Serif · GGBotNet
OSerif
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CSSfont-family: 'OSerif', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
OSerif is a free serif by GGBotNet, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, OSerif has an x-height taller than 98%, is wider than 87% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 95%. Its thickest strokes are 0.8 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Daubenton
OSerif on one light table with its two closest fonts, Daubenton (71 out of 100) and Bellefair (64). Daubenton is 25% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 14% taller; Bellefair is 30% narrower, with an x-height 42% shorter and more stroke contrast.
OSerif and Daubenton laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with OSerifDaubenton…
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 OSerif 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.
- a
- b
- c
- d
- e
- f
- g
- h
- i
- j
- k
- l
- m
- n
- o
- p
- q
- r
- s
- t
- u
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Styles
OSerif, upright and italic
1 weight (400), with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made OSerif, and can you use it?
- Designer
- GGBotNet
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400), with italics
- From
- GitHub
- Character sets
- latin
- Licence
- CC0 1.0, public domain
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes. No conditions: it is in the public domain.
- Sharing the files
- Yes. No conditions, not even a credit.
OSerif is under the CC0 1.0, public domain. 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 OSerif comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- Not verified. Install it from its maker’s repository on GitHub 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 OSerif, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists OSerif under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
OSerif, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 62.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 62.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 1.00lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 57.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 28%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.75 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 98% of serifs
WidthWider than 87% of serifs
InkLighter than 95% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 99% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to OSerif
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Daubenton7125% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 14% taller
- Bellefair64x-height 42% shorter · more stroke contrast · 30% narrower
- CAT Linz60more stroke contrast · 34% narrower · x-height 33% shorter
- Cantique53x-height 29% shorter · more stroke contrast · 13% heavier
- Montenegrin Gothic One5350% heavier · x-height 21% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Luperca53more stroke contrast · 33% lighter · x-height 12% taller
All 100 fonts similar to OSerif →Compare side by side →Get OSerif on GitHub
07 / Swap
Swap OSerif without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until OSerif loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 130.6% of its size, so running text keeps OSerif’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'OSerif Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 130.65%;
ascent-override: 71.50%;
descent-override: 15.66%;
line-gap-override: 0.90%;
}
font-family: 'OSerif', 'OSerif Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about OSerif
Answered from its licence, GitHub and each app’s own font list
Is OSerif free for commercial use?
Yes, with no conditions at all: OSerif is in the public domain, under CC0 1.0 . Use it, change it and pass it on, commercially too, without even a credit.
How do I download and install OSerif?
OSerif comes free from its maker’s repository on GitHub . On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file: the fonts are in its OSerif/TrueType (.ttf) folder. 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 load from its repository, through jsDelivr, as does its licence file .
Is OSerif in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and OSerif comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. 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 OSerif have?
OSerif comes in one weight, Regular (400), with an italic. Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed OSerif?
OSerif was designed by GGBotNet. GGBotNet also made Alpha Prota, Blaec, Crayon Libre and 16 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to OSerif?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Daubenton (71), Bellefair (64) and CAT Linz (60), out of 100. Next to OSerif, Daubenton is 25% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 14% taller. See all 100 fonts like OSerif.