Serif · Typotheque
Zilla Slab Highlight
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CSSfont-family: 'Zilla Slab Highlight', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Zilla Slab Highlight is a free serif by Typotheque, on Google Fonts since 2017. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Zilla Slab Highlight has an x-height taller than 100%, is narrower than 66% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 100%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Blackout Two AM
Zilla Slab Highlight on one light table with its two closest fonts, Blackout Two AM (100 out of 100) and Libertinus Keyboard (62). Blackout Two AM is 29% wider and 33% lighter; Libertinus Keyboard is 124% wider and 70% lighter, with an x-height 18% shorter.
Zilla Slab Highlight and Blackout Two AM laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Zilla Slab HighlightBlackout Two AM…
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 Highlight 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 Highlight in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Zilla Slab Highlight, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Typotheque
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700
- 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 Highlight 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 Highlight, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Zilla Slab Highlight under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Zilla Slab Highlight, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 91.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 91.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 1.00lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 49.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 100%letter box filled
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 100% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 66% of serifs
InkDarker than 100% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Zilla Slab Highlight
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Zilla Slab Highlight's own familyZilla Slab
- Blackout Two AM10029% wider · 33% lighter
- Libertinus Keyboard62124% wider · 70% lighter · x-height 18% shorter
- Danfo5231% wider · x-height 22% shorter · 31% lighter
- Betania Patmos Guideline4773% lighter · x-height 15% shorter · 12% wider
- Betania Patmos In Guideline4673% lighter · x-height 15% shorter · 12% wider
- Mourier4363% wider · 53% lighter · x-height 24% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Zilla Slab Highlight →Compare side by side →Get Zilla Slab Highlight on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Zilla Slab Highlight without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Zilla Slab Highlight sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Zilla Slab Highlight loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 108.1% of its size, so running text keeps Zilla Slab Highlight’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Zilla Slab Highlight Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 108.13%;
ascent-override: 87.31%;
descent-override: 23.68%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Zilla Slab Highlight', 'Zilla Slab Highlight Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Zilla Slab Highlight
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Zilla Slab Highlight free for commercial use?
Yes. Zilla Slab Highlight 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 Highlight?
FontKind doesn’t host Zilla Slab Highlight’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 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 Highlight in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Zilla Slab Highlight 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 Zilla Slab Highlight in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Zilla Slab Highlight under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Zilla Slab Highlight in Figma?
Yes: Zilla Slab Highlight is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Zilla Slab Highlight have?
Zilla Slab Highlight comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).
Who designed Zilla Slab Highlight?
Zilla Slab Highlight was designed by Typotheque. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2017.
What fonts are similar to Zilla Slab Highlight?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Blackout Two AM (100), Libertinus Keyboard (62) and Danfo (52), out of 100. Next to Zilla Slab Highlight, Blackout Two AM is 29% wider and 33% lighter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Zilla Slab. See all 100 fonts like Zilla Slab Highlight.