Display · Philipp H. Poll
Libertinus Serif Display
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CSSfont-family: 'Libertinus Serif Display', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Libertinus Serif Display is a free display font by Philipp H. Poll, on Google Fonts since 2025. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Libertinus Serif Display has an x-height shorter than 94%, is narrower than 73% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 79%. Its thickest strokes are 3.3 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Gideon Roman
Libertinus Serif Display on one light table with its two closest fonts, Gideon Roman (78 out of 100) and Castoro Titling (76). Gideon Roman is 13% wider, with an x-height 15% taller and less stroke contrast; Castoro Titling is 54% wider and 39% lighter, with an x-height 69% taller.
Libertinus Serif Display and Gideon Roman laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Libertinus Serif DisplayGideon Roman…
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 Libertinus Serif Display 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 / Sizes
Libertinus Serif Display at every size
1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made Libertinus Serif Display, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Philipp H. Poll
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2025
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, greek-ext, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Libertinus Serif Display 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 Libertinus Serif Display, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Libertinus Serif Display under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Libertinus Serif Display, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 41.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 65.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.64lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 45.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 3.30 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 94% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 73% of display faces
InkLighter than 79% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 91% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Libertinus Serif Display
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Libertinus Serif Display's own familyLibertinus Serif
- Gideon Roman78x-height 15% taller · less stroke contrast · 13% wider
- Castoro Titling76x-height 69% taller · 54% wider · 39% lighter
- Simonetta74less stroke contrast · x-height 6% taller
- Aujournuit71x-height 22% taller · 26% lighter · more stroke contrast
- Luxurious Roman71x-height 17% taller · 17% wider · less stroke contrast
- Aujournuit Densed67x-height 22% taller · 11% narrower · 20% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Libertinus Serif Display →Compare side by side →Get Libertinus Serif Display on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Libertinus Serif Display without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Amiri67same text width · x-height 1.5% taller
- Crimson Text63text 2.0% narrower · x-height 2.4% taller
- ET Book56same text width · x-height 0.9% taller
- Cooper*50same text width · x-height 2.5% taller
- Bacasime Antique44text 1.6% narrower · same x-height
- Crimson Pro34same text width · x-height 1.4% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Libertinus Serif Display loads, this sets Arial in its place at 90.3% of its size, so running text keeps Libertinus Serif Display’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Libertinus Serif Display Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 90.26%;
ascent-override: 99.05%;
descent-override: 27.25%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Libertinus Serif Display', 'Libertinus Serif Display Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Libertinus Serif Display
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Libertinus Serif Display free for commercial use?
Yes. Libertinus Serif Display 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 Libertinus Serif Display?
FontKind doesn’t host Libertinus Serif Display’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Libertinus Serif Display in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Libertinus Serif Display isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Libertinus Serif Display in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Libertinus Serif Display under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Libertinus Serif Display in Figma?
Yes: Libertinus Serif Display is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Libertinus Serif Display have?
Libertinus Serif Display comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Libertinus Serif Display?
Libertinus Serif Display was designed by Philipp H. Poll. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2025. Philipp H. Poll also made Libertinus Sans, Libertinus Keyboard and Libertinus Mono.
What fonts are similar to Libertinus Serif Display?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Gideon Roman (78), Castoro Titling (76) and Simonetta (74), out of 100. Next to Libertinus Serif Display, Gideon Roman is 13% wider, with an x-height 15% taller and less stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds Libertinus Serif. See all 100 fonts like Libertinus Serif Display.