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Hedvig Letters Serif
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CSSfont-family: 'Hedvig Letters Serif', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-optical-sizing: none; line-height: 1.1;
Hedvig Letters Serif is a free serif by Kanon Foundry, Alexander Örn, Tor Weibull and Hedvig, on Google Fonts since 2023. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Hedvig Letters Serif has an x-height taller than 83%, is wider than 66% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 2.5 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Ortica
Hedvig Letters Serif on one light table with its two closest fonts, Ortica (85 out of 100) and Mattern (85). Ortica is 5% wider and 10% lighter, with more stroke contrast; Mattern is 4% wider, with an x-height 3% shorter.
Hedvig Letters Serif and Ortica laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Hedvig Letters SerifOrtica…
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 Hedvig Letters Serif 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
Hedvig Letters Serif 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 Hedvig Letters Serif, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Kanon Foundry, Alexander Örn, Tor Weibull, Hedvig
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- Variable axes
- Optical size 12–24
- On Google Fonts since
- 2023
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, math, symbols
- 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.
Hedvig Letters Serif 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 Hedvig Letters Serif, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Hedvig Letters Serif under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Hedvig Letters Serif, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 53.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 40%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.49 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 83% of serifs
WidthWider than 66% of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 69% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Hedvig Letters Serif
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Hedvig Letters Serif's own familyHedvig Letters Sans
- Ortica85more stroke contrast · 5% wider · 10% lighter
- Mattern854% wider · x-height 3% shorter
- Libre Baskerville8210% wider
- Jomolhari82more stroke contrast · 4% narrower · x-height 3% shorter
- Epistle82x-height 8% shorter · 15% heavier · 4% narrower
- STIX Two Text8110% narrower · x-height 9% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Hedvig Letters Serif →Compare side by side →Get Hedvig Letters Serif on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Hedvig Letters Serif without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Jomolhari82text 2.9% narrower · x-height 3.5% shorter
- Libre Caslon Text75text 3.0% wider · x-height 0.9% taller
- Happy Times at the IKOB71text 1.7% narrower · x-height 3.9% shorter
- Lora71text 1.1% wider · x-height 3.9% shorter
- Sawarabi Mincho68text 2.4% wider · x-height 3.9% shorter
- Wittgenstein66text 2.3% narrower · x-height 3.9% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Hedvig Letters Serif loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 115.5% of its size, so running text keeps Hedvig Letters Serif’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Hedvig Letters Serif Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 115.46%;
ascent-override: 88.34%;
descent-override: 27.72%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Hedvig Letters Serif', 'Hedvig Letters Serif Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Hedvig Letters Serif
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Hedvig Letters Serif free for commercial use?
Yes. Hedvig Letters Serif 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 Hedvig Letters Serif?
FontKind doesn’t host Hedvig Letters Serif’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, 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 Hedvig Letters Serif in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Hedvig Letters Serif 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 Hedvig Letters Serif in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Hedvig Letters Serif under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Hedvig Letters Serif in Figma?
Yes: Hedvig Letters Serif is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Hedvig Letters Serif have?
Hedvig Letters Serif comes in one weight, Regular (400). It is a variable font: it takes optical sizes from 12 to 24. Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Hedvig Letters Serif?
Hedvig Letters Serif was designed by Kanon Foundry, Alexander Örn, Tor Weibull and Hedvig. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2023.
What fonts are similar to Hedvig Letters Serif?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Ortica (85), Mattern (85) and Libre Baskerville (82), out of 100. Next to Hedvig Letters Serif, Ortica is 5% wider and 10% lighter, with more stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds Hedvig Letters Sans. See all 100 fonts like Hedvig Letters Serif.