Serif · Shiva Nallaperumal
Trench Slab
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CSSfont-family: 'Trench Slab', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Trench Slab is a free serif by Shiva Nallaperumal, from Fontshare. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Trench Slab has an x-height taller than 95%, is wider than 74% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 81%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Bree Serif
Trench Slab on one light table with its two closest fonts, Bree Serif (62 out of 100) and Kadwa (61). Bree Serif is 23% heavier and 5% narrower, with an x-height 9% shorter; Kadwa has an x-height 4% shorter and more stroke contrast.
Trench Slab and Bree Serif laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Trench SlabBree Serif…
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 Trench Slab 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 / Weights
Trench Slab in 5 weights
5 weights, 300–700
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Trench Slab, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Shiva Nallaperumal
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 300–700
- From
- Fontshare
- Character sets
- latin
- Licence
- ITF Free Font License 2.0
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes. Even registered as a trademark.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Your own, not as a font others pick.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes. Embedded so that it can’t be pulled out.
- Changes
- No. Not even subsetting, without ITF’s written consent.
- Sharing the files
- No. Only within your organisation.
Trench Slab is under the ITF Free Font License 2.0. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Trench Slab comes from Fontshare. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Fontshare first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- No. Trench Slab comes from Fontshare: install it first. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Trench Slab, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Trench Slab under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Trench Slab, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 55.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.79lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 54.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 46%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.16 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 95% of serifs
WidthWider than 74% of serifs
InkDarker than 81% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 92% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Trench Slab
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Bree Serif6223% heavier · x-height 9% shorter · 5% narrower
- Kadwa61x-height 4% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Rhodium Libre59x-height 9% shorter · 5% wider · 8% lighter
- Suez One5753% heavier · x-height 6% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Patua One5642% heavier · x-height 10% shorter · 6% narrower
- PT Serif56more stroke contrast · x-height 10% shorter · 8% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Trench Slab →Compare side by side →Get Trench Slab on Fontshare
07 / Swap
Swap Trench Slab without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Kadwa61text 1.3% wider · x-height 4.4% shorter
- Roboto Slab56text 0.6% narrower · x-height 4.6% shorter
- Domine52text 1.1% wider · x-height 2.5% shorter
- Noticia Text51text 1.1% narrower · x-height 4.4% shorter
- Merriweather44text 0.9% wider · same x-height
- Bitter43text 2.8% narrower · x-height 4.0% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Trench Slab loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 119.6% of its size, so running text keeps Trench Slab’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Trench Slab Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 119.56%;
ascent-override: 82.80%;
descent-override: 18.40%;
line-gap-override: 8.36%;
}
font-family: 'Trench Slab', 'Trench Slab Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Trench Slab
Answered from its licence, Fontshare and each app’s own font list
Is Trench Slab free for commercial use?
Yes. Trench Slab is under the ITF Free Font License 2.0 , which allows commercial use, logos you can register as trademarks and your own websites and apps. But its files may not be changed, not even subset, nor passed outside your organisation.
How do I download and install Trench Slab?
FontKind doesn’t host Trench Slab’s files: it comes free from Fontshare , Indian Type Foundry’s library, and only from there. Download it from its page there and unzip the file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open.
Is Trench Slab in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Trench Slab 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 Trench Slab Light and Trench Slab SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, save it as a PDF, which carries the font with it.
Is Trench Slab in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Trench Slab comes from Fontshare. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
Is Trench Slab in Figma?
Not built in: Figma includes Google Fonts, and Trench Slab comes from Fontshare. Install it on your computer and Figma lists it.
How many weights does Trench Slab have?
Trench Slab comes in five weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700).
Who designed Trench Slab?
Trench Slab was designed by Shiva Nallaperumal.
What fonts are similar to Trench Slab?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Bree Serif (62), Kadwa (61) and Rhodium Libre (59), out of 100. Next to Trench Slab, Bree Serif is 23% heavier and 5% narrower, with an x-height 9% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Trench Slab.