Sans serif · Bastien Sozeau
Libertine Super
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CSSfont-family: 'Libertine Super', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Libertine Super is a free sans serif by Bastien Sozeau, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Libertine Super has an average x-height, is narrower than 84% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 83%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Pilcrow Rounded
Libertine Super on one light table with its two closest fonts, Pilcrow Rounded (68 out of 100) and Nemoy (68). Pilcrow Rounded has an x-height 5% taller; Nemoy is 40% wider and 44% lighter, with an x-height 30% taller.
Libertine Super and Pilcrow Rounded laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Libertine SuperPilcrow Rounded…
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 Libertine Super 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
Libertine Super in 6 weights
6 weights, 100–900
- 100 Thin
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 700 Bold
- 900 Black
04 / Facts
Who made Libertine Super, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Bastien Sozeau
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 6 weights, 100–900
- 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.
Libertine Super 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 Libertine Super 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 Libertine Super, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Libertine Super under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Libertine Super, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 65.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.77lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 43.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 36%letter box filled
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 84% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 83% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Libertine Super
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Pilcrow Rounded68x-height 5% taller
- Nemoy6840% wider · x-height 30% taller · 44% lighter
- Beon6418% wider · 23% lighter · x-height 3% taller
- Zen Kurenaido63x-height 17% shorter · 15% lighter
- Beiruti62x-height 23% shorter · 10% narrower · 16% heavier
- Text Me One5925% lighter · 5% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Libertine Super →Compare side by side →Get Libertine Super on GitHub
07 / Swap
Swap Libertine Super without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Pilcrow Rounded68same text width · x-height 4.9% taller
- Thasadith45same text width · x-height 1.0% taller
- Barlow Semi Condensed35text 1.4% narrower · x-height 0.6% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Libertine Super loads, this sets Arial in its place at 88.8% of its size, so running text keeps Libertine Super’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Libertine Super Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 88.76%;
ascent-override: 104.77%;
descent-override: 30.98%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Libertine Super', 'Libertine Super Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Libertine Super
Answered from its licence, GitHub and each app’s own font list
Is Libertine Super free for commercial use?
Yes. Libertine Super 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 Libertine Super?
Libertine Super 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 fonts/ttf 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 Libertine Super in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Libertine Super 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 Libertine Super have?
Libertine Super comes in six weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900).
Who designed Libertine Super?
Libertine Super was designed by Bastien Sozeau. Bastien Sozeau also made Young Serif, Beon, Formera and three more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Libertine Super?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Pilcrow Rounded (68), Nemoy (68) and Beon (64), out of 100. Next to Libertine Super, Pilcrow Rounded has an x-height 5% taller. See all 100 fonts like Libertine Super.