Serif · Bastien Sozeau
Young Serif
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CSSfont-family: 'Young Serif', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Young Serif is a free serif by Bastien Sozeau, on Google Fonts since 2023. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Young Serif has an x-height taller than 62%, is wider than 86% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 94%. Its thickest strokes are 1.5 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Stoke
Young Serif on one light table with its two closest fonts, Stoke (83 out of 100) and Coustard (77). Stoke is 10% wider and 15% lighter, with more stroke contrast; Coustard is 10% lighter, with an x-height 7% taller.
Young Serif and Stoke laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Young SerifStoke…
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 Young Serif 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
Young Serif 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 Young Serif, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Bastien Sozeau
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2023
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Young Serif 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 Young Serif, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Young Serif under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Young Serif, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.67lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 57.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 56%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.48 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 62% of serifs
WidthWider than 86% of serifs
InkDarker than 94% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 77% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Young Serif
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Stoke8310% wider · 15% lighter · more stroke contrast
- Coustard77x-height 7% taller · 10% lighter
- Quando76x-height 19% taller · 21% lighter · 4% wider
- Inknut Antiqua7218% lighter · 9% wider · x-height 6% taller
- Idiqlat71more stroke contrast · 10% heavier
- Minipax71more stroke contrast · 24% lighter · 8% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Young Serif →Compare side by side →Get Young Serif on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Young Serif without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Idiqlat71text 0.7% narrower · x-height 2.2% shorter
- Donegal One69text 1.9% narrower · same x-height
- Montenegrin Gothic One69text 2.6% wider · x-height 1.4% shorter
- Arbutus Slab67text 2.4% narrower · x-height 1.0% shorter
- Platypi66text 2.2% narrower · x-height 3.3% shorter
- Besley62text 1.3% narrower · x-height 4.0% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Young Serif loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 126.3% of its size, so running text keeps Young Serif’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Young Serif Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 126.30%;
ascent-override: 82.82%;
descent-override: 28.98%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Young Serif', 'Young Serif Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Young Serif
Of the 781 home pages that load Young Serif, 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
- Inter9.9%77 sites · 1× chance
- Poppins7.9%62 sites · 0.7× chance
- Roboto7.9%62 sites · 0.4× chance
- Montserrat7%55 sites · 0.5× chance
09 / Questions
Questions about Young Serif
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Young Serif free for commercial use?
Yes. Young Serif 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 Young Serif?
FontKind doesn’t host Young Serif’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 Young Serif in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Young Serif 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 Young Serif in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Young Serif under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Young Serif in Figma?
Yes: Young Serif is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Young Serif have?
Young Serif 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 Young Serif?
Young Serif was designed by Bastien Sozeau. It has been on Google Fonts since September 2023. Bastien Sozeau also made Beon, Formera, Libertine Super and three more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Young Serif?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Stoke (83), Coustard (77) and Quando (76), out of 100. Next to Young Serif, Stoke is 10% wider and 15% lighter, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Young Serif.