie One (61), out of 100. Next to Glass Antiqua, CMU Typewriter Text is 24% wider and 11% heavier, with an x-height 10% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Glass Antiqua.