Serif · Santiago Orozco
Josefin Slab
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CSSfont-family: 'Josefin Slab', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Josefin Slab is a free serif by Santiago Orozco, on Google Fonts since 2010. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Josefin Slab has an x-height shorter than 98%, is narrower than 74% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 94%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Grandiflora One
Josefin Slab on one light table with its two closest fonts, Grandiflora One (91 out of 100) and Antic Slab (82). Grandiflora One is 54% lighter, with an x-height 9% taller; Antic Slab is 13% wider and 11% heavier, with an x-height 33% taller.
Josefin Slab and Grandiflora One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Josefin SlabGrandiflora One…
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 Josefin Slab 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
Josefin Slab in 7 weights
7 weights, 100–700, with italics · variable from 100 to 700
Variable weight, 100 to 700
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Josefin Slab, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Santiago Orozco
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 7 weights, 100–700, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2010
- 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 “Josefin”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Josefin Slab 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 Josefin Slab, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Josefin Slab under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Josefin Slab, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 37.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.54lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 30%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.04 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 98% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 74% of serifs
InkLighter than 94% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 97% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Josefin Slab
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Grandiflora One9154% lighter · x-height 9% taller
- Antic Slab82x-height 33% taller · 13% wider · 11% heavier
- Scope One76x-height 33% taller · 9% wider · more stroke contrast
- Rokkitt7350% heavier · x-height 6% taller · more stroke contrast
- Zilla Slab7341% heavier · x-height 19% taller · more stroke contrast
- Stint Ultra Expanded6737% wider · x-height 24% taller · 9% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Josefin Slab →Compare side by side →Get Josefin Slab on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Josefin Slab without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Josefin Slab sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Josefin Slab loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 105.7% of its size, so running text keeps Josefin Slab’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Josefin Slab Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 105.66%;
ascent-override: 70.99%;
descent-override: 23.66%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Josefin Slab', 'Josefin Slab Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Josefin Slab
Of the 2,153 home pages that load Josefin Slab, 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
- Open Sans21%449 sites · 1.2× chance
- Josefin Sans15%320 sites · 22× chanceSame designer
- Roboto9.4%202 sites · 0.5× chance
- Montserrat9.3%201 sites · 0.7× chance
- Lato6.7%145 sites · 0.8× chance
- Raleway5.3%115 sites · 1.3× chance
More than chanceJosefin Sans 22×PT Sans 2.4×
Fonts that go with Josefin Slab: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerJosefin Slab + 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 Josefin Slab
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Josefin Slab free for commercial use?
Yes. Josefin Slab 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 “Josefin”.
How do I download and install Josefin Slab?
FontKind doesn’t host Josefin Slab’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, 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 Josefin Slab in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Josefin Slab 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 Josefin Slab Thin and Josefin Slab SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Josefin Slab in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Josefin Slab under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Josefin Slab in Figma?
Yes: Josefin Slab is in Figma’s font menu with all seven weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Josefin Slab have?
Josefin Slab comes in seven weights, from Thin (100) to Bold (700), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 700.
Who designed Josefin Slab?
Josefin Slab was designed by Santiago Orozco. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2010. Santiago Orozco also made Josefin Sans, Roboto Flex, Lexend and 13 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Josefin Slab?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Grandiflora One (91), Antic Slab (82) and Scope One (76), out of 100. Next to Josefin Slab, Grandiflora One is 54% lighter, with an x-height 9% taller. See all 100 fonts like Josefin Slab.