# PT Serif Caption font > The small-size cut of PT Serif: a wide, sturdy serif in Regular and Italic for Latin and Cyrillic. PT Serif Caption is the caption cut of the PT Serif family, a serif typeface that ParaType released in 2010; its designers are Alexandra Korolkova, Olga Umpeleva and Vladimir Yefimov. PT Serif Caption has two styles, Regular and Italic, drawn for small point sizes, covers Latin and Cyrillic, and is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. ## Facts - Classification: [Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/serif) - Designed by: ParaType - License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/) - Styles: 2 (Regular 400; with italics) - Variable font: No - Glyphs: 720 - Character sets: cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, latin, latin-ext - Last updated: 2025-09-10 - Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/PT+Serif+Caption - Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/pt-serif-caption - Tagged for: Interfaces, Editorial ## About PT Serif Caption PT Serif Caption is a serif typeface drawn for small point sizes, the caption member of the six-style PT Serif family. Compared with a text serif, the specimen shows wide letters, loose spacing, little contrast between thick and thin strokes and heavy wedge-shaped serifs, features that keep letters apart when type is set small. There are two styles, Regular and Italic, and no bold. The fonts hold 720 glyphs covering Latin, Latin Extended and Cyrillic. PT Serif came out of the Public Types of the Russian Federation programme, whose aim was that people across Russia could read and write in their own languages, and it was drawn as the partner of PT Sans, with matching metrics, proportions and weights. ParaType published the family in 2010; the designers are Alexandra Korolkova, Olga Umpeleva and Vladimir Yefimov. The license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1. ## License SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2010, ParaType Ltd. (http://www.paratype.com/public), with Reserved Font Names "PT Sans", "PT Serif" and "ParaType". 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 - **Captions and footnotes**: The wide letters and open spacing were drawn for small point sizes, the range where picture captions, footnotes and source lines sit. - **Fine print on labels and forms**: Low stroke contrast and heavy serifs keep ingredient lists, terms and form notes from breaking up when printed small. - **Russian and English side by side**: Latin and Cyrillic are drawn as one design, so a caption in Russian, Ukrainian or Bulgarian matches its English counterpart. - **Small text beside PT Sans**: PT Serif shares metrics and proportions with PT Sans, so notes in the Caption cut line up with sans serif text from the same project. ## Things to know - **Regular and Italic only**: PT Serif Caption has a single weight. Bold and bold italic belong to the main PT Serif family. - **Spaced for small sizes**: At headline sizes the specimen shows visibly open letter spacing; the main PT Serif family is the cut intended for ordinary text sizes. - **Static files**: The package contains two static TrueType files. PT Serif Caption is not a variable font. ## FAQs ### Is PT Serif Caption free for commercial use? Yes, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. PT Serif Caption may be used in personal and commercial projects, modified and redistributed, but it cannot be sold by itself, and a modified version must keep the same license and may not use a Reserved Font Name without permission. ### Who designed PT Serif Caption? PT Serif Caption is part of PT Serif, whose designers are Alexandra Korolkova, Olga Umpeleva and Vladimir Yefimov. ParaType published the family in 2010 and holds the copyright. ### How many weights does PT Serif Caption have? PT Serif Caption has one weight, Regular 400, in upright and italic form. For bold, use the main PT Serif family. ### What is the difference between PT Serif and PT Serif Caption? PT Serif Caption is the cut of PT Serif made for small point sizes, with wider letters and looser spacing. PT Serif itself holds the regular and bold styles for basic text setting. ### Which languages does PT Serif Caption support? PT Serif Caption includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as German, French, Turkish and Polish, along with Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian in Cyrillic. --- Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/pt-serif-caption (trendhub)