Cormorant Garamond

serif · Designed by Christian Thalmann

Cormorant Garamond: Crazy Fredrick bought many exquisite opal jewels

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Cormorant Garamond is a high-contrast serif typeface with elegant, refined letterforms rooted in the classical Garamond tradition. Its thin strokes, tall x-height, and delicate serifs give it a sharp, aristocratic appearance that reads as sophisticated without feeling cold. The typeface carries noticeable optical delicacy, meaning it works best at larger sizes where its fine details can be appreciated. It has a literary, old-world quality that still feels contemporary, making it versatile across modern design contexts that want to signal quality or cultural depth.

This font is a strong choice for luxury brand identities, particularly in fashion, beauty, jewelry, and hospitality, where the visual tone needs to communicate premium positioning immediately. It works well for editorial headings in magazines or book covers, where its classical structure adds authority to long-form content. It is also effective in wedding or event stationery design, where elegance and a handcrafted historical feel are expected. In web design, it is best reserved for display headings or hero text rather than body copy, since its fine strokes can lose legibility at smaller sizes on screen.

Best suited for: Luxury branding, editorial display headings, premium packaging, event invitations, and book covers where refined elegance and classical sophistication enhance perceived value.

Design considerations: The typeface's high contrast and delicate serifs demand generous sizing to preserve legibility and visual impact; smaller applications risk losing the letterforms' defining character. A full range of weights from 300 to 700, plus matching italics, supports flexible typographic hierarchy while maintaining the family's cohesive aristocratic voice.

Pairing guidance: Pair Cormorant Garamond with Playfair Display for layered serif elegance in editorial contexts, Lato for clean sans-serif contrast that grounds luxury layouts, or Dancing Script to soften formality with handwritten warmth in invitations and event design.

Pairs well with

Playfair Display Lato Dancing Script

Cormorant Garamond at a glance

Designer

Christian Thalmann

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

June 2016

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

10 (5 weights + italics)

Variable font

Yes: weight 300–700

Classification

Serif

Character sets

5

Distributed via

Google Fonts

All 10 Cormorant Garamond styles

Weight Name Upright Italic
300 Light Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123
500 Medium Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123
600 SemiBold Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123
700 Bold Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123

Cormorant Garamond character map

Uppercase

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Lowercase

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Numbers and punctuation

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ! ? & @ # % $ € £ ( ) [ ] { } . , : ; " ' - / * + =

Cyrillic (sample)

А Б В Г Д Е Ж З И Й К Л М Н О П Р С Т У Ф Х Ц Ч Ш Щ Ъ Ы Ь Э Ю Я а б в г д е ж з и й к л м н

Cyrillic Extended (sample)

Ґ Є Ї Ў Ғ Қ Ң Ү Ұ Һ Ә Ө

Latin Extended (sample)

Ā Ă Ą Ć Č Ď Đ Ē Ę Ě Ğ Ī Į İ Ĺ Ľ Ł Ń Ň Ő Œ Ř Ś Ş Š Ť Ů Ű Ź Ż Ž

Vietnamese (sample)

Ạ Ả Ấ Ầ Ẩ Ẫ Ậ Ắ Ằ Ặ Ẹ Ẻ Ẽ Ế Ề Ệ Ỉ Ị Ọ Ỏ Ố Ồ Ộ Ơ Ớ Ờ Ụ Ủ Ư Ứ Ừ Ự Ỳ Ỵ

Which languages does Cormorant Garamond support?

Cormorant Garamond includes 5 character sets:

  • Cyrillic: Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Serbian and other Cyrillic-script languages
  • Cyrillic Extended: additional Cyrillic letters used in languages such as Kazakh, Tatar and Bashkir
  • Latin: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and other Western European languages
  • Latin Extended: Central and Eastern European languages such as Polish, Czech, Turkish, Romanian and Hungarian
  • Vietnamese: Vietnamese, including its stacked tone marks

Can I use Cormorant Garamond commercially?

Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Cormorant Garamond is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. You can use it in logos, websites, apps, videos, printed products and merchandise without paying or asking permission. The one thing you can't do is sell the font file on its own.

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Cormorant Garamond FAQ

Is Cormorant Garamond free for commercial use?

Yes. Cormorant Garamond is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, so you can use it in commercial projects, including logos, client work and products you sell.

Which weights does Cormorant Garamond include?

Cormorant Garamond includes 5 weights, from Light (300) to Bold (700), each with a matching italic, for 10 styles in total. It's also a variable font, so any weight between 300 and 700 is available.

Does Cormorant Garamond support Cyrillic?

Yes. Cormorant Garamond includes Cyrillic characters, so it works for Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Serbian text. It also supports Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese.

Who designed Cormorant Garamond?

Cormorant Garamond was designed by Christian Thalmann. It was added to Google Fonts in June 2016.