Serif · Adam Półtawski
Półtawski Nowy
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CSSfont-family: 'Poltawski Nowy', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Półtawski Nowy is a free serif by Adam Półtawski, Mateusz Machalski, Borys Kosmynka and Ania Wieluńska, on Google Fonts since 2023. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Półtawski Nowy has an x-height shorter than 76%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 80%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Tienne
Półtawski Nowy on one light table with its two closest fonts, Tienne (75 out of 100) and Castoro (74). Tienne is 15% wider and 7% lighter, with an x-height 16% taller; Castoro has an x-height 8% taller.
Półtawski Nowy and Tienne laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Półtawski NowyTienne…
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 Półtawski Nowy 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 / Weights
Półtawski Nowy in 4 weights
4 weights, 400–700, with italics · variable from 400 to 700
Variable weight, 400 to 700
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Półtawski Nowy, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Adam Półtawski, Mateusz Machalski, Borys Kosmynka, Ania Wieluńska
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 4 weights, 400–700, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2023
- Character sets
- 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.
Półtawski Nowy 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 Półtawski Nowy, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Półtawski Nowy under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Półtawski Nowy, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 44.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.63lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 46%letter box filled
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 76% of serifs
WidthNear the middle of serifs
InkDarker than 80% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Półtawski Nowy
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Tienne75x-height 16% taller · 15% wider · 7% lighter
- Castoro74x-height 8% taller
- Kameron7111% lighter
- Average706% narrower · 10% lighter · x-height 3% taller
- Sumana70x-height 4% taller · 4% narrower
- Adamina70x-height 22% taller · 7% wider · 9% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Półtawski Nowy →Compare side by side →Get Półtawski Nowy on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Półtawski Nowy without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Kameron71text 0.6% narrower · x-height 1.1% shorter
- Sumana70text 1.6% narrower · x-height 4.3% taller
- Baskervville SC66text 1.4% narrower · x-height 1.4% shorter
- Gambetta65text 1.6% narrower · x-height 2.3% taller
- Quattrocento64text 1.5% wider · x-height 3.9% taller
- Maname64text 1.8% narrower · x-height 4.3% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Półtawski Nowy loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 111.5% of its size, so running text keeps Półtawski Nowy’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Poltawski Nowy Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 111.46%;
ascent-override: 89.72%;
descent-override: 26.92%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Poltawski Nowy', 'Poltawski Nowy Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Półtawski Nowy
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Półtawski Nowy free for commercial use?
Yes. Półtawski Nowy 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 Półtawski Nowy?
FontKind doesn’t host Półtawski Nowy’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, 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 Półtawski Nowy in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Półtawski Nowy 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 Półtawski Nowy Medium and Półtawski Nowy 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 Półtawski Nowy in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Półtawski Nowy under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Półtawski Nowy in Figma?
Yes: Półtawski Nowy is in Figma’s font menu with all four weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Półtawski Nowy have?
Półtawski Nowy comes in four weights: Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 400 to 700.
Who designed Półtawski Nowy?
Półtawski Nowy was designed by Adam Półtawski, Mateusz Machalski, Borys Kosmynka and Ania Wieluńska. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2023. Mateusz Machalski also made Bona Nova SC, Brygada 1918 and Bona Nova.
What fonts are similar to Półtawski Nowy?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Tienne (75), Castoro (74) and Kameron (71), out of 100. Next to Półtawski Nowy, Tienne is 15% wider and 7% lighter, with an x-height 16% taller. See all 100 fonts like Półtawski Nowy.