Serif · Production Type
Newsreader
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CSSfont-family: 'Newsreader', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-optical-sizing: none; line-height: 1.1;
Newsreader is a free serif by Production Type, on Google Fonts since 2020. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Newsreader has an x-height shorter than 85%, is narrower than 82% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 2.1 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Libre Caslon Text
Newsreader on one light table with its two closest fonts, Libre Caslon Text (85 out of 100) and Gulzar (83). Libre Caslon Text is 17% wider, with an x-height 23% taller and more stroke contrast; Gulzar is 12% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 3% taller.
Newsreader and Libre Caslon Text laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with NewsreaderLibre Caslon Text…
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 Newsreader 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
Newsreader in 7 weights
7 weights, 200–800, with italics · variable from 200 to 800
Variable weight, 200 to 800
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Newsreader, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Production Type
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 7 weights, 200–800, with italics
- Variable axes
- Optical size 6–72, Weight 200–800
- On Google Fonts since
- 2020
- 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.
Newsreader 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 Newsreader, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Newsreader under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Newsreader, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 42.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 67.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.64lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 46.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.14 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 85% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 82% of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastNear the middle of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Newsreader
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Libre Caslon Text85x-height 23% taller · 17% wider · more stroke contrast
- Gulzar8312% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 3% taller
- Spectral819% wider · x-height 6% taller
- Wittgenstein81x-height 17% taller · 12% wider · more stroke contrast
- Libre Caslon Condensed80x-height 23% taller · 7% narrower
- Nyght Serif80more stroke contrast · x-height 19% taller · 8% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Newsreader →Compare side by side →Get Newsreader on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Newsreader without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Gulzar83text 0.6% narrower · x-height 3.3% taller
- ElstobP78text 1.4% narrower · x-height 2.1% taller
- Ibarra Real Nova78text 2.5% wider · same x-height
- Elstob77text 0.9% wider · x-height 2.1% taller
- Amiri57text 0.7% narrower · x-height 1.4% shorter
- Crimson Pro54text 0.9% narrower · x-height 1.4% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Newsreader loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 100.7% of its size, so running text keeps Newsreader’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Newsreader Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 100.72%;
ascent-override: 72.98%;
descent-override: 26.31%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Newsreader', 'Newsreader Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Newsreader
Of the 7,111 home pages that load Newsreader, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.
Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026
- Inter20%1,414 sites · 2× chance
- JetBrains Mono7.6%537 sites · 15× chance
- Manrope5.8%411 sites · 3.4× chance
- IBM Plex Mono5.6%401 sites · 21× chance
- Hanken Grotesk4.7%333 sites · 31× chance
- Archivo4.6%328 sites · 7.3× chance
More than chanceHanken Grotesk 31×IBM Plex Mono 21×JetBrains Mono 15×
Fonts that go with Newsreader: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerNewsreader + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Newsreader
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Newsreader free for commercial use?
Yes. Newsreader 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 Newsreader?
FontKind doesn’t host Newsreader’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 variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, 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 Newsreader in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Newsreader 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 Newsreader ExtraLight and Newsreader ExtraBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Newsreader in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Newsreader under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Newsreader in Figma?
Yes: Newsreader is in Figma’s font menu with all seven weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Newsreader have?
Newsreader comes in seven weights, from ExtraLight (200) to ExtraBold (800), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 200 to 800 and optical sizes from 6 to 72.
Who designed Newsreader?
Newsreader was designed by Production Type. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2020. Production Type also made Spectral, Georama and Spectral SC.
What fonts are similar to Newsreader?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Libre Caslon Text (85), Gulzar (83) and Spectral (81), out of 100. Next to Newsreader, Libre Caslon Text is 17% wider, with an x-height 23% taller and more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Newsreader.