Serif · Eduardo Tunni
Mate
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CSSfont-family: 'Mate', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Mate is a free serif by Eduardo Tunni, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Mate has an x-height shorter than 69%, is narrower than 75% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 70%. Its thickest strokes are 1.8 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Fjord One
Mate on one light table with its two closest fonts, Fjord One (79 out of 100) and Andada Pro (74). Fjord One is 14% heavier and 7% wider; Andada Pro is 9% wider, with an x-height 8% taller.
Mate and Fjord One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with MateFjord One…
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 Mate 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 / Styles
Mate, upright and italic
1 weight (400), with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Mate, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Eduardo Tunni
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400), with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- 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 “Mate”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Mate 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 Mate, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Mate under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Mate, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 45.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.65lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.77 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 69% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 75% of serifs
InkLighter than 70% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 65% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Mate
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Mate's own familyMate SC
- Fjord One7914% heavier · 7% wider
- Andada Pro749% wider · x-height 8% taller
- Recia74x-height 15% taller · 13% wider · 7% lighter
- Eczar7433% heavier · less stroke contrast · 4% wider
- Petrona73more stroke contrast · 3% wider
- Inika71x-height 11% taller · 11% wider · 15% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Mate →Compare side by side →Get Mate on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Mate without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Eczar74text 2.6% wider · x-height 2.6% taller
- Petrona73text 1.7% wider · x-height 2.9% shorter
- Asar68text 0.9% narrower · same x-height
- Vesper Libre67text 1.5% wider · x-height 1.7% taller
- Average66text 1.0% narrower · same x-height
- Labrada60text 0.9% narrower · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Mate loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 106.1% of its size, so running text keeps Mate’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Mate Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 106.10%;
ascent-override: 90.29%;
descent-override: 24.69%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Mate', 'Mate Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Mate
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Mate free for commercial use?
Yes. Mate 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 “Mate”.
How do I download and install Mate?
FontKind doesn’t host Mate’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 font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Mate in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Mate 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 Mate in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Mate under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Mate in Figma?
Yes: Mate is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Mate have?
Mate comes in one weight, Regular (400), with an italic. Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Mate?
Mate was designed by Eduardo Tunni. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2011. Eduardo Tunni also made Pathway Gothic One, Changa One, Graduate and 31 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Mate?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Fjord One (79), Andada Pro (74) and Recia (74), out of 100. Next to Mate, Fjord One is 14% heavier and 7% wider. Its own family, listed apart, adds Mate SC. See all 100 fonts like Mate.