Serif · Astigmatic
Peralta
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CSSfont-family: 'Peralta', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Peralta is a free serif by Astigmatic, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Peralta has an x-height taller than 62%, is wider than 95% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 96%. Its thickest strokes are 2.3 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Suez One
Peralta on one light table with its two closest fonts, Suez One (80 out of 100) and Wellfleet (65). Suez One is 15% narrower and 18% heavier, with less stroke contrast; Wellfleet is 13% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 11% taller.
Peralta and Suez One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with PeraltaSuez One…
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 Peralta 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
Peralta 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 Peralta, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Astigmatic
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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 or loaded from Google Fonts.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes, under another name. Not as “Peralta”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Peralta 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 Peralta, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Peralta under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Peralta, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.4% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.70lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 64.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 61%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.31 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 62% of serifs
WidthWider than 95% of serifs
InkDarker than 96% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 63% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Peralta
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Suez One8015% narrower · less stroke contrast · 18% heavier
- Wellfleet65less stroke contrast · 13% narrower · x-height 11% taller
- Dynamo65more stroke contrast · 49% wider · x-height 7% taller
- Vast Shadow6325% wider · 18% lighter · x-height 6% shorter
- Fontdiner Swanky62x-height 13% taller · 3% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Bevan5930% heavier · less stroke contrast · x-height 5% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Peralta →Compare side by side →Get Peralta on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Peralta without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Peralta loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 142.3% of its size, so running text keeps Peralta’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Peralta Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 142.31%;
ascent-override: 68.76%;
descent-override: 22.20%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Peralta', 'Peralta Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Peralta
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Peralta free for commercial use?
Yes. Peralta 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 “Peralta”.
How do I download and install Peralta?
FontKind doesn’t host Peralta’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 Peralta in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Peralta 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 Peralta in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Peralta under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Peralta in Figma?
Yes: Peralta is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Peralta have?
Peralta 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 Peralta?
Peralta was designed by Astigmatic. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2012. Astigmatic also made Aclonica, Parisienne, Righteous and 54 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Peralta?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Suez One (80), Wellfleet (65) and Dynamo (65), out of 100. Next to Peralta, Suez One is 15% narrower and 18% heavier, with less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Peralta.