Serif · Florian Karsten
Montagu Slab
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CSSfont-family: 'Montagu Slab', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-optical-sizing: none; line-height: 1.1;
Montagu Slab is a free serif by Florian Karsten, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Montagu Slab has an x-height taller than 70%, is wider than 81% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 62%. Its thickest strokes are 2.3 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Trocchi
Montagu Slab on one light table with its two closest fonts, Trocchi (90 out of 100) and DejaVu Serif (87). Trocchi is 10% heavier, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 4% taller; DejaVu Serif has an x-height 3% taller.
Montagu Slab and Trocchi laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Montagu SlabTrocchi…
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 Montagu Slab 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
Montagu Slab in 7 weights
7 weights, 100–700 · variable from 100 to 700
Variable weight, 100 to 700
- 100 Thin
- 200 Extra light
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Montagu Slab, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Florian Karsten
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 7 weights, 100–700
- Variable axes
- Optical size 16–144, Weight 100–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2021
- Character sets
- 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.
Montagu Slab 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 Montagu Slab, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Montagu Slab under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Montagu Slab, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 56.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.29 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 70% of serifs
WidthWider than 81% of serifs
InkDarker than 62% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 61% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Montagu Slab
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Trocchi9010% heavier · less stroke contrast · x-height 4% taller
- DejaVu Serif87x-height 3% taller
- Besley85x-height 3% taller
- Hepta Slab85less stroke contrast · 12% wider · 15% lighter
- IBM Plex Serif8411% lighter · less stroke contrast · 4% narrower
- PT Serif Caption81x-height 4% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Montagu Slab →Compare side by side →Get Montagu Slab on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Montagu Slab without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Trocchi90text 1.3% wider · x-height 4.2% taller
- Besley85text 1.5% wider · x-height 3.4% taller
- PT Serif Caption81text 2.0% wider · x-height 4.4% taller
- Roboto Serif75text 1.3% narrower · x-height 1.0% taller
- Zodiak74text 1.0% wider · x-height 1.0% shorter
- Sanchez72same text width · x-height 2.2% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Montagu Slab loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 122.9% of its size, so running text keeps Montagu Slab’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Montagu Slab Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 122.87%;
ascent-override: 79.92%;
descent-override: 24.42%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Montagu Slab', 'Montagu Slab Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Montagu Slab
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Montagu Slab free for commercial use?
Yes. Montagu Slab 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 Montagu Slab?
FontKind doesn’t host Montagu Slab’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 Montagu Slab in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Montagu Slab 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 Montagu Slab Thin and Montagu Slab 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 Montagu Slab in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Montagu Slab under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Montagu Slab in Figma?
Yes: Montagu Slab is in Figma’s font menu with all seven weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Montagu Slab have?
Montagu Slab comes in seven weights, from Thin (100) to Bold (700). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 700 and optical sizes from 16 to 144.
Who designed Montagu Slab?
Montagu Slab was designed by Florian Karsten. It has been on Google Fonts since September 2021. Florian Karsten also made Space Grotesk.
What fonts are similar to Montagu Slab?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Trocchi (90), DejaVu Serif (87) and Besley (85), out of 100. Next to Montagu Slab, Trocchi is 10% heavier, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 4% taller. See all 100 fonts like Montagu Slab.