The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
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Butler
Fabian De Smet released Butler in 2015, a free serif family he describes as a rework of the curves and balance of classical fancy serifs, with Bodoni and Commercial Type's Dala Floda as its two named inspirations. It comes in seven weights from Ultra Light to Black, each with a matching stencil cut, and carries more than 300 glyphs including text figures, ligatures and fractions. The license allows personal and commercial use at no cost. It is a display face first: the thin hairlines and tight apertures reward large sizes and get uneasy below about 24 px. If you need the same Didone register served from a CDN, these free typefaces load straight from Google Fonts.
The closest font to ButlerThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
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Two thousand years of letterforms boil down to a handful of decisions — width, weight, proportion. Pick a pair you trust, and let the rest take care of itself.
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Common questions about Butler alternatives
- Is Butler free?
- Yes — Butler is a free typeface from Fabian De Smet. Butler is free for personal and commercial use, downloadable from the designer's site, Gumroad and dafont; a separate paid Butler Pro adds further features. If you need a similar font you can load from a CDN, the closest is Bodoni Moda, available on Google Fonts.
- What font is similar to Butler?
- Bodoni Moda is the closest free match. A variable Bodoni revival with an optical-size axis, so it reaches the same high-contrast Didone register Butler draws from. Its weight range covers Butler's light to black spread; it is wider and more classically proportioned, and has no stencil cut.
- Can I use Bodoni Moda in commercial projects?
- Yes — Bodoni Moda is published under a free license on Google Fonts and can be used in commercial work. Confirm the license text at the source before shipping.