Serif · Peter S. Baker
Junicode
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CSSfont-family: 'Junicode', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Junicode is a free serif by Peter S. Baker, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Junicode has an x-height shorter than 89%, is narrower than 91% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 2.6 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Crimson Text
Junicode on one light table with its two closest fonts, Crimson Text (89 out of 100) and Libertinus Serif (87). Crimson Text has less stroke contrast; Libertinus Serif is 8% wider, with an x-height 3% taller.
Junicode and Crimson Text laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with JunicodeCrimson Text…
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 Junicode 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
Junicode in 5 weights
5 weights, 300–700, with italics
- 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 Junicode, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Peter S. Baker
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 300–700, with italics
- From
- GitHub
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Junicode 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 Junicode comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- Not verified. Install it from its maker’s repository on GitHub 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 Junicode, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Junicode under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Junicode, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 41.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.63lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 43.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.61 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 89% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 91% of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 72% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Junicode
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Crimson Text89less stroke contrast
- Libertinus Serif878% wider · x-height 3% taller
- Amiri87Nearly identical proportions
- ET Book865% wider
- EB Garamond83x-height 3% shorter
- Elstob819% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 4% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Junicode →Compare side by side →Get Junicode on GitHub
07 / Swap
Swap Junicode without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Crimson Text89text 1.2% wider · x-height 1.4% taller
- ET Book86text 3.0% wider · same x-height
- EB Garamond83text 1.9% narrower · x-height 3.1% shorter
- Goudy Bookletter 191163same text width · x-height 0.7% shorter
- Dai Banna SIL56text 2.3% wider · same x-height
- Bacasime Antique52text 1.6% wider · x-height 0.7% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Junicode loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 96.4% of its size, so running text keeps Junicode’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Junicode Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 96.37%;
ascent-override: 89.24%;
descent-override: 42.54%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Junicode', 'Junicode Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Junicode
Answered from its licence, GitHub and each app’s own font list
Is Junicode free for commercial use?
Yes. Junicode 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 Junicode?
Junicode comes free from its maker’s repository on GitHub . On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file: the fonts are in its webfiles folder. 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 load from its repository, through jsDelivr, as does its licence file .
Is Junicode in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Junicode comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. 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 Junicode have?
Junicode comes in five weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700), each with an italic.
Who designed Junicode?
Junicode was designed by Peter S. Baker. Peter S. Baker also made Elstob, ElstobP and Joscelyn.
What fonts are similar to Junicode?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Crimson Text (89), Libertinus Serif (87) and Amiri (87), out of 100. Next to Junicode, Crimson Text has less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Junicode.