Serif · Nicole Fally
Ovo
Find the font. Find its kind.
CSSfont-family: 'Ovo', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Ovo is a free serif by Nicole Fally, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Ovo has an x-height shorter than 69%, is narrower than 62% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 71%. Its thickest strokes are 2.2 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of EB Garamond
Ovo on one light table with its two closest fonts, EB Garamond (87 out of 100) and Cooper* (82). EB Garamond is 12% narrower, with an x-height 11% shorter and more stroke contrast; Cooper* is 8% narrower, with an x-height 7% shorter and less stroke contrast.
Ovo and EB Garamond laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with OvoEB Garamond…
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 Ovo 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
Ovo 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 Ovo, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Nicole Fally
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin
- 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 “Ovo”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Ovo 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 Ovo, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Ovo under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Ovo, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 45.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.69lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 49.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 38%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.25 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 69% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 62% of serifs
InkLighter than 71% of serifs
ContrastNear the middle of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Ovo
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- EB Garamond8712% narrower · x-height 11% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Cooper*828% narrower · x-height 7% shorter · less stroke contrast
- Sorts Mill Goudy78x-height 7% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Quattrocento764% wider · less stroke contrast · 6% lighter
- Hina Mincho7620% narrower · x-height 17% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Lustria76x-height 10% taller · 8% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Ovo →Compare side by side →Get Ovo on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Ovo without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Sedan72same text width · x-height 4.0% shorter
- Alice71text 2.7% wider · same x-height
- Sedan SC69same text width · x-height 4.0% shorter
- IM Fell French Canon65text 2.6% narrower · x-height 4.9% taller
- Petrona62text 1.5% narrower · x-height 3.0% shorter
- Gambetta61same text width · x-height 1.0% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Ovo loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 109.5% of its size, so running text keeps Ovo’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Ovo Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 109.48%;
ascent-override: 78.94%;
descent-override: 23.81%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Ovo', 'Ovo Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Ovo
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Ovo free for commercial use?
Yes. Ovo 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 “Ovo”.
How do I download and install Ovo?
FontKind doesn’t host Ovo’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 Ovo in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Ovo 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 Ovo in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Ovo under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Ovo in Figma?
Yes: Ovo is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Ovo have?
Ovo 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 Ovo?
Ovo was designed by Nicole Fally. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2011. Nicole Fally also made Hammersmith One, Pinyon Script, Stoke and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Ovo?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are EB Garamond (87), Cooper* (82) and Sorts Mill Goudy (78), out of 100. Next to Ovo, EB Garamond is 12% narrower, with an x-height 11% shorter and more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Ovo.