Serif · Cyreal
Jacques Francois
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CSSfont-family: 'Jacques Francois', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Jacques Francois is a free serif by Cyreal, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Jacques Francois has an x-height shorter than 82%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 3.2 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Castoro
Jacques Francois on one light table with its two closest fonts, Castoro (85 out of 100) and IM Fell French Canon (81). Castoro is 9% heavier, with an x-height 10% taller; IM Fell French Canon is 15% lighter, with an x-height 11% taller and more stroke contrast.
Jacques Francois and Castoro laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Jacques FrancoisCastoro…
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 Jacques Francois 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
Jacques Francois 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 Jacques Francois, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Cyreal
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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, under another name. Not as “Jacques Francois”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Jacques Francois 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 Jacques Francois, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Jacques Francois under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Jacques Francois, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 43.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.60lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 3.16 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 82% of serifs
WidthNear the middle of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 83% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Jacques Francois
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Jacques Francois's own familyJacques Francois Shadow
- Castoro85x-height 10% taller · 9% heavier
- IM Fell French Canon81x-height 11% taller · 15% lighter · more stroke contrast
- Sedan79less stroke contrast
- Baskervville7916% lighter
- IM Fell French Canon SC7928% lighter · x-height 11% taller · more stroke contrast
- Rosarivo77x-height 18% taller · less stroke contrast · 9% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Jacques Francois →Compare side by side →Get Jacques Francois on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Jacques Francois without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Indira K71text 0.9% narrower · x-height 2.1% shorter
- Półtawski Nowy58text 2.1% narrower · x-height 2.1% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Jacques Francois loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 113.8% of its size, so running text keeps Jacques Francois’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Jacques Francois Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 113.81%;
ascent-override: 89.88%;
descent-override: 26.00%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Jacques Francois', 'Jacques Francois Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Jacques Francois
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Jacques Francois free for commercial use?
Yes. Jacques Francois 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 “Jacques Francois”.
How do I download and install Jacques Francois?
FontKind doesn’t host Jacques Francois’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Jacques Francois in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Jacques Francois 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 Jacques Francois in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Jacques Francois under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Jacques Francois in Figma?
Yes: Jacques Francois is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Jacques Francois have?
Jacques Francois comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Jacques Francois?
Jacques Francois was designed by Cyreal. It has been on Google Fonts since September 2012. Cyreal also made Nunito, Oswald, Mulish and 30 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Jacques Francois?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Castoro (85), IM Fell French Canon (81) and Sedan (79), out of 100. Next to Jacques Francois, Castoro is 9% heavier, with an x-height 10% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Jacques Francois Shadow. See all 100 fonts like Jacques Francois.