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Lustria
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CSSfont-family: 'Lustria', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Lustria is a free serif by MADType, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Lustria has an x-height taller than 71%, is wider than 67% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 80%. Its thickest strokes are 2.3 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Anvers
Lustria on one light table with its two closest fonts, Anvers (81 out of 100) and Lusitana (78). Anvers is 17% heavier, with less stroke contrast; Lusitana is 24% heavier and 10% narrower, with an x-height 14% shorter.
Lustria and Anvers laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with LustriaAnvers…
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 Lustria 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
Lustria 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 Lustria, and can you use it?
- Designer
- MADType
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- Character sets
- latin
- 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 “Lustria”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Lustria 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 Lustria, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Lustria under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Lustria, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.4% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 53.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 36%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.28 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 71% of serifs
WidthWider than 67% of serifs
InkLighter than 80% of serifs
ContrastNear the middle of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Lustria
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Anvers81less stroke contrast · 17% heavier
- Lusitana78x-height 14% shorter · 24% heavier · 10% narrower
- Kaisei Decol77more stroke contrast · x-height 7% taller · 4% wider
- Gelasio7623% heavier · 7% narrower · x-height 4% shorter
- Shippori Mincho B176x-height 5% shorter
- Ovo76x-height 9% shorter · 7% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Lustria →Compare side by side →Get Lustria on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Lustria without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Shippori Mincho B176text 1.6% wider · x-height 4.8% shorter
- Maitree71text 0.7% wider · x-height 3.0% shorter
- Junge70text 0.5% wider · x-height 0.8% taller
- Rosarivo67text 1.3% wider · x-height 1.0% taller
- Sentient64text 2.9% wider · same x-height
- Antic Didone63text 1.8% wider · x-height 0.8% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Lustria loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 116.7% of its size, so running text keeps Lustria’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Lustria Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 116.72%;
ascent-override: 81.82%;
descent-override: 28.02%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Lustria', 'Lustria Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Lustria
Of the 1,618 home pages that load Lustria, 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
- Lato19%302 sites · 2.3× chance
- Roboto17%272 sites · 0.8× chance
- Open Sans15%242 sites · 0.8× chance
- Montserrat12%191 sites · 0.9× chance
- Raleway11%173 sites · 2.6× chance
- Poppins4.6%75 sites · 0.4× chance
More than chanceRaleway 2.6×Lato 2.3×
Pair checkerLustria + 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 Lustria
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Lustria free for commercial use?
Yes. Lustria 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 “Lustria”.
How do I download and install Lustria?
FontKind doesn’t host Lustria’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 Lustria in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Lustria 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 Lustria in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Lustria under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Lustria in Figma?
Yes: Lustria is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Lustria have?
Lustria 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 Lustria?
Lustria was designed by MADType. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2012. MADType also made Quantico, Abel, Aldrich and one more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Lustria?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Anvers (81), Lusitana (78) and Kaisei Decol (77), out of 100. Next to Lustria, Anvers is 17% heavier, with less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Lustria.