Serif · John Hudson
Slabo 13px
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CSSfont-family: 'Slabo 13px', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Slabo 13px is a free serif by John Hudson, on Google Fonts since 2014. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Slabo 13px has an x-height taller than 91%, is wider than 75% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 65%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Slabo 27px
Slabo 13px on one light table with its two closest fonts, Slabo 27px (100 out of 100) and Arvo (89). Slabo 27px is 17% narrower and 11% heavier, with an x-height 11% shorter; Arvo is 15% heavier, with an x-height 6% shorter.
Slabo 13px and Slabo 27px laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Slabo 13pxSlabo 27px…
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 Slabo 13px 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
Slabo 13px 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 Slabo 13px, and can you use it?
- Designer
- John Hudson
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2014
- Character sets
- 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.
Slabo 13px 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 Slabo 13px, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Slabo 13px under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Slabo 13px, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.78lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 54.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.18 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 91% of serifs
WidthWider than 75% of serifs
InkLighter than 65% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 92% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Slabo 13px
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Slabo 27px10017% narrower · x-height 11% shorter · 11% heavier
- Arvo8915% heavier · x-height 6% shorter
- Zilla Slab83x-height 17% shorter · 10% narrower · 7% heavier
- PT Serif Caption82more stroke contrast · 10% heavier · 3% wider
- Rokkitt80x-height 26% shorter · 14% narrower · 14% heavier
- Sanchez79x-height 9% shorter · 7% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Slabo 13px →Compare side by side →Get Slabo 13px on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Slabo 13px without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Roboto Slab74same text width · x-height 1.9% shorter
- IBM Plex Serif64text 1.2% narrower · x-height 4.2% shorter
- Bitter61text 2.3% narrower · x-height 1.3% shorter
- Kadwa59text 1.8% wider · x-height 1.6% shorter
- Brawler57text 1.1% narrower · x-height 3.4% shorter
- Minipax46text 1.6% narrower · x-height 3.4% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Slabo 13px loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 118.9% of its size, so running text keeps Slabo 13px’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Slabo 13px Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 118.89%;
ascent-override: 77.64%;
descent-override: 25.88%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Slabo 13px', 'Slabo 13px Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Slabo 13px
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Slabo 13px free for commercial use?
Yes. Slabo 13px 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 Slabo 13px?
FontKind doesn’t host Slabo 13px’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 Slabo 13px in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Slabo 13px 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 Slabo 13px in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Slabo 13px under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Slabo 13px in Figma?
Yes: Slabo 13px is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Slabo 13px have?
Slabo 13px 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 Slabo 13px?
Slabo 13px was designed by John Hudson. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2014. John Hudson also made STIX Two Text, Slabo 27px, Castoro Titling and two more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Slabo 13px?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Slabo 27px (100), Arvo (89) and Zilla Slab (83), out of 100. Next to Slabo 13px, Slabo 27px is 17% narrower and 11% heavier, with an x-height 11% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Slabo 13px.