Commercial · Slab serif · Commercial Type
Guardian Egyptian
Guardian Egyptian is a licensed font from Commercial Type: $525, styles from $50, as printed on the foundry or reseller’s page on 2026-09-05. The 3 open-licence families below are suggested in its place, each with the basis for the substitution.
The name above is set in a fallback face. Guardian Egyptian is a licensed font and there is no file here to show it in; the foundry’s page has the real specimen.
- Designer
- Paul Barnes, Christian Schwartz
- Classification
- Slab serif
- Price
- $525, styles from $50 (One-time fee for perpetual use) — as printed, read 2026-09-05
- Trial
- The foundry offers a trial download.
The Egyptian designed for Mark Porter and the Guardian newspaper, part of a collection covering headlines, text, a four-width sans and an agate for listings.
Free alternatives to Guardian Egyptian
Suggested, not measured
Typecase measures fonts from their outlines. Guardian Egyptian is not on this machine, so these were chosen by what is known about it — classification, lineage, common use — and each is labelled with that basis. Open one to see its measured character and neighbours.
Quiet luxury, approachable
The Zilla Slab webfont did not load here — this is a fallback face, not Zilla Slab.
same classification
A contemporary slab serif with a moderate contrast and editorial range; less newspaper-specific than Guardian Egyptian.
Quiet luxury, approachable
The Roboto Slab webfont did not load here — this is a fallback face, not Roboto Slab.
same classification
A low-contrast slab serif in many weights; plainer and more geometric.
Quiet luxury, approachable
The Bitter webfont did not load here — this is a fallback face, not Bitter.
same classification
A slab serif drawn for reading on screen, close to Guardian Text Egyptian's role; heavier serifs.
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