Serif · Carlos de Toro
Recia
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CSSfont-family: 'Recia', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Recia is a free serif by Carlos de Toro, from Fontshare. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Recia has an x-height taller than 84%, is wider than 69% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 81%. Its thickest strokes are 1.7 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Habibi
Recia on one light table with its two closest fonts, Habibi (82 out of 100) and Martel (82). Habibi is 15% heavier and 5% narrower, with an x-height 8% shorter; Martel is 6% wider, with an x-height 4% taller.
Recia and Habibi laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ReciaHabibi…
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 Recia alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Recia in 5 weights
5 weights, 300–700, with italics
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Recia, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Carlos de Toro
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 300–700, with italics
- From
- Fontshare
- Character sets
- latin
- Licence
- ITF Free Font License 2.0
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes. Even registered as a trademark.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Your own, not as a font others pick.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes. Embedded so that it can’t be pulled out.
- Changes
- No. Not even subsetting, without ITF’s written consent.
- Sharing the files
- No. Only within your organisation.
Recia is under the ITF Free Font License 2.0. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Recia comes from Fontshare. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Fontshare first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- No. Recia comes from Fontshare: install it first. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Recia, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Recia under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Recia, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.70lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 53.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 36%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.67 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 84% of serifs
WidthWider than 69% of serifs
InkLighter than 81% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 68% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Recia
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Habibi82x-height 8% shorter · 15% heavier · 5% narrower
- Martel826% wider · x-height 4% taller
- Trykker81x-height 5% shorter · 9% heavier
- Hahmlet8122% heavier · x-height 6% shorter
- Bespoke Slab7820% heavier · less stroke contrast · x-height 3% shorter
- Fjord One77x-height 11% shorter · 22% heavier · 5% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Recia →Compare side by side →Get Recia on Fontshare
07 / Swap
Swap Recia without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Bespoke Slab78text 2.0% wider · x-height 3.3% shorter
- Bespoke Serif76same text width · x-height 3.3% shorter
- Bitter76text 2.2% narrower · x-height 1.7% taller
- Inika70text 2.3% narrower · x-height 2.9% shorter
- Brawler70text 0.9% narrower · x-height 0.6% shorter
- Adamina67same text width · x-height 2.9% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Recia loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 118.7% of its size, so running text keeps Recia’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Recia Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 118.75%;
ascent-override: 86.74%;
descent-override: 24.42%;
line-gap-override: 8.42%;
}
font-family: 'Recia', 'Recia Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Recia
Answered from its licence, Fontshare and each app’s own font list
Is Recia free for commercial use?
Yes. Recia is under the ITF Free Font License 2.0 , which allows commercial use, logos you can register as trademarks and your own websites and apps. But its files may not be changed, not even subset, nor passed outside your organisation.
How do I download and install Recia?
FontKind doesn’t host Recia’s files: it comes free from Fontshare , Indian Type Foundry’s library, and only from there. Download it from its page there and unzip the file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open.
Is Recia in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Recia 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 Recia Light and Recia SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, save it as a PDF, which carries the font with it.
Is Recia in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Recia comes from Fontshare. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
Is Recia in Figma?
Not built in: Figma includes Google Fonts, and Recia comes from Fontshare. Install it on your computer and Figma lists it.
How many weights does Recia have?
Recia comes in five weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700), each with an italic.
Who designed Recia?
Recia was designed by Carlos de Toro.
What fonts are similar to Recia?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Habibi (82), Martel (82) and Trykker (81), out of 100. Next to Recia, Habibi is 15% heavier and 5% narrower, with an x-height 8% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Recia.