Serif · Appaji Ambarisha Darbha
Ramaraja
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CSSfont-family: 'Ramaraja', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Ramaraja is a free serif by Appaji Ambarisha Darbha, on Google Fonts since 2015. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Ramaraja has an x-height shorter than 95%, is narrower than 94% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 94%. Its thickest strokes are 3.4 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Amiri
Ramaraja on one light table with its two closest fonts, Amiri (93 out of 100) and Crimson Text (88). Amiri is 30% lighter, with an x-height 8% taller and less stroke contrast; Crimson Text is 29% lighter, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 9% taller.
Ramaraja and Amiri laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with RamarajaAmiri…
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 Ramaraja 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
Ramaraja 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 Ramaraja, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Appaji Ambarisha Darbha
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2015
- Character sets
- latin, telugu
- 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 “Crimson”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Ramaraja 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 Ramaraja, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Ramaraja under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Ramaraja, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 38.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 58.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.67lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 42.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 58%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 3.42 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 95% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 94% of serifs
InkDarker than 94% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 87% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Ramaraja
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Amiri9330% lighter · x-height 8% taller · less stroke contrast
- Crimson Text8829% lighter · less stroke contrast · x-height 9% taller
- Libertinus Serif7729% lighter · 11% wider · x-height 11% taller
- Buenard7625% lighter · 11% wider · less stroke contrast
- Vollkorn SC7551% wider · x-height 29% taller · 44% lighter
- ET Book7324% lighter · 9% wider · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Ramaraja →Compare side by side →Get Ramaraja on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Ramaraja without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Hina Mincho58same text width · x-height 2.4% shorter
- Linden Hill52text 1.6% wider · x-height 0.7% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Ramaraja loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 91.3% of its size, so running text keeps Ramaraja’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Ramaraja Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 91.26%;
ascent-override: 108.27%;
descent-override: 79.48%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Ramaraja', 'Ramaraja Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Ramaraja
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Ramaraja free for commercial use?
Yes. Ramaraja 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 “Crimson”.
How do I download and install Ramaraja?
FontKind doesn’t host Ramaraja’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 Ramaraja in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Ramaraja 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 Ramaraja in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Ramaraja under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Ramaraja in Figma?
Yes: Ramaraja is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Ramaraja have?
Ramaraja 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 Ramaraja?
Ramaraja was designed by Appaji Ambarisha Darbha. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2015. Appaji Ambarisha Darbha also made Peddana, Timmana, Tenali Ramakrishna and two more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Ramaraja?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Amiri (93), Crimson Text (88) and Libertinus Serif (77), out of 100. Next to Ramaraja, Amiri is 30% lighter, with an x-height 8% taller and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Ramaraja.