EB Garamond
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About 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.
Character Map
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0123456789
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Weight Waterfall (5)
How to Use
<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-garamondDetails
License Usage
| Web use | Allowed |
| Allowed | |
| Video / Broadcast | Allowed |
| Packaging | Allowed |
| App embedding | Allowed |
| Brand / Logo | Allowed |
| Modification | Allowed |
OFL — Free for personal & commercial use
Language Support
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Typography Concepts
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Baseline
The invisible line on which most letters sit. Descenders extend below the baseline.
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Ascender
The part of a lowercase letter that extends above the x-height, as in 'b', 'd', 'h', 'k', 'l'.
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Contrast (Typography)
The difference between the thickest and thinnest parts of a letter's strokes. High-contrast fonts (like Didot) have dramatic variation.
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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).
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Glyph
A single visual representation of a character. One character can have multiple glyphs (e.g., regular and italic 'a').
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Bowl
The curved stroke creating an enclosed counter in letters like 'b', 'd', 'p', 'q'. The shape varies widely between typefaces.