Serif · Eduardo Tunni
Graduate
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CSSfont-family: 'Graduate', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Graduate is a free serif by Eduardo Tunni, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Graduate has an x-height taller than 98%, is wider than 96% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 78%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Hoover
Graduate on one light table with its two closest fonts, Hoover (100 out of 100) and Kelly Slab (81). Hoover is 25% narrower and 19% heavier, with an x-height 28% shorter; Kelly Slab is 27% narrower and 25% heavier, with an x-height 23% shorter.
Graduate and Hoover laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with GraduateHoover…
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 Graduate 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.
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- r
- s
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- &
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- (
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03 / Sizes
Graduate 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 Graduate, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Eduardo Tunni
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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, under another name. Not as “Graduate”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Graduate 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 Graduate, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Graduate under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Graduate, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 65.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.87lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 66.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.07 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 98% of serifs
WidthWider than 96% of serifs
InkLighter than 78% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 96% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Graduate
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Hoover100x-height 28% shorter · 25% narrower · 19% heavier
- Kelly Slab8127% narrower · x-height 23% shorter · 25% heavier
- Tomorrow60x-height 20% shorter · 17% narrower · more stroke contrast
- Nippo5722% narrower · x-height 17% shorter · 29% heavier
- Arvo49x-height 22% shorter · 17% narrower · 24% heavier
- Quantico49x-height 23% shorter · 21% narrower · 22% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Graduate →Compare side by side →Get Graduate on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Graduate without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Graduate sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Graduate loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 150.5% of its size, so running text keeps Graduate’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Graduate Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 150.51%;
ascent-override: 63.32%;
descent-override: 12.36%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Graduate', 'Graduate Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Graduate
Of the 614 home pages that load Graduate, 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
- Open Sans16%101 sites · 0.9× chance
- Montserrat11%65 sites · 0.8× chance
- Roboto11%65 sites · 0.5× chance
- Lato9.6%59 sites · 1.2× chance
- Oswald8.6%53 sites · 3× chance
More than chanceOswald 3×
Pair checkerGraduate + 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 Graduate
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Graduate free for commercial use?
Yes. Graduate 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 “Graduate”.
How do I download and install Graduate?
FontKind doesn’t host Graduate’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 Graduate in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Graduate 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 Graduate in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Graduate under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Graduate in Figma?
Yes: Graduate is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Graduate have?
Graduate 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 Graduate?
Graduate was designed by Eduardo Tunni. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2012. Eduardo Tunni also made Pathway Gothic One, Changa One, Arapey and 32 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Graduate?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Hoover (100), Kelly Slab (81) and Tomorrow (60), out of 100. Next to Graduate, Hoover is 25% narrower and 19% heavier, with an x-height 28% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Graduate.