EB Garamond vs Source Serif Pro

EB Garamond and Source Serif Pro are both freely available serif fonts often used as alternatives to the same premium typefaces. EB Garamond serves as a replacement for 40 premium fonts while Source Serif Pro covers 28. This comparison helps you pick between two strong open-source options.

65% Similarity

Design DNA

Design overlap:50%

EB Garamond

Visual

RetroElegant

Source Serif Pro

Visual

RetroElegantMinimalFormal

Highlighted traits are shared between both fonts

Visual Comparison

EB Garamond

Free

Aa Bb Cc 123

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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

Source Serif Pro

Free

Aa Bb Cc 123

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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

Feature Comparison

Feature	EB Garamond	Source Serif Pro
Type	Free	Free
Classification	serif	serif
Variable Font	Yes	Yes
Weights	Variable (100-900)	Variable (100-900)
Italics	Yes	Yes
License	OFL-1.1	OFL-1.1
Language Support	latin, latin-extended, cyrillic, cyrillic-extended, greek, greek-extended, vietnamese	latin, latin-extended, cyrillic, cyrillic-extended, greek, vietnamese
Source	Google Fonts	Google Fonts

Best Use Cases

Editorial

Typography suited for magazines, newspapers, and long-form content. Editorial fo...

EB Source

Book Design

Typography optimized for extended reading, book publishing, and literary content...

EB Source

Print Design

Typography optimized for printed materials, physical production, and offset or d...

EB Source

Academic

Typography for academic papers, research publications, and scholarly documents. ...

EB Source

Branding

Fonts that establish strong brand identity with distinctive character and versat...

EB Source

Publishing

Typography for print and digital publishing, book design, and editorial producti...

EB Source

Corporate

Typography for established businesses, enterprise software, and professional ser...

EB Source

Packaging

Typography for product packaging, labels, and consumer goods. Packaging fonts mu...

EB Source

Luxury

Typography for luxury brands, high-end products, and premium services. Luxury fo...

EB Source

Magazines

Typography for magazine design, periodicals, and print publications. Magazine fo...

EB Source

Weight & Style Coverage

EB Garamond: Variable (100-900)

Source Serif Pro: Variable (100-900)

| 3 shared weights

EB Garamond

Source Serif Pro

100

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400

500

600

700

800

900

Performance Comparison

Metric	EB Garamond	Source Serif Pro
Score	55/100	68/100
File Size	640.5 KB	209.1 KB
Weights	9 (var)	9 (var)
Italics	Yes	Yes
Variable Font	Yes (1 axes)	Yes (2 axes)
Language Groups	7	6
CDN Delivery	Yes	Yes
x-Height Ratio	0.4	0.475
Cap Height Ratio	0.65	0.67