Serif · Julia Petretta
Kreon
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CSSfont-family: 'Kreon', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Kreon is a free serif by Julia Petretta, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Kreon has an average x-height, is narrower than 83% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 90%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Kadwa
Kreon on one light table with its two closest fonts, Kadwa (81 out of 100) and Bree Serif (77). Kadwa is 20% wider and 8% lighter, with an x-height 9% taller; Bree Serif is 13% wider and 12% heavier, with an x-height 4% taller.
Kreon and Kadwa laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with KreonKadwa…
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 Kreon 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
Kreon in 5 weights
5 weights, 300–700 · variable from 300 to 700
Variable weight, 300 to 700
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Kreon, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Julia Petretta
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 300–700
- Variable axes
- Weight 300–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- 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, under another name. Not as “Kreon”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Kreon 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 Kreon, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Kreon under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Kreon, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.70lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 45.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 51%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.25 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of serifs
WidthNarrower than 83% of serifs
InkDarker than 90% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 88% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Kreon
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Kadwa8120% wider · x-height 9% taller · 8% lighter
- Bree Serif7713% wider · 12% heavier · x-height 4% taller
- Eczar768% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
- Podkova73x-height 12% shorter · 11% wider · 15% lighter
- Belgrano7324% wider · 10% lighter
- Bespoke Slab7321% wider · 16% lighter · x-height 4% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Kreon →Compare side by side →Get Kreon on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Kreon without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Epunda Slab72text 1.3% wider · x-height 3.0% taller
- Faustina68text 1.5% wider · x-height 1.9% taller
- Piazzolla53text 1.3% wider · x-height 0.6% shorter
- Caladea48same text width · x-height 3.8% shorter
- Port Lligat Slab47text 2.5% narrower · x-height 3.8% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Kreon loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 102.1% of its size, so running text keeps Kreon’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Kreon Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 102.15%;
ascent-override: 95.35%;
descent-override: 28.00%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Kreon', 'Kreon Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Kreon
Of the 1,012 home pages that load Kreon, 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
09 / Questions
Questions about Kreon
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Kreon free for commercial use?
Yes. Kreon 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 “Kreon”.
How do I download and install Kreon?
FontKind doesn’t host Kreon’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, 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 Kreon in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Kreon 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 Kreon Light and Kreon 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 Kreon in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Kreon under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Kreon in Figma?
Yes: Kreon is in Figma’s font menu with all five weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Kreon have?
Kreon comes in five weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 300 to 700.
Who designed Kreon?
Kreon was designed by Julia Petretta. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2011. Julia Petretta also made Kenia, Lily Script One, Text Me One and one more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Kreon?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Kadwa (81), Bree Serif (77) and Eczar (76), out of 100. Next to Kreon, Kadwa is 20% wider and 8% lighter, with an x-height 9% taller. See all 100 fonts like Kreon.