Serif · Matteo Maggi
Halibut
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CSSfont-family: 'Halibut', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Halibut is a free serif by Matteo Maggi, from Collletttivo. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Halibut has an x-height shorter than 93%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 61%. Its thickest strokes are 2.2 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Platypi
Halibut on one light table with its two closest fonts, Platypi (84 out of 100) and UNAL Ancizar Serif (74). Platypi is 22% heavier and 9% wider, with an x-height 19% taller; UNAL Ancizar Serif is 9% narrower, with an x-height 11% taller and less stroke contrast.
Halibut and Platypi laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with HalibutPlatypi…
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 Halibut 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 / Weights
Halibut in 2 weights
2 weights, 100–400
- 100 Thin
- 400 Regular
04 / Facts
Who made Halibut, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Matteo Maggi
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 2 weights, 100–400
- From
- Collletttivo
- 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.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Halibut 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
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Halibut comes from Collletttivo. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- Not verified. Install it from Collletttivo first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Halibut, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Halibut under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Halibut, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 40.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 60.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.68lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 40%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.21 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 93% of serifs
WidthNear the middle of serifs
InkLighter than 61% of serifs
ContrastNear the middle of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Halibut
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Halibut's own familyHalibut CondensedHalibut Expanded
- Platypi84x-height 19% taller · 22% heavier · 9% wider
- UNAL Ancizar Serif74x-height 11% taller · 9% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Newsreader7110% narrower · x-height 5% taller
- Messapia7036% wider · x-height 23% taller · 28% lighter
- Piazzolla67x-height 19% taller · less stroke contrast · 7% narrower
- Spectral64x-height 11% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Halibut →Compare side by side →Get Halibut on Collletttivo
07 / Swap
Swap Halibut without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Halibut sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Halibut loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 116.5% of its size, so running text keeps Halibut’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Halibut Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 116.50%;
ascent-override: 60.09%;
descent-override: 25.75%;
line-gap-override: 14.51%;
}
font-family: 'Halibut', 'Halibut Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Halibut
Answered from its licence, Collletttivo and each app’s own font list
Is Halibut free for commercial use?
Yes. Halibut 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 Halibut?
Halibut comes free from Collletttivo . On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file: the fonts are in its fonts folder. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses load from its repository, through jsDelivr, as does its licence file .
Is Halibut in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Halibut comes from Collletttivo. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
How many weights does Halibut have?
Halibut comes in two weights: Thin (100) and Regular (400).
Who designed Halibut?
Halibut was designed by Matteo Maggi.
What fonts are similar to Halibut?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Platypi (84), UNAL Ancizar Serif (74) and Newsreader (71), out of 100. Next to Halibut, Platypi is 22% heavier and 9% wider, with an x-height 19% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Halibut Condensed and Halibut Expanded. See all 100 fonts like Halibut.