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Roboto Serif
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CSSfont-family: 'Roboto Serif', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-optical-sizing: none; line-height: 1.1;
Roboto Serif is a free serif by Commercial Type and Greg Gazdowicz, on Google Fonts since 2022. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Roboto Serif has an x-height taller than 76%, is wider than 80% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.6 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Kameron
Roboto Serif on one light table with its two closest fonts, Kameron (85 out of 100) and Charis SIL (81). Kameron is 7% narrower, with an x-height 14% shorter; Charis SIL is 10% narrower, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 5% shorter.
Roboto Serif and Kameron laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Roboto SerifKameron…
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 Roboto Serif 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 / Weights
Roboto Serif in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900, with italics · variable from 100 to 900
Variable weight, 100 to 900
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 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
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Roboto Serif, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Commercial Type, Greg Gazdowicz
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- GRAD -50–100, Optical size 8–144, Width 50–150, Weight 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2022
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- 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.
Roboto Serif 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 Roboto Serif, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Roboto Serif under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Roboto Serif, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 55.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.65 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 76% of serifs
WidthWider than 80% of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastMore even than 70% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Roboto Serif
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Roboto Serif's own familyRoboto SlabRoboto MonoRobotoRoboto FlexRoboto Condensed
- Kameron85x-height 14% shorter · 7% narrower
- Charis SIL8110% narrower · more stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter
- Sawarabi Mincho81more stroke contrast · 4% narrower
- Noto Serif81x-height 6% taller · more stroke contrast
- PT Serif Caption78more stroke contrast · x-height 3% taller
- IBM Plex Serif789% lighter · more stroke contrast · 3% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Roboto Serif →Compare side by side →Get Roboto Serif on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Roboto Serif without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Sawarabi Mincho81text 2.6% narrower · x-height 1.6% shorter
- Montagu Slab75text 1.3% wider · x-height 1.0% shorter
- Zodiak73text 2.3% wider · x-height 2.0% shorter
- Mattern71text 1.1% narrower · x-height 0.8% shorter
- Sentient70text 1.0% narrower · x-height 1.2% shorter
- Ortica69text 2.3% wider · x-height 1.2% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Roboto Serif loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 121.3% of its size, so running text keeps Roboto Serif’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Roboto Serif Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 121.29%;
ascent-override: 76.43%;
descent-override: 20.12%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Roboto Serif', 'Roboto Serif Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Roboto Serif
Of the 3,103 home pages that load Roboto Serif, 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
- Roboto43%1,344 sites · 2.1× chanceRoboto Serif’s own family
- Open Sans10%312 sites · 0.6× chance
- Montserrat10%311 sites · 0.8× chance
- Poppins8.8%272 sites · 0.8× chance
- Inter8%248 sites · 0.8× chance
- Roboto Slab8%247 sites · 5.7× chanceRoboto Serif’s own family
More than chanceRoboto Flex 20×Roboto Slab 5.7×Roboto 2.1×
Fonts that go with Roboto Serif: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerRoboto Serif + 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 Roboto Serif
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Roboto Serif free for commercial use?
Yes. Roboto Serif 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 Roboto Serif?
FontKind doesn’t host Roboto Serif’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 variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Roboto Serif in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Roboto Serif 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 Roboto Serif Thin and Roboto Serif Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Roboto Serif in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Roboto Serif under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Roboto Serif in Figma?
Yes: Roboto Serif is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Roboto Serif have?
Roboto Serif comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900, optical sizes from 8 to 144 and widths from 50% to 150%, plus one axis of its own.
Who designed Roboto Serif?
Roboto Serif was designed by Commercial Type and Greg Gazdowicz. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2022.
What fonts are similar to Roboto Serif?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Kameron (85), Charis SIL (81) and Sawarabi Mincho (81), out of 100. Next to Roboto Serif, Kameron is 7% narrower, with an x-height 14% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Roboto Slab, Roboto Mono, Roboto and two more. See all 100 fonts like Roboto Serif.