Serif · SIL International
Kay Pho Du
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CSSfont-family: 'Kay Pho Du', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Kay Pho Du is a free serif by SIL International, on Google Fonts since 2023. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Kay Pho Du has an x-height taller than 75%, is narrower than 64% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 72%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Glegoo
Kay Pho Du on one light table with its two closest fonts, Glegoo (97 out of 100) and Slabo 27px (86). Glegoo is 15% wider and 14% lighter, with an x-height 13% taller; Slabo 27px is 8% narrower and 15% heavier, with more stroke contrast.
Kay Pho Du and Glegoo laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Kay Pho DuGlegoo…
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 Kay Pho Du 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
Kay Pho Du in 4 weights
4 weights, 400–700
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Kay Pho Du, and can you use it?
- Designer
- SIL International
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 4 weights, 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2023
- Character sets
- kayah-li, 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, under another name. Not as “Kay Pho Du”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Kay Pho Du 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 Kay Pho Du, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Kay Pho Du under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Kay Pho Du, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 49.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 38%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.03 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 75% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 64% of serifs
InkLighter than 72% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 97% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Kay Pho Du
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Glegoo9715% wider · x-height 13% taller · 14% lighter
- Slabo 27px868% narrower · 15% heavier · more stroke contrast
- DejaVu Serif79more stroke contrast · 16% wider · 7% heavier
- Slabo 13px7711% wider · x-height 6% taller · more stroke contrast
- Zilla Slab76x-height 12% shorter · 11% heavier · more stroke contrast
- Stint Ultra Condensed7544% narrower · 37% heavier · x-height 8% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Kay Pho Du →Compare side by side →Get Kay Pho Du on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Kay Pho Du without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- IBM Plex Serif70text 2.5% wider · x-height 1.8% taller
- Crete Round56text 2.5% narrower · x-height 2.3% shorter
- Maitree55text 2.6% wider · x-height 3.5% shorter
- Scope One46same text width · x-height 1.3% shorter
- Bitter46text 1.4% wider · x-height 4.9% taller
- Bree Serif41text 1.8% narrower · x-height 0.8% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Kay Pho Du loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 114.6% of its size, so running text keeps Kay Pho Du’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Kay Pho Du Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 114.57%;
ascent-override: 82.85%;
descent-override: 22.37%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Kay Pho Du', 'Kay Pho Du Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Kay Pho Du
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Kay Pho Du free for commercial use?
Yes. Kay Pho Du 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 “Kay Pho Du”.
How do I download and install Kay Pho Du?
FontKind doesn’t host Kay Pho Du’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds four font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Kay Pho Du in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Kay Pho Du 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 Kay Pho Du Medium and Kay Pho Du 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 Kay Pho Du in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Kay Pho Du under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Kay Pho Du in Figma?
Yes: Kay Pho Du is in Figma’s font menu with all four weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Kay Pho Du have?
Kay Pho Du comes in four weights: Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700).
Who designed Kay Pho Du?
Kay Pho Du was designed by SIL International. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2023. SIL International also made Charis SIL, Alkalami, Gentium Book Plus and 14 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Kay Pho Du?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Glegoo (97), Slabo 27px (86) and DejaVu Serif (79), out of 100. Next to Kay Pho Du, Glegoo is 15% wider and 14% lighter, with an x-height 13% taller. See all 100 fonts like Kay Pho Du.