Sans serif · Christian Thalmann
Ysabeau
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CSSfont-family: 'Ysabeau', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Ysabeau is a free sans serif by Christian Thalmann, on Google Fonts since 2023. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Ysabeau has an x-height shorter than 96%, is narrower than 75% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 76%. Its thickest strokes are 1.5 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Author
Ysabeau on one light table with its two closest fonts, Author (79 out of 100) and Molengo (76). Author is 5% narrower, with an x-height 7% taller and less stroke contrast; Molengo is 10% heavier, with an x-height 11% taller and less stroke contrast.
Ysabeau and Author laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with YsabeauAuthor…
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 Ysabeau 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
Ysabeau in 11 weights
11 weights, 1–1000, with italics · variable from 1 to 1000
Variable weight, 1 to 1000
- 1, with its italic
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 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
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
- 1000, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Ysabeau, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Christian Thalmann
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 11 weights, 1–1000, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 1–1000
- On Google Fonts since
- 2023
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, latin, latin-ext, math, symbols, 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.
Ysabeau 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 Ysabeau, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Ysabeau under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Ysabeau, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 41.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 65.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.63lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 46.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 38%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.51 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 96% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 75% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 76% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 91% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Ysabeau
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Ysabeau's own familyYsabeau SCYsabeau OfficeYsabeau Infant
- Author79x-height 7% taller · less stroke contrast · 5% narrower
- Molengo76x-height 11% taller · 10% heavier · less stroke contrast
- Julius Sans One74x-height 57% taller · 33% wider · 53% lighter
- Synonym70x-height 15% taller · 10% wider · less stroke contrast
- Antic70x-height 22% taller · less stroke contrast · 11% lighter
- Catamaran69x-height 20% taller · less stroke contrast · 8% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Ysabeau →Compare side by side →Get Ysabeau on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Ysabeau without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Ysabeau loads, this sets Arial in its place at 93.9% of its size, so running text keeps Ysabeau’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Ysabeau Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 93.89%;
ascent-override: 112.26%;
descent-override: 30.78%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Ysabeau', 'Ysabeau Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Ysabeau
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Ysabeau free for commercial use?
Yes. Ysabeau 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 Ysabeau?
FontKind doesn’t host Ysabeau’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 Ysabeau in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Ysabeau 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 Ysabeau Thin and Ysabeau Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Ysabeau in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Ysabeau under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Ysabeau in Figma?
Yes: Ysabeau is in Figma’s font menu with all eleven weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Ysabeau have?
Ysabeau comes in eleven weights, from 1 to 1000, each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 1 to 1000.
Who designed Ysabeau?
Ysabeau was designed by Christian Thalmann. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2023. Christian Thalmann also made Cormorant Garamond, Cormorant, Cormorant Infant and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Ysabeau?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Author (79), Molengo (76) and Julius Sans One (74), out of 100. Next to Ysabeau, Author is 5% narrower, with an x-height 7% taller and less stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds Ysabeau SC, Ysabeau Office and Ysabeau Infant. See all 100 fonts like Ysabeau.