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Noto Serif Display
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CSSfont-family: 'Noto Serif Display', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Noto Serif Display is a free serif by Google, on Google Fonts since 2020. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Noto Serif Display has an x-height taller than 90%, is wider than 75% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 90%. Its thickest strokes are 9.7 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Boska
Noto Serif Display on one light table with its two closest fonts, Boska (86 out of 100) and Bentinck (85). Boska is 16% narrower and 20% lighter, with an x-height 10% shorter; Bentinck is 12% heavier, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 7% shorter.
Noto Serif Display and Boska laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Noto Serif DisplayBoska…
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 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
Noto Serif Display 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 Display, 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
- 2020
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, greek-ext, 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.
Noto Serif 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
- 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 Display, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Noto Serif Display under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Noto Serif Display, 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
- 33%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 9.70 : 1high 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
InkLighter than 90% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 99% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Noto Serif Display
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Noto Serif Display's own familyNoto SerifNoto Serif Japanese
- Boska8616% narrower · 20% lighter · x-height 10% shorter
- Bentinck85less stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter · 12% heavier
- Sprat Condensed84less stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter · 7% narrower
- Gloock8360% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter
- Sprat81less stroke contrast · 13% wider · x-height 7% shorter
- Gilda Display79less stroke contrast · x-height 12% shorter · 8% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Noto Serif Display →Compare side by side →Get Noto Serif Display on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Noto Serif Display without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Prata71text 0.7% wider · x-height 3.4% shorter
- Kaisei Decol57text 1.9% wider · x-height 0.9% taller
- Hedvig Letters Serif53text 2.7% narrower · x-height 3.0% shorter
- Stardom52text 2.7% wider · x-height 4.5% shorter
- Libre Caslon Text49same text width · x-height 2.1% shorter
- UoqMunThenKhung48text 1.9% wider · x-height 0.9% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Noto Serif Display loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 118.7% of its size, so running text keeps Noto Serif Display’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Noto Serif Display Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 118.70%;
ascent-override: 90.06%;
descent-override: 24.68%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Noto Serif Display', 'Noto Serif Display Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Noto Serif Display
Of the 1,995 home pages that load Noto Serif Display, 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
- Roboto13%251 sites · 0.6× chance
- Montserrat13%250 sites · 0.9× chance
- Poppins10%200 sites · 0.9× chance
- Inter9.5%190 sites · 0.9× chance
- Open Sans8.9%178 sites · 0.5× chance
- Noto Sans5.2%104 sites · 3.1× chanceSame designer
More than chanceNoto Serif 11×Noto Sans 3.1×Manrope 2×
Fonts that go with Noto Serif Display: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerNoto Serif Display + 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 Display
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Noto Serif Display free for commercial use?
Yes. Noto Serif 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 Noto Serif Display?
FontKind doesn’t host Noto Serif Display’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 Display in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Noto Serif Display 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 Display Thin and Noto Serif Display 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 Display in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Noto Serif Display under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Noto Serif Display in Figma?
Yes: Noto Serif Display 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 Display have?
Noto Serif Display 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 Display?
Noto Serif Display was designed by Google. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2020. Google also made Google Sans, Noto Sans, Google Sans Code and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Noto Serif Display?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Boska (86), Bentinck (85) and Sprat Condensed (84), out of 100. Next to Noto Serif Display, Boska is 16% narrower and 20% lighter, with an x-height 10% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Noto Serif and Noto Serif Japanese. See all 100 fonts like Noto Serif Display.