Serif · John Hudson
Slabo 27px
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CSSfont-family: 'Slabo 27px', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Slabo 27px is a free serif by John Hudson, on Google Fonts since 2014. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Slabo 27px has an average x-height, is narrower than 85% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 66%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Slabo 13px
Slabo 27px on one light table with its two closest fonts, Slabo 13px (100 out of 100) and Kay Pho Du (86). Slabo 13px is 20% wider and 10% lighter, with an x-height 12% taller; Kay Pho Du is 8% wider and 13% lighter, with an x-height 5% taller.
Slabo 27px and Slabo 13px laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Slabo 27pxSlabo 13px…
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 27px 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 27px 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 27px, 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 27px 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 27px, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Slabo 27px under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Slabo 27px, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 45.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 44%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.26 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of serifs
WidthNarrower than 85% of serifs
InkDarker than 66% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 87% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Slabo 27px
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Slabo 13px10020% wider · x-height 12% taller · 10% lighter
- Kay Pho Du868% wider · 13% lighter · x-height 5% taller
- Rokkitt85x-height 18% shorter · 4% wider
- Zilla Slab829% wider · x-height 8% shorter
- Antic Slab8219% wider · 24% lighter · x-height 4% taller
- PT Serif Caption7925% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 9% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Slabo 27px →Compare side by side →Get Slabo 27px on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Slabo 27px without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Tinos45text 1.5% wider · x-height 4.7% shorter
- Port Lligat Slab34text 1.1% wider · x-height 3.0% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Slabo 27px loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 98.5% of its size, so running text keeps Slabo 27px’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Slabo 27px Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 98.49%;
ascent-override: 94.01%;
descent-override: 30.08%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Slabo 27px', 'Slabo 27px Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Slabo 27px
Of the 1,099 home pages that load Slabo 27px, 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
- Open Sans18%193 sites · 1× chance
- Roboto15%165 sites · 0.7× chance
- Oswald12%130 sites · 4.1× chance
- Montserrat9%99 sites · 0.7× chance
- Lato6.2%68 sites · 0.8× chance
More than chanceOswald 4.1×
Pair checkerSlabo 27px + 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 Slabo 27px
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Slabo 27px free for commercial use?
Yes. Slabo 27px 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 27px?
FontKind doesn’t host Slabo 27px’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 27px in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Slabo 27px 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 27px in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Slabo 27px under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Slabo 27px in Figma?
Yes: Slabo 27px is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Slabo 27px have?
Slabo 27px 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 27px?
Slabo 27px was designed by John Hudson. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2014. John Hudson also made Slabo 13px, STIX Two Text, Castoro Titling and two more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Slabo 27px?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Slabo 13px (100), Kay Pho Du (86) and Rokkitt (85), out of 100. Next to Slabo 27px, Slabo 13px is 20% wider and 10% lighter, with an x-height 12% taller. See all 100 fonts like Slabo 27px.