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Zilla Slab
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CSSfont-family: 'Zilla Slab', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Zilla Slab is a free serif by Typotheque, on Google Fonts since 2017. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Zilla Slab has an x-height shorter than 76%, is narrower than 63% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Rokkitt
Zilla Slab on one light table with its two closest fonts, Rokkitt (94 out of 100) and Podkova (90). Rokkitt is 4% narrower and 7% heavier, with an x-height 11% shorter; Podkova is 4% wider, with an x-height 4% shorter.
Zilla Slab and Rokkitt laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Zilla SlabRokkitt…
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 Zilla Slab 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
Zilla Slab in 5 weights
5 weights, 300–700, with italics
- 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 Zilla Slab, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Typotheque
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 300–700, with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2017
- 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.
Zilla Slab 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 Zilla Slab, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Zilla Slab under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Zilla Slab, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 44.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 65.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.68lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 49.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.23 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 76% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 63% of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastMore even than 90% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Zilla Slab
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Zilla Slab's own familyZilla Slab Highlight
- Rokkitt94x-height 11% shorter · 4% narrower · 7% heavier
- Podkova90x-height 4% shorter · 4% wider
- Slabo 13px83x-height 21% taller · 11% wider · 7% lighter
- Antic Slab82x-height 12% taller · 21% lighter · 10% wider
- Slabo 27px82x-height 8% taller · 8% narrower
- CMU Concrete82Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Zilla Slab →Compare side by side →Get Zilla Slab on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Zilla Slab without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- CMU Concrete82text 2.2% wider · x-height 2.9% taller
- Kameron73text 2.6% wider · x-height 1.8% shorter
- Spectral SC58text 2.3% wider · x-height 1.1% taller
- Montaga37text 1.1% wider · x-height 4.7% taller
- Petrona31same text width · same x-height
- Gentium Book Plus30text 2.5% narrower · x-height 2.0% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Zilla Slab loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 108% of its size, so running text keeps Zilla Slab’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Zilla Slab Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 108.00%;
ascent-override: 87.41%;
descent-override: 23.70%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Zilla Slab', 'Zilla Slab Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Zilla Slab
Of the 6,777 home pages that load Zilla Slab, 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
- Open Sans28%1,876 sites · 1.5× chance
- Roboto17%1,172 sites · 0.9× chance
- Montserrat12%824 sites · 0.9× chance
- Inter6.4%434 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lato5.7%389 sites · 0.7× chance
- Poppins5.5%370 sites · 0.5× chance
More than chanceCaveat 14×Rajdhani 9.1×Red Hat Display 5.8×
Fonts that go with Zilla Slab: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerZilla Slab + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Zilla Slab
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Zilla Slab free for commercial use?
Yes. Zilla Slab 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 Zilla Slab?
FontKind doesn’t host Zilla Slab’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds ten font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Zilla Slab in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Zilla Slab 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 Zilla Slab Light and Zilla Slab 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 Zilla Slab in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Zilla Slab under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Zilla Slab in Figma?
Yes: Zilla Slab 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 Zilla Slab have?
Zilla Slab comes in five weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700), each with an italic.
Who designed Zilla Slab?
Zilla Slab was designed by Typotheque. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2017.
What fonts are similar to Zilla Slab?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Rokkitt (94), Podkova (90) and Slabo 13px (83), out of 100. Next to Zilla Slab, Rokkitt is 4% narrower and 7% heavier, with an x-height 11% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Zilla Slab Highlight. See all 100 fonts like Zilla Slab.