Serif · Benoît 'Sans Terre' Ferran
Isenheim
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CSSfont-family: 'Isenheim', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Isenheim is a free serif by Benoît 'Sans Terre' Ferran, from Tunera Type Foundry. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Isenheim has an x-height taller than 62%, is wider than 76% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 92%. Its thickest strokes are 7.3 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Anticva
Isenheim on one light table with its two closest fonts, Anticva (88 out of 100) and Basteleur (87). Anticva is 31% wider, with an x-height 58% taller and less stroke contrast; Basteleur is 14% wider and 23% heavier, with less stroke contrast.
Isenheim and Anticva laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with IsenheimAnticva…
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 Isenheim alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Isenheim in 2 weights
2 weights, 200–400
- 200 Extra light
- 400 Regular
04 / Facts
Who made Isenheim, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Benoît 'Sans Terre' Ferran
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 2 weights, 200–400
- From
- Tunera Type Foundry
- 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.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes, under another name. Not as “Isenheim”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Isenheim 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
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Isenheim comes from Tunera Type Foundry. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- Not verified. Install it from Tunera Type Foundry 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 Isenheim, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Isenheim under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Isenheim, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 80.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.63lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 55.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 32%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 7.25 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 62% of serifs
WidthWider than 76% of serifs
InkLighter than 92% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 97% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Isenheim
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Anticva88x-height 58% taller · 31% wider · less stroke contrast
- Basteleur87less stroke contrast · 14% wider · 23% heavier
- Nanum Myeongjo81less stroke contrast · 10% narrower · x-height 6% shorter
- Ortica78less stroke contrast · 14% heavier
- Career7749% heavier · more stroke contrast
- Jomolhari76less stroke contrast · 25% heavier · 7% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Isenheim →Compare side by side →Get Isenheim on Tunera Type Foundry
07 / Swap
Swap Isenheim without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Gloock75text 2.2% narrower · x-height 1.6% taller
- Mattern72text 0.6% wider · x-height 0.8% taller
- Shippori Mincho B166text 0.6% narrower · x-height 4.0% shorter
- Junge66text 1.6% narrower · x-height 1.6% taller
- Sentient62text 0.8% wider · same x-height
- Libre Caslon Text62same text width · x-height 4.9% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Isenheim loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 119.2% of its size, so running text keeps Isenheim’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Isenheim Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 119.24%;
ascent-override: 68.77%;
descent-override: 25.16%;
line-gap-override: 8.39%;
}
font-family: 'Isenheim', 'Isenheim Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Isenheim
Answered from its licence, Tunera Type Foundry and each app’s own font list
Is Isenheim free for commercial use?
Yes. Isenheim 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 “Isenheim”.
How do I download and install Isenheim?
Isenheim comes free from Tunera Type Foundry . Download it from its page there and unzip the file. 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 are FontKind’s own copy, kept with its licence file .
Is Isenheim in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Isenheim comes from Tunera Type Foundry. 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 Isenheim have?
Isenheim comes in two weights: ExtraLight (200) and Regular (400).
Who designed Isenheim?
Isenheim was designed by Benoît 'Sans Terre' Ferran.
What fonts are similar to Isenheim?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Anticva (88), Basteleur (87) and Nanum Myeongjo (81), out of 100. Next to Isenheim, Anticva is 31% wider, with an x-height 58% taller and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Isenheim.