Serif · Impallari Type
Quattrocento
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CSSfont-family: 'Quattrocento', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Quattrocento is a free serif by Impallari Type, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Quattrocento has an x-height shorter than 67%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 82%. Its thickest strokes are 1.9 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Ovo
Quattrocento on one light table with its two closest fonts, Ovo (76 out of 100) and Gowun Batang (76). Ovo is 4% narrower and 7% heavier, with more stroke contrast; Gowun Batang is 19% lighter, with an x-height 18% taller and less stroke contrast.
Quattrocento and Ovo laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with QuattrocentoOvo…
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 Quattrocento alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Quattrocento in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Quattrocento, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Impallari Type
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700
- 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 “Quattrocento”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Quattrocento 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 Quattrocento, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Quattrocento under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Quattrocento, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 45.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.70lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 36%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.88 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 67% of serifs
WidthNear the middle of serifs
InkLighter than 82% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 61% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Quattrocento
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Quattrocento's own familyQuattrocento Sans
- Ovo76more stroke contrast · 4% narrower · 7% heavier
- Gowun Batang76x-height 18% taller · 19% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Walleye747% narrower · x-height 5% shorter
- Esteban7415% heavier · x-height 5% taller
- Libertinus Serif7410% narrower · more stroke contrast · 15% heavier
- Vollkorn SC7423% wider · x-height 10% taller · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Quattrocento →Compare side by side →Get Quattrocento on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Quattrocento without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Esteban74text 2.2% narrower · x-height 4.6% taller
- Półtawski Nowy64text 1.4% narrower · x-height 3.7% shorter
- Gideon Roman59text 2.5% wider · x-height 4.1% taller
- Castoro58text 1.5% narrower · x-height 3.9% taller
- Gilda Display57text 0.7% narrower · x-height 3.0% taller
- Alice57text 0.6% narrower · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Quattrocento loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 113.1% of its size, so running text keeps Quattrocento’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Quattrocento Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 113.09%;
ascent-override: 74.98%;
descent-override: 22.99%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Quattrocento', 'Quattrocento Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Quattrocento
Of the 4,165 home pages that load Quattrocento, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.
Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026
- Open Sans21%858 sites · 1.1× chance
- Quattrocento Sans10%431 sites · 157× chanceQuattrocento’s own family
- Oswald9.9%412 sites · 3.5× chance
- Montserrat9.4%393 sites · 0.7× chance
- Roboto9.3%389 sites · 0.5× chance
- Lato7.7%320 sites · 0.9× chance
More than chanceQuattrocento Sans 157×Questrial 6.8×Nunito Sans 4.1×
Fonts that go with Quattrocento: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerQuattrocento + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Quattrocento
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Quattrocento free for commercial use?
Yes. Quattrocento 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 “Quattrocento”.
How do I download and install Quattrocento?
FontKind doesn’t host Quattrocento’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 font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Quattrocento in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Quattrocento 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 Quattrocento in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Quattrocento under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Quattrocento in Figma?
Yes: Quattrocento is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Quattrocento have?
Quattrocento comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).
Who designed Quattrocento?
Quattrocento was designed by Impallari Type. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2012. Impallari Type also made Libre Baskerville, Dancing Script, Libre Franklin and 28 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Quattrocento?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Ovo (76), Gowun Batang (76) and Walleye (74), out of 100. Next to Quattrocento, Ovo is 4% narrower and 7% heavier, with more stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds Quattrocento Sans. See all 100 fonts like Quattrocento.