Serif · Saber Rastikerdar
Parastoo
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CSSfont-family: 'Parastoo', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Parastoo is a free serif by Saber Rastikerdar, on Google Fonts since 2025. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Parastoo has an x-height shorter than 97%, is narrower than 96% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 64%. Its thickest strokes are 2.6 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Peddana
Parastoo on one light table with its two closest fonts, Peddana (90 out of 100) and Suravaram (80). Peddana is 17% narrower and 13% heavier, with an x-height 16% shorter; Suravaram is 9% heavier, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 4% shorter.
Parastoo and Peddana laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ParastooPeddana…
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 Parastoo 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.
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- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Parastoo in 4 weights
4 weights, 400–700 · variable from 400 to 700
Variable weight, 400 to 700
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Parastoo, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Saber Rastikerdar
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 4 weights, 400–700
- Variable axes
- Weight 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2025
- Character sets
- arabic, 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.
Parastoo 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 Parastoo, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Parastoo under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Parastoo, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 37.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 52.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 39.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 40%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.61 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 97% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 96% of serifs
InkLighter than 64% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 72% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Parastoo
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Peddana9017% narrower · x-height 16% shorter · 13% heavier
- Suravaram80less stroke contrast · 9% heavier · x-height 4% shorter
- Bona Nova SC8024% wider · x-height 17% taller · less stroke contrast
- Sree Krushnadevaraya8012% wider · 22% heavier · more stroke contrast
- Abhaya Libre7918% wider · x-height 11% taller · more stroke contrast
- Arapey78x-height 17% taller · 12% wider · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Parastoo →Compare side by side →Get Parastoo on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Parastoo without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Parastoo loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 88.3% of its size, so running text keeps Parastoo’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Parastoo Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 88.27%;
ascent-override: 109.47%;
descent-override: 49.85%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Parastoo', 'Parastoo Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Parastoo
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Parastoo free for commercial use?
Yes. Parastoo 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 Parastoo?
FontKind doesn’t host Parastoo’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, 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 Parastoo in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Parastoo 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 Parastoo Medium and Parastoo SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Parastoo in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Parastoo under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Parastoo in Figma?
Yes: Parastoo is in Figma’s font menu with all four weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Parastoo have?
Parastoo comes in four weights: Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 400 to 700.
Who designed Parastoo?
Parastoo was designed by Saber Rastikerdar. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2025.
What fonts are similar to Parastoo?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Peddana (90), Suravaram (80) and Bona Nova SC (80), out of 100. Next to Parastoo, Peddana is 17% narrower and 13% heavier, with an x-height 16% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Parastoo.