Serif · Maksym Kobuzan
Nyght Serif
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CSSfont-family: 'Nyght Serif', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Nyght Serif is a free serif by Maksym Kobuzan, from Tunera Type Foundry. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Nyght Serif has an x-height taller than 76%, is narrower than 61% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 71%. Its thickest strokes are 7.5 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Kalnia
Nyght Serif on one light table with its two closest fonts, Kalnia (88 out of 100) and Career (88). Kalnia is 17% wider, with more stroke contrast; Career is 26% heavier and 13% wider, with more stroke contrast.
Nyght Serif and Kalnia laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Nyght SerifKalnia…
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 Nyght 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
Nyght Serif in 4 weights
4 weights, 300–700, with italics
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Nyght Serif, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Maksym Kobuzan
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 4 weights, 300–700, with italics
- From
- Tunera Type Foundry
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext
- 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, under another name. Not as “NYGHT SERIF”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Nyght 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
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Nyght Serif comes from Tunera Type Foundry. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- Not verified. Install it from Tunera Type Foundry 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 Nyght Serif, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Nyght Serif under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Nyght Serif, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 49.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 38%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 7.50 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 76% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 61% of serifs
InkLighter than 71% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 98% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Nyght Serif
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Kalnia8817% wider · more stroke contrast
- Career8826% heavier · 13% wider · more stroke contrast
- Gloock8737% heavier · more stroke contrast · 6% wider
- Libre Caslon Display8318% narrower · x-height 17% shorter · 12% lighter
- Mazius Display81less stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter · 3% narrower
- Newsreader80less stroke contrast · x-height 16% shorter · 7% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Nyght Serif →Compare side by side →Get Nyght Serif on Tunera Type Foundry
07 / Swap
Swap Nyght Serif without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Sprat Condensed62text 2.1% wider · x-height 1.6% shorter
- Vidaloka62same text width · x-height 3.5% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Nyght Serif loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 107.9% of its size, so running text keeps Nyght Serif’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Nyght Serif Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 107.85%;
ascent-override: 92.72%;
descent-override: 18.54%;
line-gap-override: 18.54%;
}
font-family: 'Nyght Serif', 'Nyght Serif Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Nyght Serif
Answered from its licence, Tunera Type Foundry and each app’s own font list
Is Nyght Serif free for commercial use?
Yes. Nyght Serif is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “NYGHT SERIF”.
How do I download and install Nyght Serif?
Nyght Serif comes free from Tunera Type Foundry . Download it from its page there and unzip the file. 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 are FontKind’s own copy, kept with its licence file .
Is Nyght Serif in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Nyght Serif comes from Tunera Type Foundry. 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 Nyght Serif have?
Nyght Serif comes in four weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500) and Bold (700), and italics at 300, 400, 500, 700 and 800.
Who designed Nyght Serif?
Nyght Serif was designed by Maksym Kobuzan.
What fonts are similar to Nyght Serif?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Kalnia (88), Career (88) and Gloock (87), out of 100. Next to Nyght Serif, Kalnia is 17% wider, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Nyght Serif.