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The closest free alternative to Serrif is Redaction, 78% alike by measurement, free from its open-source project. Zodiak and Prata come next.
Serrif, by Martin Vácha for Displaay, 2025. Measured on displaay.net, October 23rd, 2026.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Redaction
78%Close matchOpen source · SIL Open Font License
- 6% shorter x-height
- Sets 5% narrower
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Zodiak
77%Close matchFontshare · ITF Free Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 7% wider
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Prata
74%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 4% taller x-height
- Sets 3% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Libre Baskerville
73%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 6% taller x-height
- Sets 11% wider
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Radley
73%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 12% shorter x-height
- Sets 6% narrower
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Besley
72%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 4% taller x-height
- Sets 8% wider
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Serrif against Redaction, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Redaction comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Serrif Redaction
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Serrif for Redaction and nothing reflows. This sets Redaction at Serrif’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Redaction", serif;
font-size: 1.06em; /* up to Serrif’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.001em; /* to Serrif’s line length */About Serrif
Serrif is a paid serif designed by Martin Vácha, published by Displaay in 2025.
See Serrif on displaay.net ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Serrif?
Redaction. Measured letter by letter, it’s 78% alike: 6% shorter x-height, sets 5% narrower, same weight, less stroke contrast. Zodiak, Prata, Libre Baskerville, Radley and Besley are also close.
Is there a free version of Serrif?
No. Serrif is a paid serif from Displaay. Every alternative on this page is free for commercial use, under the SIL Open Font License and ITF Free Font License.
How were these alternatives chosen?
By measuring the letters, not by comparing names or tags. Serrif was measured as displaay.net, 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 Redaction change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Redaction 6% larger with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for Serrif keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Serrif 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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