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Serif · Eli Heuer

Toren

Case
72 px
Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in
0 em
1.10

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

Toren is a free serif by Eli Heuer, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Toren has an average x-height, is wider than 91% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 81%. Its thickest strokes are 2.2 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.

Compare with Monaspace Xenon →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Monaspace Xenon

Toren on one light table with its two closest fonts, Monaspace Xenon (76 out of 100) and BIZ UDMincho (73). Monaspace Xenon is 15% heavier, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 8% taller; BIZ UDMincho is 18% narrower, with an x-height 13% taller and less stroke contrast.

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Toren and Monaspace Xenon laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with TorenMonaspace Xenon…

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 Toren 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

Toren 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 Toren, and can you use it?

Designer
Eli Heuer
Kind
Serif
Styles
1 weight (400)
From
GitHub
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.
PDFs and documents
Yes.
Changes
Yes.
Sharing the files
Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Toren 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

Its licence file, in its repository

Already in your apps?

Google Docs
Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Toren comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Google’s guide
Word, PowerPoint
Not verified. Install it from its maker’s repository on GitHub 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 Toren, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists Toren under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Toren on GitHub

05 / Measurements

Toren, measured

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

Hxgp in Toren. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
48.0% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
70.4% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.68lowercase against capitals
Width
60.8% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
36%letter box filled
Contrast
2.17 : 1high stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among serifs

Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind

  • x-heightNear the middle of serifs

  • WidthWider than 91% of serifs

  • InkLighter than 81% of serifs

  • ContrastNear the middle of serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Toren

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Toren →Compare side by side →Get Toren on GitHub

07 / Swap

Swap Toren without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Toren loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 150.2% of its size, so running text keeps Toren’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Toren Fallback';
  src: local('Times New Roman');
  size-adjust: 150.16%;
  ascent-override: 53.81%;
  descent-override: 12.79%;
  line-gap-override: 13.32%;
}

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

08 / Questions

Questions about Toren

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

Is Toren free for commercial use?

Yes. Toren 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 Toren?

Toren comes free from its maker’s repository on GitHub . On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses load from its repository, through jsDelivr, as does its licence file .

Is Toren in Google Docs?

Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Toren comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.

How many weights does Toren have?

Toren 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 Toren?

Toren was designed by Eli Heuer. Eli Heuer also made Epistle, GTL001 and Micro Grotesk.

What fonts are similar to Toren?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Monaspace Xenon (76), BIZ UDMincho (73) and Libre Caslon Condensed (62), out of 100. Next to Toren, Monaspace Xenon is 15% heavier, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 8% taller. See all 100 fonts like Toren.