# georgd/EB-Garamond

Digitization of the Garamond shown on the Egenolff-Berner specimen

Repository: https://github.com/georgd/EB-Garamond
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/eb-garamond
Homepage: http://www.georgduffner.at/ebgaramond
Language: HTML
License: OFL-1.1
License Family: other
Topics: fonts, typeface
Last push: 2024-03-16T07:42:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5906, "days_push": 900, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1070, forks 71 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:27.874177+00:00)

## What it is
EB Garamond is an open-source digitization of Claude Garamont's 16th-century typeface, based on the 1592 Egenolff-Berner specimen, released under the SIL Open Font License. The repository contains font source files built with FontForge, covering Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic scripts with OpenType features like small caps and multiple number styles, plus webfont builds.

## Use cases
- use a free classical Garamond typeface in documents
- embed a Garamond webfont via @font-face
- typeset books with renaissance-style typography and small caps
- find an OFL-licensed alternative to commercial Garamond fonts
- build fonts from source with FontForge
- use Garamond with XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX

## When to choose
- you need a free, openly licensed Garamond revival for print or web
- you want OpenType features like small caps, initials, and oldstyle figures
- you need extended Latin, Greek, or Cyrillic coverage in a classical serif

## When to avoid
- you need a polished, production-grade font with consistent quality across all weights
- you need small subsetted webfonts with tiny file sizes
- you need a modern sans-serif or contemporary design aesthetic

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: graphics, documentation
- domain: graphics, web-design, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform, cli
- tags: fonts, typeface, garamond, opentype, ofl, fontforge, webfonts, typography, web-server

## Member repositories
- georgd/EB-Garamond (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:27.874177+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:54:00.964406+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/georgd/EB-Garamond (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:27.874177+00:00, sha e0395f4a6540)
  - homepage: http://www.georgduffner.at/ebgaramond (fetched 2026-08-29T12:56:09.761625+00:00, sha 743cfffd30d4)
  - site_page: http://www.georgduffner.at/ebgaramond/features.html (fetched 2026-08-29T12:56:09.771509+00:00, sha c5afb3c66fd8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.