Serif · Purushoth Kumar Guttula
Suravaram
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CSSfont-family: 'Suravaram', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Suravaram is a free serif by Purushoth Kumar Guttula, on Google Fonts since 2015. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Suravaram has an x-height shorter than 99%, is narrower than 94% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 61%. Its thickest strokes are 2.0 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Markazi Text
Suravaram on one light table with its two closest fonts, Markazi Text (94 out of 100) and Peddana (93). Markazi Text is 28% heavier and 6% narrower; Peddana is 21% narrower, with an x-height 12% shorter and more stroke contrast.
Suravaram and Markazi Text laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with SuravaramMarkazi Text…
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 Suravaram 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
Suravaram 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 Suravaram, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Purushoth Kumar Guttula
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2015
- Character sets
- latin, telugu
- 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 “Tienne”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Suravaram 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 Suravaram, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Suravaram under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Suravaram, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 35.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 49.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 41.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.03 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 99% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 94% of serifs
InkDarker than 61% of serifs
ContrastNear the middle of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Suravaram
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Markazi Text9428% heavier · 6% narrower
- Peddana9321% narrower · x-height 12% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Yrsa83x-height 16% taller · 9% wider
- Lateef838% narrower · 15% heavier · x-height 6% shorter
- Ramsina8042% heavier · x-height 16% shorter · 15% narrower
- Parastoo80more stroke contrast · x-height 5% taller · 8% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Suravaram →Compare side by side →Get Suravaram on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Suravaram without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Parastoo80text 1.0% narrower · x-height 4.5% taller
- Tenali Ramakrishna39text 1.5% narrower · x-height 0.5% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Suravaram loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 89.2% of its size, so running text keeps Suravaram’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Suravaram Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 89.18%;
ascent-override: 148.17%;
descent-override: 90.85%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Suravaram', 'Suravaram Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Suravaram
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Suravaram free for commercial use?
Yes. Suravaram 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 “Tienne”.
How do I download and install Suravaram?
FontKind doesn’t host Suravaram’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 Suravaram in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Suravaram 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 Suravaram in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Suravaram under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Suravaram in Figma?
Yes: Suravaram is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Suravaram have?
Suravaram 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 Suravaram?
Suravaram was designed by Purushoth Kumar Guttula. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2015. Purushoth Kumar Guttula also made Ramabhadra, Gurajada, Suranna and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Suravaram?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Markazi Text (94), Peddana (93) and Yrsa (83), out of 100. Next to Suravaram, Markazi Text is 28% heavier and 6% narrower. See all 100 fonts like Suravaram.