DejaVu Serif

serif
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Use-case scenarios

Large Display

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Typography Scale

Heading 1 (48px)

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Heading 2 (36px)

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Heading 3 (24px)

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Body Text (16px)

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Good body type stays out of the way: even color, open counters, and spacing that holds up at 16 pixels on a phone or 12 on a dense dashboard.

Small Text (14px)

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Install DejaVu Serif

/* Self-host: use the download link above for the full files. */
@font-face {
  font-family: "DejaVu";
  src: url("/fonts/dejavu-400.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 400;
  font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "DejaVu";
  src: url("/fonts/dejavu-700.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 700;
  font-display: swap;
}

Character Set

Uppercase

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Lowercase

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

Numbers & Symbols

0123456789 !@#$%^&*()_+-=[]{}|;':",./<>?

Works well with

Fonts that pair well with DejaVu Serif.

Similar & alternatives

Fonts with a similar feel to DejaVu Serif.

Font family

DejaVu Serif

Description

Sturdy open serif with broad script support, descended from Bitstream Vera

Source

open-sourceBitstream Vera / DejaVu license (free)

Font weights

Use cases

DocumentsMultilingualPrint

Stats

Popularity 55/100

Characteristics

Contrast
medium
Aperture
open
x-Height
medium
Width
normal
classicfunctionaldocumentary

Paid alternatives

DejaVu Serif is an open-source alternative to:

  • Georgia
  • Times New Roman