Serif · Alberto Casagrande
Mazius Display
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CSSfont-family: 'Mazius Display', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Mazius Display is a free serif by Alberto Casagrande and Collletttivo, from the designer’s own site. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Mazius Display has an average x-height, is narrower than 71% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 69%. Its thickest strokes are 2.9 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Nyght Serif
Mazius Display on one light table with its two closest fonts, Nyght Serif (81 out of 100) and Libre Caslon Display (79). Nyght Serif is 3% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 8% taller; Libre Caslon Display is 15% narrower, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 10% shorter.
Mazius Display and Nyght Serif laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Mazius DisplayNyght Serif…
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 Mazius Display 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
Mazius Display in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700, with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Mazius Display, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Alberto Casagrande, Collletttivo
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700, with italics
- From
- Collletttivo
- 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.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Mazius Display 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
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Mazius Display comes from Collletttivo. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- Not verified. Install it from Collletttivo first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Mazius Display, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Mazius Display under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Mazius Display, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 47.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.67lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 48.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.87 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of serifs
WidthNarrower than 71% of serifs
InkLighter than 69% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 79% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Mazius Display
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Nyght Serif81more stroke contrast · x-height 8% taller · 3% wider
- Libre Caslon Display79more stroke contrast · 15% narrower · x-height 10% shorter
- Rufina72more stroke contrast · 10% wider · x-height 4% taller
- Kalnia72more stroke contrast · 21% wider · x-height 10% taller
- Newsreader71x-height 9% shorter · less stroke contrast · 4% narrower
- IM Fell French Canon SC71more stroke contrast · 21% lighter · 6% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Mazius Display →Compare side by side →Get Mazius Display on Collletttivo
07 / Swap
Swap Mazius Display without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Vidaloka65text 1.6% wider · x-height 4.3% taller
- IM Fell French Canon64same text width · x-height 1.9% taller
- Vesper Libre55text 1.3% wider · x-height 1.3% shorter
- UNAL Ancizar Serif54text 1.8% narrower · x-height 4.3% shorter
- Sneaky Times53text 2.8% wider · x-height 1.3% shorter
- Redaction52text 3.0% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Mazius Display loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 106.3% of its size, so running text keeps Mazius Display’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Mazius Display Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 106.35%;
ascent-override: 89.89%;
descent-override: 24.07%;
line-gap-override: 11.28%;
}
font-family: 'Mazius Display', 'Mazius Display Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Mazius Display
Answered from its licence, Collletttivo and each app’s own font list
Is Mazius Display free for commercial use?
Yes. Mazius Display 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 Mazius Display?
Mazius Display comes free from Collletttivo . On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file: the fonts are in its fonts folder. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses load from its repository, through jsDelivr, as does its licence file .
Is Mazius Display in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Mazius Display comes from Collletttivo. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
How many weights does Mazius Display have?
Mazius Display comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700), each with an italic.
Who designed Mazius Display?
Mazius Display was designed by Alberto Casagrande and Collletttivo.
What fonts are similar to Mazius Display?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Nyght Serif (81), Libre Caslon Display (79) and Rufina (72), out of 100. Next to Mazius Display, Nyght Serif is 3% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 8% taller. See all 100 fonts like Mazius Display.