Serif · Tyler Finck
Imbue
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CSSfont-family: 'Imbue', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-optical-sizing: none; line-height: 1.1;
Imbue is a free serif by Tyler Finck and ETC, on Google Fonts since 2020. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Imbue has an x-height taller than 85%, is narrower than 99% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 83%. Its thickest strokes are 2.1 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Godia
Imbue on one light table with its two closest fonts, Godia (94 out of 100) and Stint Ultra Condensed (85). Godia is 28% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 15% taller; Stint Ultra Condensed is 17% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 11% shorter.
Imbue and Godia laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ImbueGodia…
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 Imbue 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
Imbue in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900 · variable from 100 to 900
Variable weight, 100 to 900
- 100 Thin
- 200 Extra light
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
- 900 Black
04 / Facts
Who made Imbue, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Tyler Finck, ETC
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900
- Variable axes
- Optical size 10–100, Weight 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2020
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- 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.
Imbue 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 Imbue, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Imbue under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Imbue, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 33.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 47%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.15 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 85% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 99% of serifs
InkDarker than 83% of serifs
ContrastNear the middle of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Imbue
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Godia94more stroke contrast · 28% wider · x-height 15% taller
- Stint Ultra Condensed8517% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 11% shorter
- Boska72more stroke contrast · 39% wider · 45% lighter
- Picaflor7146% wider · x-height 34% taller · more stroke contrast
- Bonny7023% wider · 44% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Arapey6933% wider · x-height 16% shorter · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Imbue →Compare side by side →Get Imbue on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Imbue without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Imbue loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 72.7% of its size, so running text keeps Imbue’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Imbue Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 72.71%;
ascent-override: 130.66%;
descent-override: 34.38%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Imbue', 'Imbue Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Imbue
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Imbue free for commercial use?
Yes. Imbue 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 Imbue?
FontKind doesn’t host Imbue’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 Imbue in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Imbue isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. On Windows, its weights beyond Regular and Bold show as fonts of their own, such as Imbue Thin and Imbue Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Imbue in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Imbue under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Imbue in Figma?
Yes: Imbue is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Imbue have?
Imbue comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900 and optical sizes from 10 to 100.
Who designed Imbue?
Imbue was designed by Tyler Finck and ETC. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2020. Tyler Finck also made League Gothic, Epilogue, League Spartan and nine more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Imbue?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Godia (94), Stint Ultra Condensed (85) and Boska (72), out of 100. Next to Imbue, Godia is 28% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 15% taller. See all 100 fonts like Imbue.