Serif · SIL International
Lateef
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CSSfont-family: 'Lateef', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Lateef is a free serif by SIL International, on Google Fonts since 2015. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Lateef has an x-height shorter than 99%, is narrower than 97% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 87%. Its thickest strokes are 2.1 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Ramsina
Lateef on one light table with its two closest fonts, Ramsina (100 out of 100) and Crimson Pro (100). Ramsina is 24% heavier and 8% narrower, with an x-height 11% shorter; Crimson Pro is 22% wider and 12% lighter, with an x-height 24% taller.
Lateef and Ramsina laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with LateefRamsina…
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 Lateef 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
Lateef in 7 weights
7 weights, 200–800
- 200 Extra light
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
04 / Facts
Who made Lateef, and can you use it?
- Designer
- SIL International
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 7 weights, 200–800
- On Google Fonts since
- 2015
- Character sets
- arabic, 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 “Lateef” or “SIL”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Lateef 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 Lateef, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Lateef under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Lateef, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 33.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 46.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 37.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 49%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.09 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 99% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 97% of serifs
InkDarker than 87% of serifs
ContrastNear the middle of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Lateef
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Ramsina10024% heavier · x-height 11% shorter · 8% narrower
- Crimson Pro100x-height 24% taller · 22% wider · 12% lighter
- Markazi Text93x-height 7% taller · 11% heavier
- Peddana9114% narrower · x-height 7% shorter · 9% lighter
- Suravaram839% wider · 13% lighter · x-height 6% taller
- Yrsa80x-height 23% taller · 19% wider · 10% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Lateef →Compare side by side →Get Lateef on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Lateef without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Lateef loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 81.6% of its size, so running text keeps Lateef’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Lateef Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 81.58%;
ascent-override: 115.94%;
descent-override: 61.29%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Lateef', 'Lateef Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Lateef
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Lateef free for commercial use?
Yes. Lateef 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 “Lateef” or “SIL”.
How do I download and install Lateef?
FontKind doesn’t host Lateef’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds seven 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 Lateef in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Lateef 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 Lateef ExtraLight and Lateef ExtraBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Lateef in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Lateef under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Lateef in Figma?
Yes: Lateef is in Figma’s font menu with all seven weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Lateef have?
Lateef comes in seven weights, from ExtraLight (200) to ExtraBold (800).
Who designed Lateef?
Lateef was designed by SIL International. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2015. SIL International also made Charis SIL, Alkalami, Gentium Book Plus and 14 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Lateef?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Ramsina (100), Crimson Pro (100) and Markazi Text (93), out of 100. Next to Lateef, Ramsina is 24% heavier and 8% narrower, with an x-height 11% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Lateef.