Serif · Barry Schwartz
Sorts Mill Goudy
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CSSfont-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Sorts Mill Goudy is a free serif by Barry Schwartz, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Sorts Mill Goudy has an x-height shorter than 86%, is narrower than 65% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 75%. Its thickest strokes are 2.7 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Cooper*
Sorts Mill Goudy on one light table with its two closest fonts, Cooper* (88 out of 100) and Goudy Bookletter 1911 (85). Cooper* is 7% narrower and 8% heavier, with less stroke contrast; Goudy Bookletter 1911 is 11% narrower and 17% heavier, with less stroke contrast.
Sorts Mill Goudy and Cooper* laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Sorts Mill GoudyCooper*…
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 Sorts Mill Goudy alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Styles
Sorts Mill Goudy, upright and italic
1 weight (400), with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Sorts Mill Goudy, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Barry Schwartz
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400), with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- 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.
Sorts Mill Goudy 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 Sorts Mill Goudy, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Sorts Mill Goudy under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Sorts Mill Goudy, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 42.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.60lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 49.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.70 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 86% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 65% of serifs
InkLighter than 75% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 74% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Sorts Mill Goudy
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Cooper*887% narrower · less stroke contrast · 8% heavier
- Goudy Bookletter 19118511% narrower · less stroke contrast · 17% heavier
- Sedan8413% heavier · x-height 3% taller
- Rosarivo82x-height 20% taller · 7% wider · less stroke contrast
- IM Fell French Canon SC82more stroke contrast · x-height 13% taller · 18% lighter
- Indira K8133% heavier · 4% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Sorts Mill Goudy →Compare side by side →Get Sorts Mill Goudy on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Sorts Mill Goudy without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Sedan84text 2.7% wider · x-height 3.1% taller
- Sedan SC70text 2.7% wider · x-height 3.1% taller
- Walleye67text 2.7% narrower · x-height 2.4% taller
- Lusitana67text 2.3% narrower · x-height 2.1% taller
- Radley64text 2.2% wider · x-height 3.3% taller
- Zen Old Mincho57text 0.7% wider · x-height 1.2% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Sorts Mill Goudy loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 106.4% of its size, so running text keeps Sorts Mill Goudy’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 106.45%;
ascent-override: 90.19%;
descent-override: 44.91%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy', 'Sorts Mill Goudy Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Sorts Mill Goudy
Of the 2,714 home pages that load Sorts Mill Goudy, 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
- Montserrat12%330 sites · 0.9× chance
- Open Sans11%301 sites · 0.6× chance
- Roboto8.4%227 sites · 0.4× chance
- Lato7.6%206 sites · 0.9× chance
- Work Sans6.8%184 sites · 5.5× chance
- Poppins5%135 sites · 0.5× chance
More than chanceNoto Serif Japanese 5.7×Work Sans 5.5×Josefin Sans 3.9×
Fonts that go with Sorts Mill Goudy: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerSorts Mill Goudy + 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 Sorts Mill Goudy
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Sorts Mill Goudy free for commercial use?
Yes. Sorts Mill Goudy 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 Sorts Mill Goudy?
FontKind doesn’t host Sorts Mill Goudy’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 font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Sorts Mill Goudy in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Sorts Mill Goudy 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 Sorts Mill Goudy in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Sorts Mill Goudy under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Sorts Mill Goudy in Figma?
Yes: Sorts Mill Goudy is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Sorts Mill Goudy have?
Sorts Mill Goudy comes in one weight, Regular (400), with an italic. Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Sorts Mill Goudy?
Sorts Mill Goudy was designed by Barry Schwartz. It has been on Google Fonts since September 2011. Barry Schwartz also made Fanwood Text, Goudy Bookletter 1911, Prociono and one more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Sorts Mill Goudy?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Cooper* (88), Goudy Bookletter 1911 (85) and Sedan (84), out of 100. Next to Sorts Mill Goudy, Cooper* is 7% narrower and 8% heavier, with less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Sorts Mill Goudy.