Licensing & Core Factoid Summary
Libre Baskerville is a Serif typeface designed by Pablo Impallari, Rodrigo Fuenzalida, published under Open Source (SIL OFL) (Official License). Includes 2 weight(s)/style(s). Last verified: 2026-06-13.
About This Font
Libre Baskerville is a classic serif typeface designed by Pablo Impallari and Rodrigo Fuenzalida, optimized for body text and long-form reading. Released under the SIL Open Font License (OFL), this open-source font supports Latin script and English, making it ideal for editorial design, academic papers, and elegant web content. Its refined letterforms and generous spacing evoke the warmth of traditional book typography while maintaining excellent legibility on screens.
Key Features
- Classic serif design with high contrast and graceful curves, inspired by 18th-century Baskerville models.
- Optimized for body text at small sizes with generous x-height and open apertures.
- Includes regular, italic, and bold weights for versatile typographic hierarchy.
- Released under the SIL Open Font License (OFL), allowing free use, modification, and redistribution.
- Supports Latin script and English, with extensive diacritics for Western European languages.
- Available in TTF format for easy installation on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Recommended Use Cases
Font Information
- Font Family
- Libre Baskerville
- Font Type
- Serif
- Designer
- Pablo Impallari, Rodrigo Fuenzalida
- Foundry
- Pablo Impallari, Rodrigo Fuenzalida
- License
- OFL
- File Formats
- TTF
- Font Weights
- Bold, Regular
- File Size
- 0.14 MB
- Release Date
- 2025-05-16
- Last Updated
- 2026-06-13
Copyright
Copyright 2012 The Libre Baskerville Project Authors (https://github.com/impallari/Libre-Baskerville) This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1. This license is available with a FAQ at: https://openfontlicense.org