Serif · Borna Izadpanah
Markazi Text
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CSSfont-family: 'Markazi Text', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Markazi Text is a free serif by Borna Izadpanah, Florian Runge and Fiona Ross, on Google Fonts since 2018. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Markazi Text has an x-height shorter than 98%, is narrower than 97% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 93%. Its thickest strokes are 1.9 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Suravaram
Markazi Text on one light table with its two closest fonts, Suravaram (94 out of 100) and Lateef (93). Suravaram is 22% lighter and 7% wider; Lateef is 10% lighter, with an x-height 7% shorter.
Markazi Text and Suravaram laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Markazi TextSuravaram…
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 Markazi Text 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
Markazi Text in 4 weights
4 weights, 400–700 · variable from 400 to 700
Variable weight, 400 to 700
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Markazi Text, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Borna Izadpanah, Florian Runge, Fiona Ross
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 4 weights, 400–700
- Variable axes
- Weight 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2018
- Character sets
- arabic, 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.
Markazi Text 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 Markazi Text, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Markazi Text under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Markazi Text, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 36.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 48.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 38.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 55%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.87 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 98% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 97% of serifs
InkDarker than 93% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 61% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Markazi Text
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Suravaram9422% lighter · 7% wider
- Lateef93x-height 7% shorter · 10% lighter
- Ramsina92x-height 17% shorter · 9% narrower · more stroke contrast
- Peddana9015% narrower · x-height 13% shorter · 18% lighter
- Yrsa8917% wider · x-height 14% taller · 19% lighter
- Balthazar7512% wider · x-height 10% taller · 16% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Markazi Text →Compare side by side →Get Markazi Text on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Markazi Text without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Markazi Text sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Markazi Text loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 83.7% of its size, so running text keeps Markazi Text’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Markazi Text Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 83.67%;
ascent-override: 100.26%;
descent-override: 43.18%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Markazi Text', 'Markazi Text Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Markazi Text
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Markazi Text free for commercial use?
Yes. Markazi Text 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 Markazi Text?
FontKind doesn’t host Markazi Text’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, 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 Markazi Text in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Markazi Text 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 Markazi Text Medium and Markazi Text 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 Markazi Text in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Markazi Text under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Markazi Text in Figma?
Yes: Markazi Text is in Figma’s font menu with all four weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Markazi Text have?
Markazi Text comes in four weights: Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 400 to 700.
Who designed Markazi Text?
Markazi Text was designed by Borna Izadpanah, Florian Runge and Fiona Ross. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2018. Borna Izadpanah also made Gulzar and Lalezar.
What fonts are similar to Markazi Text?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Suravaram (94), Lateef (93) and Ramsina (92), out of 100. Next to Markazi Text, Suravaram is 22% lighter and 7% wider. See all 100 fonts like Markazi Text.