Serif · Jeremy Mickel / Forest Young

Redaction 70

Q: Is Redaction 70 free for commercial use?

Yes. Redaction 70 is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.

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Size72 px

Weight400 Regular

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Redaction 70', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Pixelserif

Redaction 70 on one light table with its two closest fonts, Pixelserif (62 out of 100) and Coral Pixels (56). Pixelserif is 20% heavier and 6% narrower, with an x-height 15% shorter; Coral Pixels is 133% heavier and 7% wider, with an x-height 10% taller.

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Ink shared with Redaction 70Pixelserif…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Redaction 70 alphabet

Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400

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03 / Weights

Redaction 70 in 2 weights

2 weights, 400–700, with italics

400 Regular, with its italic
700 Bold, with its italic

04 / Facts

Who made Redaction 70, and can you use it?

Designer: Jeremy Mickel / Forest Young
Kind: Serif
Styles: 2 weights, 400–700, with italics
From: Fontsource
Character sets: latin
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 Fontsource.
PDFs and documents: Yes.
Changes: Yes.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Redaction 70 is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

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Already in your apps?

Google Docs: Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Redaction 70 comes from Fontsource. Google’s guide
Word, PowerPoint: No. Install it from Fontsource first. Microsoft’s list
Figma: No. Redaction 70 comes from Fontsource: install it first. Figma’s help
Canva: Not verified. Search its font menu for Redaction 70, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Redaction 70 under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Redaction 70 on Fontsource

05 / Measurements

Redaction 70, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Redaction 70. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 49.0% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 70.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.70lowercase against capitals
Width: 50.1% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 37%letter box filled

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Where it stands among serifs

Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind

x-heightNear the middle of serifs
WidthNear the middle of serifs
InkLighter than 75% of serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Redaction 70

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

Redaction 70's own familyRedaction 50Redaction 100Redaction 35Redaction 20Redaction

All 100 fonts similar to Redaction 70 →Compare side by side →Get Redaction 70 on Fontsource

07 / Swap

Swap Redaction 70 without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Redaction 70 loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 109.8% of its size, so running text keeps Redaction 70’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Redaction 70 Fallback';
  src: local('Times New Roman');
  size-adjust: 109.78%;
  ascent-override: 81.98%;
  descent-override: 27.33%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Redaction 70', 'Redaction 70 Fallback', serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Redaction 70

Answered from its licence, Fontsource and each app’s own font list

Is Redaction 70 free for commercial use?

Yes. Redaction 70 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 Redaction 70?

FontKind doesn’t host Redaction 70’s files: it isn’t on Google Fonts, and comes free from Fontsource , a library of open fonts. On its page there, choose Get font, then Download complete family, and unzip the file: it holds desktop fonts for every weight and style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install. For a website, npm install @fontsource/redaction-70 adds it in one line.

Is Redaction 70 in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Redaction 70 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 Redaction 70 in Google Docs?

Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Redaction 70 comes from Fontsource. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.

Is Redaction 70 in Figma?

Not built in: Figma includes Google Fonts, and Redaction 70 comes from Fontsource. Install it on your computer and Figma lists it.

How many weights does Redaction 70 have?

Redaction 70 comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700), each with an italic.

Who designed Redaction 70?

Redaction 70 was designed by Jeremy Mickel / Forest Young.

What fonts are similar to Redaction 70?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Pixelserif (62), Coral Pixels (56) and Jacquarda Bastarda 9 (56), out of 100. Next to Redaction 70, Pixelserif is 20% heavier and 6% narrower, with an x-height 15% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Redaction 50, Redaction 100, Redaction 35 and two more. See all 100 fonts like Redaction 70.