Libre Baskerville

Designed by Impallari Type

4 weights • Version 24 • On Google Fonts since 2012 • Popularity #59

Quick Summary

8

Styles · incl. italic

400-700

Weight Range

1

Variable axis

2

Languages / Subsets

Category
serif
Best for
text
Variable axes
Weight
Scripts
Latin
Origin
United States
License
SIL Open Font License
Last updated
Nov 20, 2025

© 2012 The Libre Baskerville Project Authors

The quick brown fox

32px

About Libre Baskerville Fonts

Libre Baskerville is a web font optimized for body text (typically 16px.) It is based on the American Type Founder's Baskerville from 1941, but it has a taller x-height, wider counters and a little less contrast, that allow it to work well for reading on-screen.

Join the project at github.com/impallari/Libre-Baskerville

Who Designed Libre Baskerville?

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Pablo Impallari is Argentinian type designer based in Rosario.

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