Serif · Raphaël Ronot
Minipax
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CSSfont-family: 'Minipax', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Minipax is a free serif by Raphaël Ronot, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Minipax has an x-height taller than 83%, is wider than 66% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 60%. Its thickest strokes are 2.3 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Rufina
Minipax on one light table with its two closest fonts, Rufina (80 out of 100) and Habibi (79). Rufina is 6% lighter, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 6% shorter; Habibi is 4% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 7% shorter.
Minipax and Rufina laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with MinipaxRufina…
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 Minipax 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
Minipax in 4 weights
4 weights, 400–700
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Minipax, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Raphaël Ronot
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 4 weights, 400–700
- From
- GitHub
- 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.
Minipax 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 Minipax comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- Not verified. Install it from its maker’s repository on GitHub 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 Minipax, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Minipax under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Minipax, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 74.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.70lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 53.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.28 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 83% of serifs
WidthWider than 66% of serifs
InkDarker than 60% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 60% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Minipax
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Rufina80more stroke contrast · x-height 6% shorter · 6% lighter
- Habibi79less stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter · 4% narrower
- Happy Times at the IKOB74more stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter · 4% narrower
- Trocchi747% wider · 10% heavier · less stroke contrast
- Literata73less stroke contrast · 4% wider
- Sawarabi Mincho73x-height 4% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Minipax →Compare side by side →Get Minipax on GitHub
07 / Swap
Swap Minipax without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Happy Times at the IKOB74text 3.0% narrower · x-height 3.9% shorter
- Literata73text 2.1% wider · x-height 2.5% shorter
- Sawarabi Mincho73text 1.0% wider · x-height 3.9% shorter
- IBM Plex Serif70same text width · x-height 0.8% shorter
- Bespoke Serif69text 1.1% wider · x-height 2.7% shorter
- Libre Caslon Text68text 1.7% wider · x-height 0.9% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Minipax loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 117% of its size, so running text keeps Minipax’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Minipax Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 116.99%;
ascent-override: 102.57%;
descent-override: 17.10%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Minipax', 'Minipax Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Minipax
Answered from its licence, GitHub and each app’s own font list
Is Minipax free for commercial use?
Yes. Minipax 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 Minipax?
Minipax comes free from its maker’s repository on GitHub . On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file: the fonts are in its fonts/ttf 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 Minipax in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Minipax comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. 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 Minipax have?
Minipax comes in four weights: Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700).
Who designed Minipax?
Minipax was designed by Raphaël Ronot. Raphaël Ronot also made Alan Sans.
What fonts are similar to Minipax?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Rufina (80), Habibi (79) and Happy Times at the IKOB (74), out of 100. Next to Minipax, Rufina is 6% lighter, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 6% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Minipax.