Serif · Paolo Biagini
Joan
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CSSfont-family: 'Joan', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Joan is a free serif by Paolo Biagini, on Google Fonts since 2022. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Joan has an x-height shorter than 69%, is narrower than 72% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 2.0 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Habibi
Joan on one light table with its two closest fonts, Habibi (88 out of 100) and Trykker (88). Habibi is 7% wider, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 6% taller; Trykker is 13% wider, with an x-height 8% taller and less stroke contrast.
Joan and Habibi laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with JoanHabibi…
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 Joan 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
Joan 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 Joan, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Paolo Biagini
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2022
- 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.
Joan 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 Joan, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Joan under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Joan, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 45.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.65lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 48.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.03 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 69% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 72% of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastNear the middle of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Joan
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Habibi88less stroke contrast · 7% wider · x-height 6% taller
- Trykker8813% wider · x-height 8% taller · less stroke contrast
- Linden Hill83x-height 14% shorter · 9% narrower
- Spectral SC824% wider · 7% lighter
- Montaga80less stroke contrast
- Minipax72x-height 14% taller · 11% wider · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Joan →Compare side by side →Get Joan on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Joan without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Cardo70text 3.0% wider · x-height 3.6% shorter
- Gulzar69text 2.0% narrower · x-height 3.5% shorter
- Gentium Plus66text 1.0% wider · same x-height
- Lusitana63text 1.9% wider · x-height 4.8% shorter
- ElstobP62text 2.8% narrower · x-height 4.6% shorter
- Elstob62text 0.5% narrower · x-height 4.6% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Joan loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 102.1% of its size, so running text keeps Joan’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Joan Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 102.12%;
ascent-override: 97.92%;
descent-override: 28.59%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Joan', 'Joan Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Joan
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Joan free for commercial use?
Yes. Joan 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 Joan?
FontKind doesn’t host Joan’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 Joan in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Joan 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 Joan in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Joan under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Joan in Figma?
Yes: Joan is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Joan have?
Joan 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 Joan?
Joan was designed by Paolo Biagini. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2022.
What fonts are similar to Joan?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Habibi (88), Trykker (88) and Linden Hill (83), out of 100. Next to Joan, Habibi is 7% wider, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 6% taller. See all 100 fonts like Joan.