Serif · Vernon Adams
Tienne
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CSSfont-family: 'Tienne', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Tienne is a free serif by Vernon Adams, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Tienne has an x-height taller than 80%, is wider than 88% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 2.0 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Alike
Tienne on one light table with its two closest fonts, Alike (81 out of 100) and Adamina (80). Alike is 12% narrower, with more stroke contrast; Adamina is 7% narrower, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 5% taller.
Tienne and Alike laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with TienneAlike…
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 Tienne alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Tienne in 3 weights
3 weights, 400–900
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
- 900 Black
04 / Facts
Who made Tienne, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Vernon Adams
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 3 weights, 400–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin
- 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 “Artifika” or “Tienne”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Tienne 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 Tienne, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Tienne under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Tienne, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 58.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.02 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 80% of serifs
WidthWider than 88% of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastNear the middle of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Tienne
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Alike8112% narrower · more stroke contrast
- Adamina807% narrower · more stroke contrast · x-height 5% taller
- Andada Pro7811% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
- Headland One77x-height 13% taller
- Półtawski Nowy75x-height 14% shorter · 13% narrower · 8% heavier
- Merriweather72x-height 8% taller · 5% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Tienne →Compare side by side →Get Tienne on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Tienne without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Artifika66text 2.9% wider · x-height 0.8% shorter
- Besley66text 2.4% narrower · x-height 1.2% taller
- Donegal One64text 3.0% narrower · x-height 3.1% shorter
- Idiqlat63text 1.8% narrower · x-height 4.9% shorter
- Young Serif60text 1.1% narrower · x-height 2.7% shorter
- PT Serif Caption59text 1.9% narrower · x-height 2.2% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Tienne loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 127.7% of its size, so running text keeps Tienne’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Tienne Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 127.71%;
ascent-override: 77.61%;
descent-override: 27.68%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Tienne', 'Tienne Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Tienne
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Tienne free for commercial use?
Yes. Tienne 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 “Artifika” or “Tienne”.
How do I download and install Tienne?
FontKind doesn’t host Tienne’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds three 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 Tienne in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Tienne 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 Tienne Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Tienne in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Tienne under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Tienne in Figma?
Yes: Tienne is in Figma’s font menu with all three weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Tienne have?
Tienne comes in three weights: Regular (400), Bold (700) and Black (900).
Who designed Tienne?
Tienne was designed by Vernon Adams. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2011. Vernon Adams also made Bangers, Nunito, Oswald and 53 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Tienne?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Alike (81), Adamina (80) and Andada Pro (78), out of 100. Next to Tienne, Alike is 12% narrower, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Tienne.