Serif · Jérémie Hornus
Zodiak
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CSSfont-family: 'Zodiak', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Zodiak is a free serif by Jérémie Hornus, Gaetan Baehr, Jean-Baptiste Morizot and two more, from Fontshare. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Zodiak has an x-height taller than 60%, is wider than 85% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 79%. Its thickest strokes are 3.0 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Old Standard TT
Zodiak on one light table with its two closest fonts, Old Standard TT (87 out of 100) and Besley (83). Old Standard TT is 15% narrower, with an x-height 8% shorter and more stroke contrast; Besley is 16% heavier, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 4% taller.
Zodiak and Old Standard TT laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ZodiakOld Standard TT…
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 Zodiak alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Zodiak in 6 weights
6 weights, 100–900, with italics
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Zodiak, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Jérémie Hornus, Gaetan Baehr, Jean-Baptiste Morizot, Alisa Nowak, Theo Guillard
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 6 weights, 100–900, with italics
- From
- Fontshare
- Character sets
- latin
- Licence
- ITF Free Font License 2.0
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes. Even registered as a trademark.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Your own, not as a font others pick.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes. Embedded so that it can’t be pulled out.
- Changes
- No. Not even subsetting, without ITF’s written consent.
- Sharing the files
- No. Only within your organisation.
Zodiak is under the ITF Free Font License 2.0. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Zodiak comes from Fontshare. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Fontshare first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- No. Zodiak comes from Fontshare: install it first. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Zodiak, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Zodiak under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Zodiak, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 49.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 57.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.97 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 60% of serifs
WidthWider than 85% of serifs
InkLighter than 79% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 81% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Zodiak
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Old Standard TT8715% narrower · x-height 8% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Besley8316% heavier · less stroke contrast · x-height 4% taller
- Taviraj828% narrower · x-height 6% shorter · less stroke contrast
- Cantata One8231% heavier · more stroke contrast
- GFS Didot8112% narrower · x-height 8% shorter · 9% heavier
- Bentinck80more stroke contrast · 5% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Zodiak →Compare side by side →Get Zodiak on Fontshare
07 / Swap
Swap Zodiak without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Besley83text 0.5% wider · x-height 4.4% taller
- Uchen80text 2.1% narrower · x-height 4.9% shorter
- Montagu Slab74text 1.0% narrower · x-height 1.0% taller
- Roboto Serif73text 2.2% narrower · x-height 2.0% taller
- Arbutus Slab68text 0.6% narrower · x-height 0.6% shorter
- Ortica66same text width · x-height 0.8% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Zodiak loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 124.1% of its size, so running text keeps Zodiak’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Zodiak Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 124.06%;
ascent-override: 79.80%;
descent-override: 20.96%;
line-gap-override: 7.25%;
}
font-family: 'Zodiak', 'Zodiak Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Zodiak
Answered from its licence, Fontshare and each app’s own font list
Is Zodiak free for commercial use?
Yes. Zodiak is under the ITF Free Font License 2.0 , which allows commercial use, logos you can register as trademarks and your own websites and apps. But its files may not be changed, not even subset, nor passed outside your organisation.
How do I download and install Zodiak?
FontKind doesn’t host Zodiak’s files: it comes free from Fontshare , Indian Type Foundry’s library, and only from there. Download it from its page there and unzip the file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open.
Is Zodiak in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Zodiak 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 Zodiak Thin and Zodiak Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, save it as a PDF, which carries the font with it.
Is Zodiak in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Zodiak comes from Fontshare. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
Is Zodiak in Figma?
Not built in: Figma includes Google Fonts, and Zodiak comes from Fontshare. Install it on your computer and Figma lists it.
How many weights does Zodiak have?
Zodiak comes in six weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with an italic.
Who designed Zodiak?
Zodiak was designed by Jérémie Hornus, Gaetan Baehr, Jean-Baptiste Morizot, Alisa Nowak and Theo Guillard. Jérémie Hornus also made Inria Sans, Inria Serif, Alpino and seven more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Zodiak?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Old Standard TT (87), Besley (83) and Taviraj (82), out of 100. Next to Zodiak, Old Standard TT is 15% narrower, with an x-height 8% shorter and more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Zodiak.