Serif · Borna Izadpanah
Gulzar
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CSSfont-family: 'Gulzar', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Gulzar is a free serif by Borna Izadpanah, Fiona Ross, Alice Savoie and Simon Cozens, on Google Fonts since 2022. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Gulzar has an x-height shorter than 77%, is narrower than 75% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 79%. Its thickest strokes are 2.5 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Newsreader
Gulzar on one light table with its two closest fonts, Newsreader (83 out of 100) and Charis SIL (82). Newsreader is 11% lighter, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 3% shorter; Charis SIL is 5% wider, with an x-height 10% taller.
Gulzar and Newsreader laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with GulzarNewsreader…
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 Gulzar 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
Gulzar 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 Gulzar, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Borna Izadpanah, Fiona Ross, Alice Savoie, Simon Cozens
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2022
- Character sets
- arabic, 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Gulzar 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 Gulzar, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Gulzar under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Gulzar, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 44.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 67.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.65lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 46%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.50 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 77% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 75% of serifs
InkDarker than 79% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 69% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Gulzar
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Newsreader8311% lighter · less stroke contrast · x-height 3% shorter
- Charis SIL82x-height 10% taller · 5% wider
- Spectral8016% lighter · 5% wider · less stroke contrast
- Elstob80more stroke contrast · 13% lighter
- ElstobP79more stroke contrast · 9% lighter · 4% narrower
- Epistle78x-height 9% taller · 8% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Gulzar →Compare side by side →Get Gulzar on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Gulzar without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Newsreader83text 0.6% wider · x-height 3.2% shorter
- Elstob80text 1.5% wider · x-height 1.1% shorter
- ElstobP79text 0.8% narrower · x-height 1.1% shorter
- Tinos74same text width · x-height 4.3% taller
- Crimson Pro72same text width · x-height 4.6% shorter
- Joan69text 2.1% wider · x-height 3.6% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Gulzar loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 100.1% of its size, so running text keeps Gulzar’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Gulzar Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 100.07%;
ascent-override: 149.89%;
descent-override: 119.91%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Gulzar', 'Gulzar Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Gulzar
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Gulzar free for commercial use?
Yes. Gulzar 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 Gulzar?
FontKind doesn’t host Gulzar’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 Gulzar in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Gulzar 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 Gulzar in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Gulzar under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Gulzar in Figma?
Yes: Gulzar is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Gulzar have?
Gulzar 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 Gulzar?
Gulzar was designed by Borna Izadpanah, Fiona Ross, Alice Savoie and Simon Cozens. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2022. Borna Izadpanah also made Lalezar and Markazi Text.
What fonts are similar to Gulzar?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Newsreader (83), Charis SIL (82) and Spectral (80), out of 100. Next to Gulzar, Newsreader is 11% lighter, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 3% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Gulzar.