EB Garamond vs Times New Roman

EB Garamond is a popular open-source alternative to Times New Roman's transitional design. At 85% similarity, EB Garamond delivers a classic, elegant aesthetic. Compare which works better for documents and academic projects.

85% Similarity

Visual Comparison

EB Garamond

Free

Aa Bb Cc 123

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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

Times New Roman

Premium

Feature Comparison

Feature EB Garamond Times New Roman
Type Free Premium
Classification serif serif
Variable Font Yes No
Weights Variable (100-900) Multiple
Italics Yes Yes
License OFL-1.1 Commercial License Required
Language Support latin, latin-extended, cyrillic, cyrillic-extended, greek, greek-extended, vietnamese latin, latin-extended, cyrillic, greek
Source Google Fonts Monotype

Performance Comparison

Metric EB Garamond Times New Roman
Score 55/100 N/A
File Size 640.5 KB N/A
Weights 9 (var) N/A
Italics Yes N/A
Variable Font Yes (1 axes) N/A
Language Groups 7 N/A
CDN Delivery Yes N/A
x-Height Ratio 0.4 N/A
Cap Height Ratio 0.65 N/A

Which Should You Choose?

Recommended: EB Garamond

  • Shares Times New Roman's retro character
  • Variable font with continuous weight adjustment
  • Supports 7 scripts including cyrillic and cyrillic-extended
  • Delivers a classic, elegant, heritage aesthetic
  • Popular in legal-law and education-academia design
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Consider: Times New Roman

  • Original design with refined typographic details
  • Designed specifically for documents and academic
  • Commercial license with professional support
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