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Tinos

Case
72 px
400 Regular
0 em
1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Tinos', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Tinos is a free serif by Steve Matteson, on Google Fonts since 2026. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Tinos has an x-height shorter than 67%, is narrower than 83% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 2.3 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Trirong

Tinos on one light table with its two closest fonts, Trirong (87 out of 100) and Manuale (86). Trirong is 19% wider and 13% lighter, with an x-height 8% taller; Manuale is 10% wider, with an x-height 7% taller and less stroke contrast.

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Tinos and Trirong laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with TinosTrirong…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Tinos 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.

  • &
  • ?
  • !
  • @
  • %
  • (
  • )

With this font

03 / Weights

Tinos in 2 weights

2 weights, 400–700, with italics

  • 400 Regular, with its italic
  • 700 Bold, with its italic

04 / Facts

Who made Tinos, and can you use it?

Designer
Steve Matteson
Kind
Serif
Styles
2 weights, 400–700, with italics
On Google Fonts since
2026
Character sets
cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, greek-ext, hebrew, 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.

Tinos is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

Already in your apps?

Google Docs
Not verified. Look under More fonts. Google’s guide
Word, PowerPoint
No. Install it from Google Fonts first. Microsoft’s list
Figma
Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
Canva
Not verified. Search its font menu for Tinos, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists Tinos under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Tinos on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Tinos, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Tinos. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
45.9% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
65.5% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.70lowercase against capitals
Width
45.9% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
41%letter box filled
Contrast
2.26 : 1high stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among serifs

Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind

  • x-heightSmaller than 67% of serifs

  • WidthNarrower than 83% of serifs

  • InkNear the middle of serifs

  • ContrastNear the middle of serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Tinos

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Tinos →Compare side by side →Get Tinos on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Tinos without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Tinos loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 100% of its size, so running text keeps Tinos’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Tinos Fallback';
  src: local('Times New Roman');
  size-adjust: 100.00%;
  ascent-override: 89.11%;
  descent-override: 21.63%;
  line-gap-override: 4.25%;
}

font-family: 'Tinos', 'Tinos Fallback', serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Tinos

Of the 3,107 home pages that load Tinos, 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

More than chanceArimo 6.1×Libre Franklin 5.1×Cinzel 4.3×

Fonts that go with Tinos: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerTinos + 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 other

09 / Questions

Questions about Tinos

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Tinos free for commercial use?

Yes. Tinos 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 Tinos?

FontKind doesn’t host Tinos’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds four 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 Tinos in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Tinos 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.

How many weights does Tinos have?

Tinos comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700), each with an italic.

Who designed Tinos?

Tinos was designed by Steve Matteson. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2026. Steve Matteson also made Open Sans, Arimo, Cousine and one more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Tinos?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Trirong (87), Manuale (86) and Faustina (85), out of 100. Next to Tinos, Trirong is 19% wider and 13% lighter, with an x-height 8% taller. See all 100 fonts like Tinos.