DejaVu Serif Font

DejaVu Serif family consisting of 9 fonts
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DejaVuSerif.ttf
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Author's note

DejaVu Serif, is a free transitional serif font with a calm, bookish tone. The letters balance crisp contrast with softly bracketed serifs, giving the design a familiar literary feel rather than a fussy historical revival.

It fits naturally in editorial layouts, essays, reports, book pages, academic covers, and formal web headings, where that steady texture keeps things serious without feeling stiff. As a free font, it also works well for pull quotes, title lines, and simple monograms, because the shapes have enough grace to feel cultivated while staying straightforward.

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BasicForeignSerifGreekCyrillicUnicode

Character map

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Basic Latin - Character map

Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2003 by Bitstream, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
DejaVu changes are in public domain
Font family
DejaVu Serif
Font subfamily
Book
Unique subfamily identification
DejaVu Serif
Full font name
DejaVu Serif
Name table version
Version 2.33
Postscript font name
DejaVuSerif
Manufacturer name
DejaVu fonts team

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode full repertoire.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
MicrosoftUnicode full repertoire

Font details

Created2011-02-27
Revision2
Glyph count3399
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSlab serifs
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionMixed directional glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 9 font weights listed below:
DejaVuSerif.ttf
DejaVuSerifCondensed-Italic.ttf
DejaVuSerifCondensed.ttf
DejaVuSerif-Italic.ttf
DejaVuSerifCondensed-BoldItalic.ttf
DejaVuSerif-BoldItalic.ttf
DejaVuSerif-Bold.ttf
DejaVuSerifCondensed-Bold.ttf
DejaVuSerifCondensed-Italic.ttf
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