# EB Garamond font

> A revival of Claude Garamont's sixteenth-century types, drawn from the 1592 Berner specimen.

EB Garamond is an old-style serif by Georg Duffner and Octavio Pardo that revives Claude Garamont's sixteenth-century types from the 1592 Berner specimen. EB Garamond is a variable font with five weights, Regular to ExtraBold, and italics, holding 3,107 glyphs. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits books and long reading.

## Facts

- Classification: [Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/serif)
- Designed by: Georg Duffner, Octavio Pardo
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 10 (Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700, ExtraBold 800; with italics)
- Variable font: Yes (wght 400–800)
- Glyphs: 3107
- Character sets: cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, greek-ext, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2026-06-30
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/EB+Garamond
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/eb-garamond
- Tagged for: Body text, Editorial, Elegant

## About EB Garamond

EB Garamond is an old-style serif that reproduces the types of Claude Garamont. Its letterforms were taken from a scan of the Berner specimen, composed in 1592 by Conrad Berner at the Egenolff print office, which shows Garamont's roman and Granjon's italic; the initials EB stand for Egenolff-Berner. The specimen image shows moderate contrast, bracketed serifs, a small lowercase with long ascenders, and numerals that rise and fall like lowercase letters. Georg Duffner began the project, and this version was led by Octavio Pardo. Since November 2019 the family has been a variable font with a weight axis from 400 to 800: five named weights, Regular to ExtraBold, each with an italic, for ten styles. Its 3,107 glyphs cover Latin, Cyrillic, Greek and Vietnamese, and it is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2017 The EB Garamond Project Authors (https://github.com/octaviopardo/EBGaramond12)

Allowed:
- Use the fonts in personal and commercial work, in print, on the web and in apps.
- Modify the fonts and build new versions from them.
- Redistribute the fonts, on their own or bundled with software, as long as the license text and copyright notice go with them.

Conditions:
- The fonts cannot be sold by themselves.
- A modified version must stay under the same license and cannot use a Reserved Font Name without the copyright holder's permission.
- The authors' names cannot be used to promote a modified version without permission.

Summary only, not legal advice. Full text: https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/

## Where it works

- **Books and long essays**: The design follows a sixteenth-century book type, with old-style numerals that blend into running text.
- **Academic papers and theses**: Latin, Greek and Cyrillic in one family let quotations in those scripts match the main text.
- **Poetry and literary journals**: The italic follows Granjon's model in the Berner specimen and gives titles and emphasis a calligraphic voice.
- **Invitations and certificates**: Capitals with fine bracketed serifs suit formal lines set at moderate sizes.
- **Chapter titles**: SemiBold, Bold and ExtraBold provide darker headings that keep the same historical forms.

## Things to know

- **Regular is the lightest weight**: The axis starts at 400; there is no light cut.
- **Small lowercase**: The lowercase is low relative to the capitals in the specimen, so text looks smaller than a screen sans at the same size.
- **Two variable files**: Upright and italic are separate variable files, each spanning 400 to 800.

## FAQs

### Is EB Garamond free for commercial use?

Yes, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. EB Garamond may be used, altered and passed on in personal and commercial work, but the font files cannot be sold on their own and derivative fonts remain under the same license. Read the license text for the exact terms.

### Who designed EB Garamond?

EB Garamond was started by Georg Duffner, and the current version was led by Octavio Pardo. The official notes say it is now maintained with contributions from the wider community.

### What does EB stand for in EB Garamond?

EB stands for Egenolff-Berner. EB Garamond takes its letterforms from the Berner specimen, printed in 1592 by Conrad Berner at the Egenolff print office.

### How many weights does EB Garamond have?

EB Garamond has five weights, Regular 400 to ExtraBold 800, each with an italic, which makes ten styles. Since November 2019 EB Garamond has been a variable font, so any value between 400 and 800 can be set.

### Which languages does EB Garamond support?

EB Garamond includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Polish, Turkish and Vietnamese, as well as Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Greek.

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