Serif · James Puckett
Rhodium Libre
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CSSfont-family: 'Rhodium Libre', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Rhodium Libre is a free serif by James Puckett, on Google Fonts since 2015. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Rhodium Libre has an x-height taller than 69%, is wider than 85% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Belgrano
Rhodium Libre on one light table with its two closest fonts, Belgrano (78 out of 100) and Faustina (77). Belgrano is 9% heavier; Faustina is 17% narrower, with more stroke contrast.
Rhodium Libre and Belgrano laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Rhodium LibreBelgrano…
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 Rhodium Libre 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
Rhodium Libre 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 Rhodium Libre, and can you use it?
- Designer
- James Puckett
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2015
- Character sets
- devanagari, 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Rhodium Libre 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 Rhodium Libre, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Rhodium Libre under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Rhodium Libre, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 57.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.22 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 69% of serifs
WidthWider than 85% of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastMore even than 90% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Rhodium Libre
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Belgrano789% heavier
- Faustina7717% narrower · more stroke contrast
- Epunda Slab7619% narrower · 11% heavier
- Kadwa76x-height 6% taller · 11% heavier · 3% narrower
- Roboto Slab76x-height 5% taller · 5% narrower · 8% heavier
- Enriqueta7512% narrower · x-height 4% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Rhodium Libre →Compare side by side →Get Rhodium Libre on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Rhodium Libre without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Belgrano78text 0.7% narrower · x-height 0.8% shorter
- Ledger68text 1.1% narrower · x-height 3.4% shorter
- Amethysta66text 2.9% narrower · same x-height
- Platypi58text 1.8% narrower · x-height 3.7% shorter
- DejaVu Serif58text 1.7% wider · x-height 3.4% taller
- PT Serif Caption58same text width · x-height 4.6% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Rhodium Libre loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 125.9% of its size, so running text keeps Rhodium Libre’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Rhodium Libre Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 125.88%;
ascent-override: 87.38%;
descent-override: 48.46%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Rhodium Libre', 'Rhodium Libre Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Rhodium Libre
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Rhodium Libre free for commercial use?
Yes. Rhodium Libre 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 Rhodium Libre?
FontKind doesn’t host Rhodium Libre’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 Rhodium Libre in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Rhodium Libre 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 Rhodium Libre in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Rhodium Libre under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Rhodium Libre in Figma?
Yes: Rhodium Libre is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Rhodium Libre have?
Rhodium Libre 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 Rhodium Libre?
Rhodium Libre was designed by James Puckett. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2015.
What fonts are similar to Rhodium Libre?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Belgrano (78), Faustina (77) and Epunda Slab (76), out of 100. Next to Rhodium Libre, Belgrano is 9% heavier. See all 100 fonts like Rhodium Libre.