Libre Baskerville Bold, designed by Pablo Impallari and Rodrigo Fuenzalida, is a free bold serif font with crisp, classical proportions. Strong thick-thin contrast and firmly bracketed serifs give the letters a composed, authoritative look. Its broad capitals feel especially stately.
Literary and historical themes make it a natural fit for book covers, museum posters, and editorial features. In food packaging or heritage branding, its sturdy weight and traditional structure can shape a product identity that feels established and dependable.
Copyright (c) 2012, Pablo Impallari (www.impallari.com|impallari@gmail.com),
Copyright (c) 2012, Rodrigo Fuenzalida (www.rfuenzalida.com|hello¨rfuenzalida.com), with Reserved Font Name Libre Baskerville.
Libre Baskerville is webfont optimized for web body text (typically 16px). It's based on 1941 ATF Specimens, but it has a taller x height, wider counters and minor contrast that allow it to work on small sizes in any screen.
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Created2012-11-29
Revision1
Glyph count470
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classModern serifs
WeightBold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleItalic
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 3 font weights listed below: