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Noto Serif
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CSSfont-family: 'Noto Serif', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Noto Serif is a free serif by Google, on Google Fonts since 2013. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Noto Serif has an x-height taller than 90%, is wider than 75% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.8 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Arbutus Slab
Noto Serif on one light table with its two closest fonts, Arbutus Slab (85 out of 100) and Taviraj (81). Arbutus Slab is 18% heavier, with an x-height 8% shorter; Taviraj is 4% narrower, with an x-height 12% shorter and more stroke contrast.
Noto Serif and Arbutus Slab laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Noto SerifArbutus Slab…
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 Noto Serif 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
Noto Serif in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900, with italics · variable from 100 to 900
Variable weight, 100 to 900
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 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
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Noto Serif, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- Width 62.5–100, Weight 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2013
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, greek-ext, latin, latin-ext, math, 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.
Noto Serif 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 Noto Serif, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Noto Serif under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Noto Serif, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.4% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 54.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.85 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 90% of serifs
WidthWider than 75% of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastMore even than 63% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Noto Serif
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Noto Serif's own familyNoto Serif DisplayNoto Serif Japanese
- Arbutus Slab8518% heavier · x-height 8% shorter
- Taviraj81x-height 12% shorter · more stroke contrast · 4% narrower
- Inria Serif81more stroke contrast · x-height 8% shorter · 14% lighter
- Roboto Serif81x-height 5% shorter
- Bentinck80more stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter · 11% lighter
- Literata75x-height 5% shorter · 6% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Noto Serif →Compare side by side →Get Noto Serif on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Noto Serif without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Domine73text 0.7% wider · x-height 0.8% taller
- IBM Plex Serif65text 2.1% narrower · x-height 3.7% shorter
- Gabriela60same text width · x-height 4.9% shorter
- Merriweather58same text width · x-height 3.6% taller
- Adamina55text 1.4% narrower · same x-height
- Libre Caslon Text54text 0.9% narrower · x-height 2.1% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Noto Serif loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 120% of its size, so running text keeps Noto Serif’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Noto Serif Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 120.03%;
ascent-override: 89.06%;
descent-override: 24.41%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Noto Serif', 'Noto Serif Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Noto Serif
Of the 26,290 home pages that load Noto Serif, 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
- Noto Sans21%5,616 sites · 13× chanceSame designer
- Open Sans15%4,054 sites · 0.9× chance
- Montserrat15%3,997 sites · 1.1× chance
- Roboto12%3,182 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lato5.7%1,508 sites · 0.7× chance
- Poppins4.6%1,216 sites · 0.4× chance
More than chanceNoto Sans 13×Noto Serif Display 11×Noto Sans Display 11×
Fonts that go with Noto Serif: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerNoto Serif + 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 Noto Serif
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Noto Serif free for commercial use?
Yes. Noto Serif 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 Noto Serif?
FontKind doesn’t host Noto Serif’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 Noto Serif in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Noto Serif 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 Noto Serif Thin and Noto Serif Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Noto Serif in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Noto Serif under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Noto Serif in Figma?
Yes: Noto Serif is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Noto Serif have?
Noto Serif comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900 and widths from 62.5% to 100%.
Who designed Noto Serif?
Noto Serif was designed by Google. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2013. Google also made Google Sans, Noto Sans, Google Sans Code and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Noto Serif?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Arbutus Slab (85), Taviraj (81) and Inria Serif (81), out of 100. Next to Noto Serif, Arbutus Slab is 18% heavier, with an x-height 8% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Noto Serif Display and Noto Serif Japanese. See all 100 fonts like Noto Serif.