EB Garamond

Serif old-style por Georg Duffner #62 en Google Fonts
Peso

Acerca de EB Garamond

EB Garamond is Georg Duffner's open-source revival of the sixteenth-century types of Claude Garamond, one of the most influential typeface designers in Western printing history, based closely on the specimen printed by Conrad Berner in 1592. The variable weight axis covers a range from regular to bold, and the family's extensive script support — Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, Vietnamese — makes it unusually versatile for a typeface so deeply rooted in the Renaissance humanist tradition. It brings scholarly elegance and historical authority to book design, academic publishing, and editorial contexts that prize typographic heritage.

Design Analysis

EB Garamond is a faithful digital revival of Claude Garamond's original sixteenth-century typeface, preserving the organic irregularities and calligraphic warmth of the metal originals. Its high stroke contrast, diagonal stress, and refined serifs create an unmistakably classical appearance. The design includes extensive OpenType features including small caps, old-style figures, and ligatures.

Recommended Use Cases

The definitive choice for projects requiring historical typographic authenticity, from academic papers to literary publishers. Best at larger text sizes on screen; for small UI text, pair with a modern sans-serif.

Mapa de caracteres

AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMm
NnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz
0123456789
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Cascada de pesos (5)

400 Regular
500 Medium
600 SemiBold
700 Bold
800 ExtraBold

Cómo usar

<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=EB+Garamond:wght@500;600;700;800;400&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=EB+Garamond:wght@500;600;700;800;400&display=swap');
font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif;
brew install --cask font-eb-garamond

Detalles

Categoría
Serif
Estilo
old-style
Pesos
5
Cursiva
Coreano
Diseñador
Georg Duffner
Licencia
OFL
Versión
Popularidad
#62
Descargas
207

Uso de licencia

Uso webPermitido
ImpresiónPermitido
Video / EmisiónPermitido
EmpaquePermitido
Inserción en appsPermitido
Marca / LogoPermitido
ModificaciónPermitido

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Soporte de idiomas

cyrillic cyrillic-ext greek greek-ext latin latin-ext vietnamese

Ideal para

body_text editorial headers presentations

Conceptos tipográficos

  • Baseline

    The invisible line on which most letters sit. Descenders extend below the baseline.

  • Ascender

    The part of a lowercase letter that extends above the x-height, as in 'b', 'd', 'h', 'k', 'l'.

  • Contrast (Typography)

    The difference between the thickest and thinnest parts of a letter's strokes. High-contrast fonts (like Didot) have dramatic variation.

  • Ligature

    Two or more letters combined into a single glyph, like 'fi' or 'fl'. Common in serif fonts and coding fonts (e.g., Fira Code).

  • Glyph

    A single visual representation of a character. One character can have multiple glyphs (e.g., regular and italic 'a').

  • Bowl

    The curved stroke creating an enclosed counter in letters like 'b', 'd', 'p', 'q'. The shape varies widely between typefaces.

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