Baskerville vs Libre Baskerville

Baskerville is a common reference point; Libre Baskerville is one of the closest free families to reach for. With 90% similarity, Libre Baskerville captures the essential transitional character of Baskerville with its refined serifs, increased stroke contrast, and vertical stress. The main tradeoff is contrast handling at small sizes; test hairlines in your target rendering environment.

90% Similarity

Visual Comparison

Baskerville

Premium

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Libre Baskerville

Free

Aa Bb Cc 123

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789 !@#$%^&*()

Feature Comparison

Feature Baskerville Libre Baskerville
Type Premium Free
Classification serif serif
Variable Font No No
Weights Multiple 400, 700
Italics Yes Yes
License Commercial License Required OFL-1.1
Language Support latin, latin-extended, cyrillic, greek latin, latin-extended
Source Monotype Google Fonts

Which Should You Choose?

Recommended: Libre Baskerville

  • Free to use with open-source license
  • No licensing costs for commercial projects
  • Can be self-hosted or loaded from Google Fonts
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Consider: Baskerville

  • Original design with refined details
  • Broader language support
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