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Uncial Antiqua
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CSSfont-family: 'Uncial Antiqua', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Uncial Antiqua is a free display font by Astigmatic, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Uncial Antiqua has an average x-height, is wider than 84% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 4.4 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Chonburi
Uncial Antiqua on one light table with its two closest fonts, Chonburi (72 out of 100) and Metamorphous (67). Chonburi is 22% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 8% shorter; Metamorphous is 17% lighter, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 12% taller.
Uncial Antiqua and Chonburi laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Uncial AntiquaChonburi…
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 Uncial Antiqua 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
Uncial Antiqua 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 Uncial Antiqua, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Astigmatic
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext
- 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 “Uncial Antiqua”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Uncial Antiqua 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 Uncial Antiqua, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Uncial Antiqua under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Uncial Antiqua, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 89.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.59lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 63.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 47%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 4.39 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of display faces
WidthWider than 84% of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 94% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Uncial Antiqua
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Chonburi72more stroke contrast · 22% heavier · x-height 8% shorter
- Metamorphous67less stroke contrast · x-height 12% taller · 17% lighter
- Red Rose65less stroke contrast · 13% narrower · x-height 11% shorter
- Modern Antiqua63less stroke contrast · 12% narrower · 17% lighter
- Sprat Extended6156% wider · 46% lighter · x-height 5% shorter
- Yeseva One59more stroke contrast · 10% narrower · 11% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Uncial Antiqua →Compare side by side →Get Uncial Antiqua on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Uncial Antiqua without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Aujournuit Wide37text 0.6% wider · x-height 4.3% shorter
- Fette Bauersche Antiqua UNZ Pro33text 2.8% wider · x-height 1.4% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Uncial Antiqua loads, this sets Arial in its place at 129.6% of its size, so running text keeps Uncial Antiqua’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Uncial Antiqua Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 129.59%;
ascent-override: 76.07%;
descent-override: 25.47%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Uncial Antiqua', 'Uncial Antiqua Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Uncial Antiqua
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Uncial Antiqua free for commercial use?
Yes. Uncial Antiqua 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 “Uncial Antiqua”.
How do I download and install Uncial Antiqua?
FontKind doesn’t host Uncial Antiqua’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 Uncial Antiqua in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Uncial Antiqua 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 Uncial Antiqua in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Uncial Antiqua under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Uncial Antiqua in Figma?
Yes: Uncial Antiqua is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Uncial Antiqua have?
Uncial Antiqua 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 Uncial Antiqua?
Uncial Antiqua was designed by Astigmatic. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Astigmatic also made Aclonica, Parisienne, Righteous and 54 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Uncial Antiqua?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Chonburi (72), Metamorphous (67) and Red Rose (65), out of 100. Next to Uncial Antiqua, Chonburi is 22% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 8% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Uncial Antiqua.