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Serif · Matteo Maggi

Halibut Expanded

Case
72 px
400 Regular
0 em
1.10

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

Halibut Expanded is a free serif by Matteo Maggi, from Collletttivo. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Halibut Expanded has an x-height shorter than 91%, is wider than 97% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 75%. Its thickest strokes are 2.4 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Messapia

Halibut Expanded on one light table with its two closest fonts, Messapia (93 out of 100) and Platypi (74). Messapia is 22% lighter, with an x-height 20% taller and more stroke contrast; Platypi is 20% narrower and 31% heavier, with an x-height 17% taller.

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Halibut Expanded and Messapia laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with Halibut ExpandedMessapia…

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 Halibut Expanded 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 Expanded in 2 weights

2 weights, 100–400

  • 100 Thin
  • 400 Regular

04 / Facts

Who made Halibut Expanded, 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 Expanded 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

Its licence file, in its repository

Already in your apps?

Google Docs
Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Halibut Expanded 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 Expanded, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists Halibut Expanded under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Halibut Expanded on Collletttivo

05 / Measurements

Halibut Expanded, measured

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

Hxgp in Halibut Expanded. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
41.5% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
60.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.69lowercase against capitals
Width
70.4% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
37%letter box filled
Contrast
2.36 : 1high stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among serifs

Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind

  • x-heightSmaller than 91% of serifs

  • WidthWider than 97% of serifs

  • InkLighter than 75% of serifs

  • ContrastMore contrast than 64% of serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Halibut Expanded

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

Halibut Expanded's own familyHalibutHalibut Condensed

All 100 fonts similar to Halibut Expanded →Compare side by side →Get Halibut Expanded on Collletttivo

07 / Swap

Swap Halibut Expanded without a jump

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

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Halibut Expanded loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 154.9% of its size, so running text keeps Halibut Expanded’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Halibut Expanded Fallback';
  src: local('Times New Roman');
  size-adjust: 154.85%;
  ascent-override: 45.20%;
  descent-override: 19.37%;
  line-gap-override: 10.91%;
}

font-family: 'Halibut Expanded', 'Halibut Expanded Fallback', serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Halibut Expanded

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

Is Halibut Expanded free for commercial use?

Yes. Halibut Expanded 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 Expanded?

Halibut Expanded 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 Expanded in Google Docs?

Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Halibut Expanded 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 Expanded have?

Halibut Expanded comes in two weights: Thin (100) and Regular (400).

Who designed Halibut Expanded?

Halibut Expanded was designed by Matteo Maggi.

What fonts are similar to Halibut Expanded?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Messapia (93), Platypi (74) and BioRhyme Expanded (74), out of 100. Next to Halibut Expanded, Messapia is 22% lighter, with an x-height 20% taller and more stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds Halibut and Halibut Condensed. See all 100 fonts like Halibut Expanded.