Sans serif · Christian Thalmann
Ysabeau SC
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CSSfont-family: 'Ysabeau SC', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Ysabeau SC is a free sans serif by Christian Thalmann, on Google Fonts since 2023. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Ysabeau SC has an x-height shorter than 88%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 95%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Molengo
Ysabeau SC on one light table with its two closest fonts, Molengo (88 out of 100) and Author (84). Molengo is 36% heavier and 9% narrower; Author is 15% narrower and 19% heavier, with an x-height 5% shorter.
Ysabeau SC and Molengo laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Ysabeau SCMolengo…
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 SC 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.
- a
- b
- c
- d
- e
- f
- g
- h
- i
- j
- k
- l
- m
- n
- o
- p
- q
- r
- s
- t
- u
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Ysabeau SC in 11 weights
11 weights, 1–1000 · variable from 1 to 1000
Variable weight, 1 to 1000
- 1
- 100 Thin
- 200 Extra light
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
- 900 Black
- 1000
04 / Facts
Who made Ysabeau SC, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Christian Thalmann
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 11 weights, 1–1000
- 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 SC 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 SC, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Ysabeau SC under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Ysabeau SC, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 46.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 65.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 30%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.42 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 88% of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkLighter than 95% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 88% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Ysabeau SC
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Ysabeau SC's own familyYsabeauYsabeau InfantYsabeau Office
- Molengo8836% heavier · 9% narrower
- Author8415% narrower · 19% heavier · x-height 5% shorter
- Alpino8247% heavier · 17% narrower · x-height 14% shorter
- Actor8235% heavier · x-height 8% taller · 7% narrower
- Catamaran8034% heavier · 11% narrower · x-height 7% taller
- Bespoke Sans7932% heavier · x-height 11% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Ysabeau SC →Compare side by side →Get Ysabeau SC on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Ysabeau SC without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Synonym69text 2.5% narrower · x-height 2.5% taller
- Cantarell63text 1.3% narrower · x-height 3.5% taller
- Sen49text 1.9% wider · x-height 4.7% taller
- Gantari48text 1.8% narrower · x-height 0.8% taller
- Karla48text 2.0% narrower · x-height 2.8% taller
- Kumbh Sans46text 0.6% narrower · x-height 4.7% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Ysabeau SC loads, this sets Arial in its place at 106% of its size, so running text keeps Ysabeau SC’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Ysabeau SC Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 106.04%;
ascent-override: 99.39%;
descent-override: 27.25%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Ysabeau SC', 'Ysabeau SC Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Ysabeau SC
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Ysabeau SC free for commercial use?
Yes. Ysabeau SC 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 SC?
FontKind doesn’t host Ysabeau SC’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, 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 SC in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Ysabeau SC 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 SC Thin and Ysabeau SC 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 SC in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Ysabeau SC under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Ysabeau SC in Figma?
Yes: Ysabeau SC is in Figma’s font menu with all eleven weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Ysabeau SC have?
Ysabeau SC comes in eleven weights, from 1 to 1000. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 1 to 1000.
Who designed Ysabeau SC?
Ysabeau SC was designed by Christian Thalmann. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2023. Christian Thalmann also made Cormorant Garamond, Cormorant, Cormorant Infant and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Ysabeau SC?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Molengo (88), Author (84) and Alpino (82), out of 100. Next to Ysabeau SC, Molengo is 36% heavier and 9% narrower. Its own family, listed apart, adds Ysabeau, Ysabeau Infant and Ysabeau Office. See all 100 fonts like Ysabeau SC.