Serif · Rosetta
Yrsa
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CSSfont-family: 'Yrsa', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Yrsa is a free serif by Rosetta, Anna Giedryś and David Březina, on Google Fonts since 2016. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Yrsa has an x-height shorter than 91%, is narrower than 86% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 70%. Its thickest strokes are 2.1 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Markazi Text
Yrsa on one light table with its two closest fonts, Markazi Text (89 out of 100) and Manuale (84). Markazi Text is 14% narrower and 24% heavier, with an x-height 12% shorter; Manuale is 13% wider and 10% lighter, with an x-height 18% taller.
Yrsa and Markazi Text laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with YrsaMarkazi Text…
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 Yrsa 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
Yrsa in 5 weights
5 weights, 300–700, with italics · variable from 300 to 700
Variable weight, 300 to 700
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Yrsa, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Rosetta, Anna Giedryś, David Březina
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 300–700, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 300–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2016
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- 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.
Yrsa 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 Yrsa, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Yrsa under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Yrsa, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 41.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 56.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 44.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 44%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.07 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 91% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 86% of serifs
InkDarker than 70% of serifs
ContrastNear the middle of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Yrsa
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Markazi Text8914% narrower · x-height 12% shorter · 24% heavier
- Manuale84x-height 18% taller · 13% wider · 10% lighter
- Suravaram83x-height 14% shorter · 8% narrower
- Neuton814% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 4% taller
- Lateef80x-height 19% shorter · 16% narrower · 11% heavier
- Crimson Pro80Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Yrsa →Compare side by side →Get Yrsa on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Yrsa without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Crimson Pro80text 1.1% wider · x-height 0.9% taller
- Dai Banna SIL71same text width · same x-height
- Halibut Condensed66text 1.4% narrower · x-height 3.4% shorter
- Elstob62text 2.9% wider · x-height 4.6% taller
- Unna59text 1.3% wider · x-height 1.0% taller
- Abhaya Libre58text 2.9% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Yrsa loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 98.7% of its size, so running text keeps Yrsa’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Yrsa Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 98.69%;
ascent-override: 73.77%;
descent-override: 27.56%;
line-gap-override: 22.09%;
}
font-family: 'Yrsa', 'Yrsa Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Yrsa
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Yrsa free for commercial use?
Yes. Yrsa 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 Yrsa?
FontKind doesn’t host Yrsa’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Yrsa in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Yrsa 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 Yrsa Light and Yrsa SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Yrsa in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Yrsa under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Yrsa in Figma?
Yes: Yrsa is in Figma’s font menu with all five weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Yrsa have?
Yrsa comes in five weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 300 to 700.
Who designed Yrsa?
Yrsa was designed by Rosetta, Anna Giedryś and David Březina. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2016. Rosetta also made Eczar and Handjet.
What fonts are similar to Yrsa?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Markazi Text (89), Manuale (84) and Suravaram (83), out of 100. Next to Yrsa, Markazi Text is 14% narrower and 24% heavier, with an x-height 12% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Yrsa.