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The closest free alternative to Tiempos Fine is Playfair Display, 76% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Domine and Vidaloka come next.
Tiempos Fine, by Kris Sowersby & Noe Blanco for Klim Type Foundry, 2018. Measured on klim.co.nz, October 23rd, 2026.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Playfair Display
76%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 4% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Domine
69%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% taller x-height
- Sets 12% wider
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Vidaloka
69%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 6% shorter x-height
- Same width
- Heavier
- Same stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Inria Serif
68%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 6% shorter x-height
- Sets 6% wider
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Hedvig Letters Serif
67%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 6% wider
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Merriweather
66%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 6% taller x-height
- Sets 11% wider
- A touch heavier
- Less stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Tiempos Fine against Playfair Display, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Playfair Display comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Tiempos Fine Playfair Display
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Tiempos Fine for Playfair Display and nothing reflows. This sets Playfair Display at Tiempos Fine’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
font-size: 1.017em; /* up to Tiempos Fine’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.025em; /* to Tiempos Fine’s line length */About Tiempos Fine
Tiempos Fine is a paid serif designed by Kris Sowersby & Noe Blanco, published by Klim Type Foundry in 2018.
See Tiempos Fine on klim.co.nz ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Tiempos Fine?
Playfair Display. Measured letter by letter, it’s 76% alike: same x-height, sets 4% wider, same weight, same stroke contrast. Domine, Vidaloka, Inria Serif, Hedvig Letters Serif and Merriweather are also close.
Is there a free version of Tiempos Fine?
No. Tiempos Fine is a paid serif from Klim Type Foundry. 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. Tiempos Fine was measured as klim.co.nz, 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 Playfair Display change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Playfair Display 1.7% larger with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for Tiempos Fine keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Tiempos Fine 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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