Serif · Barry Schwartz
Goudy Bookletter 1911
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CSSfont-family: 'Goudy Bookletter 1911', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Goudy Bookletter 1911 is a free serif by Barry Schwartz, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Goudy Bookletter 1911 has an x-height shorter than 91%, is narrower than 91% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 64%. Its thickest strokes are 1.5 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Sorts Mill Goudy
Goudy Bookletter 1911 on one light table with its two closest fonts, Sorts Mill Goudy (85 out of 100) and Fanwood Text (79). Sorts Mill Goudy is 12% wider and 15% lighter, with more stroke contrast; Fanwood Text has more stroke contrast and an x-height 7% shorter.
Goudy Bookletter 1911 and Sorts Mill Goudy laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Goudy Bookletter 1911Sorts Mill Goudy…
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 Goudy Bookletter 1911 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
Goudy Bookletter 1911 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 Goudy Bookletter 1911, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Barry Schwartz
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin
- 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.
Goudy Bookletter 1911 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 Goudy Bookletter 1911, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Goudy Bookletter 1911 under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Goudy Bookletter 1911, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 41.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.60lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 43.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 44%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.52 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 91% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 91% of serifs
InkDarker than 64% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 74% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Goudy Bookletter 1911
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Sorts Mill Goudy85more stroke contrast · 12% wider · 15% lighter
- Fanwood Text79more stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter
- Cooper*79more stroke contrast · 4% wider · 7% lighter
- IM Fell French Canon SC75more stroke contrast · 18% wider · x-height 15% taller
- Sedan74more stroke contrast · 14% wider · x-height 6% taller
- ET Book74more stroke contrast · 5% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Goudy Bookletter 1911 →Compare side by side →Get Goudy Bookletter 1911 on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Goudy Bookletter 1911 without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Cooper*79text 2.7% wider · x-height 2.3% taller
- ET Book74text 2.5% wider · x-height 0.6% taller
- Crimson Text67text 0.8% wider · x-height 2.1% taller
- EB Garamond67text 2.3% narrower · x-height 2.4% shorter
- Junicode63same text width · x-height 0.7% taller
- Balthazar42text 1.5% narrower · x-height 3.9% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Goudy Bookletter 1911 loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 96.8% of its size, so running text keeps Goudy Bookletter 1911’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Goudy Bookletter 1911 Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 96.81%;
ascent-override: 99.16%;
descent-override: 32.07%;
line-gap-override: 9.28%;
}
font-family: 'Goudy Bookletter 1911', 'Goudy Bookletter 1911 Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Goudy Bookletter 1911
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Goudy Bookletter 1911 free for commercial use?
Yes. Goudy Bookletter 1911 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 Goudy Bookletter 1911?
FontKind doesn’t host Goudy Bookletter 1911’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 Goudy Bookletter 1911 in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Goudy Bookletter 1911 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 Goudy Bookletter 1911 in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Goudy Bookletter 1911 under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Goudy Bookletter 1911 in Figma?
Yes: Goudy Bookletter 1911 is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Goudy Bookletter 1911 have?
Goudy Bookletter 1911 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 Goudy Bookletter 1911?
Goudy Bookletter 1911 was designed by Barry Schwartz. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2011. Barry Schwartz also made Fanwood Text, Sorts Mill Goudy, Prociono and one more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Goudy Bookletter 1911?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Sorts Mill Goudy (85), Fanwood Text (79) and Cooper* (79), out of 100. Next to Goudy Bookletter 1911, Sorts Mill Goudy is 12% wider and 15% lighter, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Goudy Bookletter 1911.