Serif · Production Type
Spectral SC
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CSSfont-family: 'Spectral SC', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Spectral SC is a free serif by Production Type, on Google Fonts since 2017. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Spectral SC has an x-height shorter than 74%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 69%. Its thickest strokes are 2.1 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Habibi
Spectral SC on one light table with its two closest fonts, Habibi (86 out of 100) and Joan (82). Habibi is 7% heavier, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 7% taller; Joan is 4% narrower and 8% heavier.
Spectral SC and Habibi laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Spectral SCHabibi…
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 Spectral SC 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.
- a
- b
- c
- d
- e
- f
- g
- h
- i
- j
- k
- l
- m
- n
- o
- p
- q
- r
- s
- t
- u
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Spectral SC in 7 weights
7 weights, 200–800, with italics
- 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
04 / Facts
Who made Spectral SC, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Production Type
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 7 weights, 200–800, with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2017
- 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.
Spectral SC 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 Spectral SC, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Spectral SC under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Spectral SC, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 45.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.68lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.12 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 74% of serifs
WidthNear the middle of serifs
InkLighter than 69% of serifs
ContrastNear the middle of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Spectral SC
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Spectral SC's own familySpectral
- Habibi86less stroke contrast · x-height 7% taller · 7% heavier
- Joan824% narrower · 8% heavier
- Trykker77x-height 10% taller · 8% wider · less stroke contrast
- Bespoke Serif74x-height 12% taller · 8% wider
- UNAL Ancizar Serif746% narrower · less stroke contrast · 10% heavier
- Linden Hill74x-height 13% shorter · 13% narrower · 10% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Spectral SC →Compare side by side →Get Spectral SC on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Spectral SC without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Radley69text 1.5% narrower · x-height 2.4% shorter
- Montaga64text 1.1% narrower · x-height 3.6% taller
- Bona Nova61same text width · x-height 2.2% shorter
- Petrona61text 2.3% narrower · x-height 1.6% shorter
- Gambetta59text 0.7% narrower · same x-height
- Zilla Slab58text 2.2% narrower · x-height 1.1% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Spectral SC loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 110.4% of its size, so running text keeps Spectral SC’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Spectral SC Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 110.45%;
ascent-override: 95.88%;
descent-override: 41.92%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Spectral SC', 'Spectral SC Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Spectral SC
Of the 690 home pages that load Spectral SC, 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
- Spectral32%219 sites · 98× chanceSpectral SC’s own family
- Montserrat18%125 sites · 1.4× chance
- Roboto15%102 sites · 0.7× chance
- Open Sans13%92 sites · 0.7× chance
- Poppins8.4%58 sites · 0.8× chance
More than chanceSpectral 98×
Pair checkerSpectral SC + 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 Spectral SC
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Spectral SC free for commercial use?
Yes. Spectral SC 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 Spectral SC?
FontKind doesn’t host Spectral SC’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds 14 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 Spectral SC in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Spectral SC 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 Spectral SC ExtraLight and Spectral SC ExtraBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Spectral SC in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Spectral SC under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Spectral SC in Figma?
Yes: Spectral SC is in Figma’s font menu with all seven weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Spectral SC have?
Spectral SC comes in seven weights, from ExtraLight (200) to ExtraBold (800), each with an italic.
Who designed Spectral SC?
Spectral SC was designed by Production Type. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2017. Production Type also made Newsreader and Georama.
What fonts are similar to Spectral SC?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Habibi (86), Joan (82) and Trykker (77), out of 100. Next to Spectral SC, Habibi is 7% heavier, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 7% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Spectral. See all 100 fonts like Spectral SC.