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Grenze

Case
72 px
400 Regular
0 em
1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Grenze', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Grenze is a free serif by Omnibus-Type, on Google Fonts since 2018. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Grenze has an x-height shorter than 72%, is narrower than 95% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 87%. Its thickest strokes are 1.7 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Markazi Text

Grenze on one light table with its two closest fonts, Markazi Text (69 out of 100) and Neuton (67). Markazi Text is 12% heavier and 5% narrower, with an x-height 20% shorter; Neuton is 6% wider, with an x-height 5% shorter.

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Grenze and Markazi Text laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with GrenzeMarkazi 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.

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02 / Letters

The Grenze 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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  • !
  • @
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  • (
  • )

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03 / Weights

Grenze in 9 weights

9 weights, 100–900, with italics · variable from 100 to 900

Variable weight, 100 to 900

  • 100 Thin, with its italic
  • 200 Extra light, with its italic
  • 300 Light, with its italic
  • 400 Regular, with its italic
  • 500 Medium, with its italic
  • 600 Semibold, with its italic
  • 700 Bold, with its italic
  • 800 Extra bold, with its italic
  • 900 Black, with its italic

04 / Facts

Who made Grenze, and can you use it?

Designer
Omnibus-Type
Kind
Serif
Styles
9 weights, 100–900, with italics
Variable axes
Weight 100–900
On Google Fonts since
2018
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.

Grenze is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

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 Grenze, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists Grenze under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Grenze on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Grenze, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Grenze. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
45.4% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
60.3% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.75lowercase against capitals
Width
40.5% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
49%letter box filled
Contrast
1.66 : 1moderate stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among serifs

Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind

  • x-heightSmaller than 72% of serifs

  • WidthNarrower than 95% of serifs

  • InkDarker than 87% of serifs

  • ContrastMore even than 69% of serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Grenze

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

Grenze's own familyGrenze Gotisch

All 100 fonts similar to Grenze →Compare side by side →Get Grenze on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Grenze without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

None of the fonts that look most like Grenze sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.

Fallback while it loads

Until Grenze loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 88.5% of its size, so running text keeps Grenze’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Grenze Fallback';
  src: local('Times New Roman');
  size-adjust: 88.49%;
  ascent-override: 124.31%;
  descent-override: 42.94%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Grenze', 'Grenze Fallback', serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Grenze

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Grenze free for commercial use?

Yes. Grenze 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 Grenze?

FontKind doesn’t host Grenze’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.

Is Grenze in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Grenze isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. On Windows, its weights beyond Regular and Bold show as fonts of their own, such as Grenze Thin and Grenze Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.

Is Grenze in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Grenze under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Grenze in Figma?

Yes: Grenze is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Grenze have?

Grenze comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900.

Who designed Grenze?

Grenze was designed by Omnibus-Type. It has been on Google Fonts since September 2018. Omnibus-Type also made Archivo, Archivo Black, Saira and 25 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Grenze?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Markazi Text (69), Neuton (67) and Yrsa (66), out of 100. Next to Grenze, Markazi Text is 12% heavier and 5% narrower, with an x-height 20% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Grenze Gotisch. See all 100 fonts like Grenze.