Montagu Slab

serif · Designed by Florian Karsten

Montagu Slab: Waltz, bad nymph, for quick jigs vex

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Montagu Slab is a contemporary serif typeface with strong, well-defined slab serifs and balanced proportions. It carries a confident, sturdy presence without feeling heavy or overly traditional. The letterforms are clean and structured, sitting somewhere between classic editorial serifs and modern geometric design. It reads well at large sizes and has enough personality to stand on its own as a display face, while still maintaining the legibility you need for functional use. The overall tone is professional and grounded, with a slight warmth that keeps it from feeling cold or corporate.

This font works well for magazine and editorial headings where you want something with visual weight that still feels current. It suits branding projects for professional services, lifestyle brands, or independent publications that want a reliable, authoritative look without defaulting to overused choices. It also fits well in web UI contexts for hero sections, section titles, or product names where a serif adds credibility and hierarchy without slowing down the layout.

Best suited for: Magazine headlines, editorial layouts, professional branding, web hero sections, and product naming where visual weight and contemporary credibility are priorities.

Design considerations: The seven weight options from 100 to 700 support flexible typographic hierarchies across editorial and digital contexts. Its slab serif structure maintains clarity at display sizes while the balanced proportions work functionally in body text, making it adaptable across layout scales.

Pairing guidance: Pair Montagu Slab with DM Sans for clean, modern contrast in editorial layouts, Lora for cohesive serif-on-serif sophistication in longer-form content, or Space Mono to introduce geometric precision and technical character in UI or hybrid designs.

Pairs well with

DM Sans Lora Space Mono

Montagu Slab at a glance

Designer

Florian Karsten

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

September 2021

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

7 (7 weights)

Variable font

Yes: optical size 16–144, weight 100–700

Classification

Serif · Display

Character sets

3

Distributed via

Google Fonts

All 7 Montagu Slab styles

Weight Name Upright
100 Thin Aa Bb Gg 123
200 ExtraLight Aa Bb Gg 123
300 Light Aa Bb Gg 123
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123
500 Medium Aa Bb Gg 123
600 SemiBold Aa Bb Gg 123
700 Bold Aa Bb Gg 123

Montagu Slab 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 ! ? & @ # % $ € £ ( ) [ ] { } . , : ; " ' - / * + =

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 Montagu Slab support?

Montagu Slab includes 3 character sets:

  • 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

It does not include Cyrillic or Greek characters, so it can't set Russian, Ukrainian or Greek text.

Can I use Montagu Slab commercially?

Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Montagu Slab 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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Montagu Slab FAQ

Is Montagu Slab free for commercial use?

Yes. Montagu Slab 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 Montagu Slab include?

Montagu Slab includes 7 weights, from Thin (100) to Bold (700). There are no italic styles. It's also a variable font, so any weight between 100 and 700 is available.

Does Montagu Slab support Cyrillic?

No. Montagu Slab supports Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed Montagu Slab?

Montagu Slab was designed by Florian Karsten. It was added to Google Fonts in September 2021.