Serif · Grégori Vincens
Inria Serif
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CSSfont-family: 'Inria Serif', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Inria Serif is a free serif by Grégori Vincens and Jérémie Hornus, on Google Fonts since 2019. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Inria Serif has an average x-height, is wider than 62% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 83%. Its thickest strokes are 2.8 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Tinos
Inria Serif on one light table with its two closest fonts, Tinos (81 out of 100) and Trirong (81). Tinos is 12% narrower and 15% heavier, with an x-height 7% shorter; Trirong is 4% wider.
Inria Serif and Tinos laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Inria SerifTinos…
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 Inria 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 / Weights
Inria Serif in 3 weights
3 weights, 300–700, with italics
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Inria Serif, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Grégori Vincens, Jérémie Hornus
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 3 weights, 300–700, with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2019
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext
- 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.
Inria 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 Inria Serif, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Inria Serif under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Inria Serif, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 49.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 52.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 36%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.81 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of serifs
WidthWider than 62% of serifs
InkLighter than 83% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 78% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Inria Serif
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Inria Serif's own familyInria Sans
- Tinos8112% narrower · 15% heavier · x-height 7% shorter
- Trirong814% wider
- Noto Serif81less stroke contrast · 17% heavier · x-height 8% taller
- Literata8024% heavier · less stroke contrast · 6% wider
- Frank Ruhl Libre7912% heavier · 6% narrower · x-height 5% shorter
- Bentinck78more stroke contrast · 3% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Inria Serif →Compare side by side →Get Inria Serif on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Inria Serif without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Bentinck78text 1.1% wider · x-height 1.0% taller
- Rufina74text 0.6% wider · x-height 1.4% shorter
- Antic Didone72text 2.8% wider · x-height 1.0% taller
- Cambo72text 2.8% narrower · x-height 2.2% taller
- Gilda Display66text 2.8% narrower · x-height 4.4% shorter
- Bespoke Serif62text 2.4% wider · x-height 2.2% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Inria Serif loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 115.5% of its size, so running text keeps Inria Serif’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Inria Serif Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 115.53%;
ascent-override: 84.48%;
descent-override: 19.30%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Inria Serif', 'Inria Serif Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Inria Serif
Of the 1,033 home pages that load Inria Serif, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.
Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026
- Inter18%189 sites · 1.8× chance
- Roboto13%132 sites · 0.6× chance
- Open Sans9.4%97 sites · 0.5× chance
- Montserrat8.8%91 sites · 0.7× chance
- Inria Sans7.7%80 sites · 651× chanceInria Serif’s own family
- Poppins7.4%76 sites · 0.7× chance
More than chanceInria Sans 651×Inter 1.8×
Pair checkerInria Serif + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Inria Serif
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Inria Serif free for commercial use?
Yes. Inria 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 Inria Serif?
FontKind doesn’t host Inria 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 six 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 Inria Serif in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Inria Serif 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 Inria Serif Light. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Inria Serif in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Inria Serif under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Inria Serif in Figma?
Yes: Inria Serif is in Figma’s font menu with all three weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Inria Serif have?
Inria Serif comes in three weights: Light (300), Regular (400) and Bold (700), each with an italic.
Who designed Inria Serif?
Inria Serif was designed by Grégori Vincens and Jérémie Hornus. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2019. Jérémie Hornus also made Alpino, Bespoke Sans, Bespoke Slab and six more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Inria Serif?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Tinos (81), Trirong (81) and Noto Serif (81), out of 100. Next to Inria Serif, Tinos is 12% narrower and 15% heavier, with an x-height 7% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Inria Sans. See all 100 fonts like Inria Serif.