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STIX Two Text
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CSSfont-family: 'STIX Two Text', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
STIX Two Text is a free serif by Tiro Typeworks, Ross Mills, John Hudson and Paul Hanslow, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, STIX Two Text has an average x-height, is narrower than 73% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 2.4 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Frank Ruhl Libre
STIX Two Text on one light table with its two closest fonts, Frank Ruhl Libre (88 out of 100) and Jomolhari (85). Frank Ruhl Libre has more stroke contrast; Jomolhari is 7% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 6% taller.
STIX Two Text and Frank Ruhl Libre laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with STIX Two TextFrank Ruhl Libre…
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 STIX Two Text alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
STIX Two Text in 4 weights
4 weights, 400–700, with italics · variable from 400 to 700
Variable weight, 400 to 700
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made STIX Two Text, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Tiro Typeworks, Ross Mills, John Hudson, Paul Hanslow
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 4 weights, 400–700, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2021
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, 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, under another name. Not as “TM Math”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
STIX Two Text 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 STIX Two Text, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists STIX Two Text under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
STIX Two Text, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 47.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 65.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 48.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.40 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of serifs
WidthNarrower than 73% of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 66% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to STIX Two Text
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
STIX Two Text's letters under another nameNuosu SIL
- Frank Ruhl Libre88more stroke contrast
- Jomolhari85more stroke contrast · 7% wider · x-height 6% taller
- Sneaky Times827% lighter
- Hedvig Letters Serif8111% wider · x-height 10% taller
- Judson80more stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter
- Taviraj7910% wider · 6% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to STIX Two Text →Compare side by side →Get STIX Two Text on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap STIX Two Text without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Nanum Myeongjo74text 2.4% wider · x-height 0.7% shorter
- Old Standard TT64text 1.7% wider · x-height 3.6% shorter
- Gentium Book Plus64same text width · x-height 4.0% shorter
- UNAL Ancizar Serif61text 1.1% narrower · x-height 4.9% shorter
- Gentium Plus59text 2.3% narrower · x-height 4.0% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until STIX Two Text loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 105.6% of its size, so running text keeps STIX Two Text’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'STIX Two Text Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 105.63%;
ascent-override: 72.14%;
descent-override: 22.53%;
line-gap-override: 23.67%;
}
font-family: 'STIX Two Text', 'STIX Two Text Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with STIX Two Text
Of the 1,012 home pages that load STIX Two Text, 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
- Roboto13%129 sites · 0.6× chance
- Inter12%126 sites · 1.2× chance
- Poppins9.1%92 sites · 0.8× chance
- Open Sans8.7%88 sites · 0.5× chance
- Montserrat6.9%70 sites · 0.5× chance
09 / Questions
Questions about STIX Two Text
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is STIX Two Text free for commercial use?
Yes. STIX Two Text is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “TM Math”.
How do I download and install STIX Two Text?
FontKind doesn’t host STIX Two Text’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 STIX Two Text in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: STIX Two Text 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 STIX Two Text Medium and STIX Two Text SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is STIX Two Text in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for STIX Two Text under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is STIX Two Text in Figma?
Yes: STIX Two Text is in Figma’s font menu with all four weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does STIX Two Text have?
STIX Two Text comes in four weights: Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 400 to 700.
Who designed STIX Two Text?
STIX Two Text was designed by Tiro Typeworks, Ross Mills, John Hudson and Paul Hanslow. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2021. Tiro Typeworks also made Castoro Titling and Castoro.
What fonts are similar to STIX Two Text?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Frank Ruhl Libre (88), Jomolhari (85) and Sneaky Times (82), out of 100. Next to STIX Two Text, Frank Ruhl Libre has more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like STIX Two Text.