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Poly vs Source Serif Pro

Their letters differ in shape and width even though overall text length is similar, so lines may break in different places.

Handgloves 2026
Poly
Handgloves 2026
Source Serif Pro
PolySource Serif Pro
CategorySerifSerif
WeightsRegularExtraLight, Light, Regular, SemiBold, Bold, Black
ItalicsYesYes
Variable fontNoNo
Average lowercase width505.8510.3
Digitsproportionaltabular
Character sets26
LicenceSIL Open Font License 1.1SIL Open Font License 1.1

Weights both families offer: Regular.

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Questions people ask

+Is Source Serif Pro a good replacement for Poly?

Their letters differ in shape and width even though overall text length is similar, so lines may break in different places. Their mean width difference is 27.8 units per 1000 em (similar widths).

+Which is wider, Poly or Source Serif Pro?

Source Serif Pro is wider, by about 1% in lowercase text.

+Do both support the same languages?

Both cover Latin, Central European. Only Source Serif Pro has Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Vietnamese.

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