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Libre Baskerville
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CSSfont-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Libre Baskerville is a free serif by Impallari Type, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Libre Baskerville has an x-height taller than 88%, is wider than 88% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 2.3 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of BIZ UDPMincho
Libre Baskerville on one light table with its two closest fonts, BIZ UDPMincho (89 out of 100) and Mattern (83). BIZ UDPMincho is 17% lighter, with less stroke contrast; Mattern is 6% narrower, with an x-height 5% shorter.
Libre Baskerville and BIZ UDPMincho laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Libre BaskervilleBIZ UDPMincho…
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 Libre Baskerville 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
Libre Baskerville in 4 weights
4 weights, 400–700, with italics · variable from 400 to 700
Variable weight, 400 to 700
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Libre Baskerville, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Impallari Type
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 4 weights, 400–700, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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 “Libre Baskerville”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Libre Baskerville 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 Libre Baskerville, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Libre Baskerville under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Libre Baskerville, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 77.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.69lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 58.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.28 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 88% of serifs
WidthWider than 88% of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 60% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Libre Baskerville
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- BIZ UDPMincho8917% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Mattern836% narrower · x-height 5% shorter
- Jomolhari8313% narrower · more stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter
- Hedvig Letters Serif829% narrower
- Edwin81x-height 12% shorter · 11% narrower · 11% heavier
- Headland One79x-height 10% taller · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Libre Baskerville →Compare side by side →Get Libre Baskerville on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Libre Baskerville without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Besley63text 2.8% narrower · x-height 1.9% shorter
- Tienne54same text width · x-height 3.1% shorter
- Kalnia51text 1.7% wider · x-height 2.8% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Libre Baskerville loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 128.3% of its size, so running text keeps Libre Baskerville’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Libre Baskerville Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 128.33%;
ascent-override: 75.59%;
descent-override: 21.04%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', 'Libre Baskerville Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Libre Baskerville
Of the 32,768 home pages that load Libre Baskerville, 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
- Montserrat15%4,786 sites · 1.1× chance
- Open Sans14%4,741 sites · 0.8× chance
- Roboto13%4,160 sites · 0.6× chance
- Poppins11%3,464 sites · 1× chance
- Lato8.5%2,797 sites · 1.1× chance
- Inter6.3%2,060 sites · 0.6× chance
More than chanceBaskervville 14×Libre Franklin 6.7×Alex Brush 6.7×
Fonts that go with Libre Baskerville: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerLibre Baskerville + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Libre Baskerville
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Libre Baskerville free for commercial use?
Yes. Libre Baskerville 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 “Libre Baskerville”.
How do I download and install Libre Baskerville?
FontKind doesn’t host Libre Baskerville’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, 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 Libre Baskerville in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Libre Baskerville 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 Libre Baskerville Medium and Libre Baskerville 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 Libre Baskerville in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Libre Baskerville under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Libre Baskerville in Figma?
Yes: Libre Baskerville is in Figma’s font menu with all four weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Libre Baskerville have?
Libre Baskerville comes in four weights: Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 400 to 700.
Who designed Libre Baskerville?
Libre Baskerville was designed by Impallari Type. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2012. Impallari Type also made Dancing Script, Libre Franklin, Lobster Two and 29 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Libre Baskerville?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are BIZ UDPMincho (89), Mattern (83) and Jomolhari (83), out of 100. Next to Libre Baskerville, BIZ UDPMincho is 17% lighter, with less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Libre Baskerville.