Serif · Thomas Nicholson

Hausschrift

Q: Is Hausschrift free for commercial use?

Yes. Hausschrift 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 “Hausschrift”.

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Case

Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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

Hausschrift is a free serif by Thomas Nicholson, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Hausschrift has an x-height shorter than 83%, is narrower than 68% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 3.2 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of CMU Serif

Hausschrift on one light table with its two closest fonts, CMU Serif (95 out of 100) and BJCree (87). CMU Serif is 16% lighter; BJCree has less stroke contrast.

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Ink shared with HausschriftCMU Serif…

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 Hausschrift alphabet

Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400

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03 / Styles

Hausschrift, upright and italic

1 weight (400), with italics

400 Regular, with its italic

04 / Facts

Who made Hausschrift, and can you use it?

Designer: Thomas Nicholson
Kind: Serif
Styles: 1 weight (400), with italics
From: GitHub
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, under another name. Not as “Hausschrift”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Hausschrift 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 Hausschrift comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Google’s guide
Word, PowerPoint: Not verified. Install it from its maker’s repository on GitHub 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 Hausschrift, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Hausschrift under System. Fonts for Cricut →

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

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Hausschrift on GitHub

05 / Measurements

Hausschrift, measured

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

Hxgp in Hausschrift. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 43.3% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 68.4% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.63lowercase against capitals
Width: 48.9% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 40%letter box filled
Contrast: 3.17 : 1high stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among serifs

Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind

x-heightSmaller than 83% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 68% of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 83% of serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Hausschrift

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Hausschrift →Compare side by side →Get Hausschrift on GitHub

07 / Swap

Swap Hausschrift without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Hausschrift loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 106.9% of its size, so running text keeps Hausschrift’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Hausschrift Fallback';
  src: local('Times New Roman');
  size-adjust: 106.92%;
  ascent-override: 75.39%;
  descent-override: 18.15%;
  line-gap-override: 18.71%;
}

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

08 / Questions

Questions about Hausschrift

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

Is Hausschrift free for commercial use?

Yes. Hausschrift 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 “Hausschrift”.

How do I download and install Hausschrift?

Hausschrift comes free from its maker’s repository on GitHub . On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file: the fonts are in its FontFiles 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 Hausschrift in Google Docs?

Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Hausschrift comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. 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 Hausschrift have?

Hausschrift comes in one weight, Regular (400), with an italic. Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.

Who designed Hausschrift?

Hausschrift was designed by Thomas Nicholson. Thomas Nicholson also made Plainsound, Plainsound Condensed and Plainsound Semi Condensed.

What fonts are similar to Hausschrift?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are CMU Serif (95), BJCree (87) and Old Standard TT (86), out of 100. Next to Hausschrift, CMU Serif is 16% lighter. See all 100 fonts like Hausschrift.