Serif · Astigmatic
Maiden Orange
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CSSfont-family: 'Maiden Orange', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Maiden Orange is a free serif by Astigmatic, on Google Fonts since 2010. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Maiden Orange has an x-height taller than 71%, is narrower than 97% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 95%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Wellfleet
Maiden Orange on one light table with its two closest fonts, Wellfleet (93 out of 100) and Stint Ultra Condensed (77). Wellfleet is 53% wider and 13% lighter, with an x-height 10% taller; Stint Ultra Condensed is 25% narrower and 11% lighter, with an x-height 8% shorter.
Maiden Orange and Wellfleet laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Maiden OrangeWellfleet…
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 Maiden Orange 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
Maiden Orange 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 Maiden Orange, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Astigmatic
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2010
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext
- Licence
- Apache License 2.0
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. Mark the files you changed.
- Sharing the files
- Yes. With its notices, even for a fee.
Maiden Orange is under the Apache License 2.0. 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 Maiden Orange, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Maiden Orange under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Maiden Orange, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 36.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 59%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.97 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 71% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 97% of serifs
InkDarker than 95% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 99% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Maiden Orange
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Wellfleet9353% wider · x-height 10% taller · 13% lighter
- Stint Ultra Condensed7725% narrower · x-height 8% shorter · 11% lighter
- Port Lligat Slab7421% wider · 21% lighter · more stroke contrast
- Kreon6425% wider · more stroke contrast · 12% lighter
- Bree Serif6342% wider · more stroke contrast
- Tienne6060% wider · more stroke contrast · 27% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Maiden Orange →Compare side by side →Get Maiden Orange on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Maiden Orange without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Maiden Orange sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Maiden Orange loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 80.8% of its size, so running text keeps Maiden Orange’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Maiden Orange Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 80.76%;
ascent-override: 87.06%;
descent-override: 36.76%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Maiden Orange', 'Maiden Orange Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Maiden Orange
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Maiden Orange free for commercial use?
Yes. Maiden Orange is under the Apache License 2.0 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a file you change is marked as changed.
How do I download and install Maiden Orange?
FontKind doesn’t host Maiden Orange’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 Maiden Orange in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Maiden Orange 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 Maiden Orange in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Maiden Orange under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Maiden Orange in Figma?
Yes: Maiden Orange is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Maiden Orange have?
Maiden Orange 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 Maiden Orange?
Maiden Orange was designed by Astigmatic. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2010. Astigmatic also made Aclonica, Parisienne, Righteous and 54 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Maiden Orange?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Wellfleet (93), Stint Ultra Condensed (77) and Port Lligat Slab (74), out of 100. Next to Maiden Orange, Wellfleet is 53% wider and 13% lighter, with an x-height 10% taller. See all 100 fonts like Maiden Orange.