Serif · Igino Marini
IM Fell Great Primer
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CSSfont-family: 'IM Fell Great Primer', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
IM Fell Great Primer is a free serif by Igino Marini, on Google Fonts since 2010. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, IM Fell Great Primer has an x-height shorter than 64%, is narrower than 84% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 60%. Its thickest strokes are 1.9 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of New Tegomin
IM Fell Great Primer on one light table with its two closest fonts, New Tegomin (70 out of 100) and Yuji Syuku (68). New Tegomin is 17% wider and 16% lighter, with less stroke contrast; Yuji Syuku is 32% wider and 33% lighter.
IM Fell Great Primer and New Tegomin laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with IM Fell Great PrimerNew Tegomin…
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 IM Fell Great Primer alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Styles
IM Fell Great Primer, upright and italic
1 weight (400), with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made IM Fell Great Primer, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Igino Marini
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400), with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2010
- 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 or loaded from Google Fonts.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
IM Fell Great Primer 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 IM Fell Great Primer, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists IM Fell Great Primer under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
IM Fell Great Primer, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 46.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.65lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 45.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.92 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 64% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 84% of serifs
InkDarker than 60% of serifs
ContrastNear the middle of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to IM Fell Great Primer
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
IM Fell Great Primer's own familyIM Fell Great Primer SCIM Fell Double PicaIM Fell EnglishIM Fell DW PicaIM Fell Double Pica SCIM Fell DW Pica SCIM Fell English SCIM Fell French Canon SCIM Fell French Canon
- New Tegomin7017% wider · 16% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Yuji Syuku6832% wider · 33% lighter
- Sorts Mill Goudy55more stroke contrast · x-height 8% shorter · 7% wider
- Labrada54less stroke contrast · 7% wider
- Goudy Bookletter 191153x-height 10% shorter · less stroke contrast · 4% narrower
- Tagesschrift5216% wider · 29% heavier · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to IM Fell Great Primer →Compare side by side →Get IM Fell Great Primer on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap IM Fell Great Primer without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Alegreya26text 1.3% wider · x-height 1.0% shorter
- Port Lligat Slab14text 0.7% narrower · x-height 1.4% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until IM Fell Great Primer loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 100.2% of its size, so running text keeps IM Fell Great Primer’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'IM Fell Great Primer Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 100.25%;
ascent-override: 94.59%;
descent-override: 27.37%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'IM Fell Great Primer', 'IM Fell Great Primer Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about IM Fell Great Primer
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is IM Fell Great Primer free for commercial use?
Yes. IM Fell Great Primer 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 IM Fell Great Primer?
FontKind doesn’t host IM Fell Great Primer’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is IM Fell Great Primer in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: IM Fell Great Primer 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 IM Fell Great Primer in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for IM Fell Great Primer under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is IM Fell Great Primer in Figma?
Yes: IM Fell Great Primer is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does IM Fell Great Primer have?
IM Fell Great Primer 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 IM Fell Great Primer?
IM Fell Great Primer was designed by Igino Marini. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2010.
What fonts are similar to IM Fell Great Primer?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are New Tegomin (70), Yuji Syuku (68) and Sorts Mill Goudy (55), out of 100. Next to IM Fell Great Primer, New Tegomin is 17% wider and 16% lighter, with less stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds IM Fell Great Primer SC, IM Fell Double Pica, IM Fell English and six more. See all 100 fonts like IM Fell Great Primer.