Serif · Oleg Pospelov
Oranienbaum
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CSSfont-family: 'Oranienbaum', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Oranienbaum is a free serif by Oleg Pospelov and Jovanny Lemonad, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Oranienbaum has an x-height shorter than 65%, is narrower than 86% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 74%. Its thickest strokes are 6.0 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Suranna
Oranienbaum on one light table with its two closest fonts, Suranna (92 out of 100) and Libre Caslon Display (83). Suranna is 4% narrower, with an x-height 11% shorter and less stroke contrast; Libre Caslon Display is 9% narrower, with an x-height 8% shorter and more stroke contrast.
Oranienbaum and Suranna laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with OranienbaumSuranna…
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 Oranienbaum 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 / Sizes
Oranienbaum at every size
1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made Oranienbaum, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Oleg Pospelov, Jovanny Lemonad
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, 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 or loaded from Google Fonts.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes, under another name. Not as “Oranienbaum”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Oranienbaum 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 Oranienbaum, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Oranienbaum under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Oranienbaum, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 46.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.66lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 44.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 6.00 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 65% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 86% of serifs
InkLighter than 74% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 97% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Oranienbaum
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Suranna92x-height 11% shorter · 4% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Libre Caslon Display839% narrower · x-height 8% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Prata8022% wider · x-height 13% taller · less stroke contrast
- Trirong7821% wider · less stroke contrast · x-height 8% taller
- Sprat Condensed7814% wider · less stroke contrast · x-height 9% taller
- Vidaloka7728% heavier · 9% wider · x-height 7% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Oranienbaum →Compare side by side →Get Oranienbaum on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Oranienbaum without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Arapey64text 0.8% narrower · x-height 4.8% shorter
- Tinos64same text width · same x-height
- Gulzar47same text width · x-height 4.3% shorter
- Caladea46text 1.9% wider · x-height 1.5% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Oranienbaum loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 100.4% of its size, so running text keeps Oranienbaum’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Oranienbaum Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 100.44%;
ascent-override: 89.10%;
descent-override: 25.88%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Oranienbaum', 'Oranienbaum Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Oranienbaum
Of the 1,147 home pages that load Oranienbaum, 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
- Open Sans16%185 sites · 0.9× chance
- Roboto14%166 sites · 0.7× chance
- Montserrat13%146 sites · 1× chance
- PT Sans6.4%73 sites · 5.9× chance
- Inter5.9%68 sites · 0.6× chance
- Poppins4.7%54 sites · 0.4× chance
More than chancePT Sans 5.9×
Pair checkerOranienbaum + 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 Oranienbaum
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Oranienbaum free for commercial use?
Yes. Oranienbaum 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 “Oranienbaum”.
How do I download and install Oranienbaum?
FontKind doesn’t host Oranienbaum’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Oranienbaum in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Oranienbaum isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Oranienbaum in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Oranienbaum under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Oranienbaum in Figma?
Yes: Oranienbaum is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Oranienbaum have?
Oranienbaum comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Oranienbaum?
Oranienbaum was designed by Oleg Pospelov and Jovanny Lemonad. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2012. Jovanny Lemonad also made Philosopher, Russo One, Prosto One and ten more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Oranienbaum?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Suranna (92), Libre Caslon Display (83) and Prata (80), out of 100. Next to Oranienbaum, Suranna is 4% narrower, with an x-height 11% shorter and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Oranienbaum.