Serif · Riccardo De Franceschi
Wellfleet
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CSSfont-family: 'Wellfleet', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Wellfleet is a free serif by Riccardo De Franceschi, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Wellfleet has an x-height taller than 95%, is wider than 81% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 90%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Maiden Orange
Wellfleet on one light table with its two closest fonts, Maiden Orange (93 out of 100) and Inika (79). Maiden Orange is 35% narrower and 16% heavier, with an x-height 9% shorter; Inika is 12% lighter, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 8% shorter.
Wellfleet and Maiden Orange laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with WellfleetMaiden Orange…
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 Wellfleet 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.
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- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Wellfleet 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 Wellfleet, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Riccardo De Franceschi
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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 “Wellfleet”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Wellfleet 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 Wellfleet, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Wellfleet under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Wellfleet, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 55.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 56.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 51%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.98 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 95% of serifs
WidthWider than 81% of serifs
InkDarker than 90% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 98% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Wellfleet
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Maiden Orange9335% narrower · x-height 9% shorter · 16% heavier
- Inika79more stroke contrast · x-height 8% shorter · 12% lighter
- Port Lligat Slab7321% narrower · x-height 16% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Suez One7340% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 6% shorter
- Marko One70more stroke contrast · 7% wider · x-height 7% shorter
- Andada Pro70more stroke contrast · x-height 11% shorter · 20% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Wellfleet →Compare side by side →Get Wellfleet on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Wellfleet without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Coustard69text 1.6% narrower · x-height 3.6% shorter
- Martel35text 1.1% narrower · x-height 1.6% shorter
- Fauna One28text 1.9% wider · x-height 3.1% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Wellfleet loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 125.7% of its size, so running text keeps Wellfleet’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Wellfleet Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 125.69%;
ascent-override: 78.47%;
descent-override: 20.98%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Wellfleet', 'Wellfleet Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Wellfleet
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Wellfleet free for commercial use?
Yes. Wellfleet 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 “Wellfleet”.
How do I download and install Wellfleet?
FontKind doesn’t host Wellfleet’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 Wellfleet in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Wellfleet 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 Wellfleet in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Wellfleet under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Wellfleet in Figma?
Yes: Wellfleet is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Wellfleet have?
Wellfleet 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 Wellfleet?
Wellfleet was designed by Riccardo De Franceschi. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2012. Riccardo De Franceschi also made Gravitas One, Contrail One, Emblema One and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Wellfleet?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Maiden Orange (93), Inika (79) and Port Lligat Slab (73), out of 100. Next to Wellfleet, Maiden Orange is 35% narrower and 16% heavier, with an x-height 9% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Wellfleet.