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The closest free alternative to Chiswick Serif is Castoro, 76% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Cantata One and Fraunces come next.
Chiswick Serif, by Paul Barnes for Commercial Type. Measured on commercialtype.com, October 23rd, 2026.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Castoro
76%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% taller x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Cantata One
74%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 8% taller x-height
- Sets 20% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Fraunces
73%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 7% wider
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Redaction 35
73%Same spiritOpen source · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Libre Baskerville
71%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 15% taller x-height
- Sets 18% wider
- A touch lighter
- Less stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Prata
70%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 12% taller x-height
- Sets 10% wider
- Lighter
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Chiswick Serif against Castoro, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Castoro comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Chiswick Serif Castoro
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Chiswick Serif for Castoro and nothing reflows. This sets Castoro at Chiswick Serif’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Castoro", serif;
font-size: 0.966em; /* down to Chiswick Serif’s x-height */
letter-spacing: 0.006em; /* to Chiswick Serif’s line length */About Chiswick Serif
Chiswick Serif is a paid serif designed by Paul Barnes, published by Commercial Type.
See Chiswick Serif on commercialtype.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Chiswick Serif?
Castoro. Measured letter by letter, it’s 76% alike: 3% taller x-height, same width, same weight, less stroke contrast. Cantata One, Fraunces, Redaction 35, Libre Baskerville and Prata are also close.
Is there a free version of Chiswick Serif?
No. Chiswick Serif is a paid serif from Commercial Type. Every alternative on this page is free for commercial use, under the SIL Open Font License.
How were these alternatives chosen?
By measuring the letters, not by comparing names or tags. Chiswick Serif was measured as commercialtype.com, October 23rd draws it: its proportions, the width of every letter and figure, its weight, its stroke contrast and the shapes of telling letters like a, g, R and Q. The same measurements were taken of 1,506 free fonts, and these came closest. Each match was then checked by eye.
Will Castoro change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Castoro 3.4% smaller with a touch more letter-spacing, so text written for Chiswick Serif keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Chiswick Serif in the wild?
Point Fontsight at any text on any website. It names the font, and offers a free look-alike you can try on the page, line breaks intact.
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