Can I use DM Serif Display in a logo?

Yes. A logo is a document made with the font, so the OFL places no restriction on it. Note that other people can use the same font, and trademark registration is a separate question the font license does not answer.

Can I bundle DM Serif Display in an app or game I sell?

Yes, with conditions. You may bundle and even sell the font inside software, as long as each copy includes the copyright notice and the OFL text (a license file or the font’s metadata).

Can I sell the DM Serif Display font file itself?

No. The font, modified or not, may not be sold by itself. You can sell things made with it, or software that includes it, but not the font file as the product.

Which scripts does DM Serif Display support?

On Google Fonts, DM Serif Display ships 2 subsets: Latin, Latin Extended.

Is DM Serif Display free for commercial use? Licence and CSS

What the OFL 1.1 lets you do with DM Serif Display

Verdicts are our plain-English reading of the SIL Open Font License 1.1; the right-hand column names the clause each one rests on. This is not legal advice.

DM Serif Display · SIL Open Font License 1.1
Use	Verdict	Basis
Use it on a website (self-hosted or via the Google Fonts API)Yes. Embedding is explicitly permitted. Self-hosted font files must keep the copyright notice and license; the OFL lets that live in the font file’s own metadata, which Google Fonts files already carry.	yes	Permission & Conditions: “use, study, copy, merge, embed, modify, redistribute”; condition 2 on including the notice and license.
Print, packaging, posters, PDFs and other documentsYes. Documents you create with the font are not covered by the OFL’s distribution conditions at all.	yes	Condition 5: “The requirement for fonts to remain under this license does not apply to any document created using the Font Software.”
Set a logo or wordmark in itYes. A logo is a document made with the font, so the OFL places no restriction on it. Note that other people can use the same font, and trademark registration is a separate question the font license does not answer.	yes	Condition 5 (documents are outside the license); OFL FAQ on logos and trademarks.
Put it on products I sell (T-shirts, mugs, book covers)Yes. Printed or embroidered artwork is a document created with the font, and selling that product is not selling the font.	yes	Condition 5 (documents); condition 1 only forbids selling the font software by itself.
Bundle the font file inside an app, game or software I sellYes, with conditions. You may bundle and even sell the font inside software, as long as each copy includes the copyright notice and the OFL text (a license file or the font’s metadata).	with conditions	Condition 2: bundled, redistributed and/or sold with any software, provided that each copy contains the copyright notice and this license.
Modify the font (add glyphs, change shapes, subset) and ship itYes, with conditions. Modified versions must stay under the OFL, must not use any Reserved Font Name without written permission, and must not use the authors’ names to promote the modified version.	with conditions	Conditions 3, 4 and 5 (Reserved Font Names, author names, remain under OFL).
Sell the font file on its own (or in a font bundle)No. The font, modified or not, may not be sold by itself. You can sell things made with it, or software that includes it, but not the font file as the product.	no	Condition 1: “Neither the Font Software nor any of its individual components, in Original or Modified Versions, may be sold by itself.”
Use it in video, broadcast, social posts or adsYes. Rendered text in video, images or ads is output created with the font, which the OFL does not restrict.	yes	Condition 5 (documents created using the Font Software).

How DM Serif Display compares in the library

DM Serif Display is No. 100 of 1,950 families in Google Fonts’ own popularity order and No. 15 of 351 serif families (snapshot 16 Oct 2026). It offers 2 styles, as static files only. Its 2 subsets give it broader script coverage than 13% of serif families. It was added to Google Fonts on 11 Jun 2019 and its files were last updated on 11 Sept 2025.

Which fonts pair with DM Serif Display?

Computed from metadata, not taste: each body face shares DM Serif Display’s scripts, has a usable weight range for text and sits close in line-height. How the score works.

Open Sans for body text — serif heading over a sans serif body gives clear contrast; 2 shared subsets (latin, latin-ext); Open Sans is variable (wght 300–800). Proof this pair
Nunito Sans for body text — serif heading over a sans serif body gives clear contrast; 2 shared subsets (latin, latin-ext); Nunito Sans is variable (wght 200–1000). Proof this pair
Noto Sans JP for body text — serif heading over a sans serif body gives clear contrast; 2 shared subsets (latin, latin-ext); Noto Sans JP is variable (wght 100–900). Proof this pair

How do I add DM Serif Display to a website?

Paste the embed into your <head>, then use the family in CSS. The URL requests the 1 published weight; trim it to the weights you actually use.

<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=DM+Serif+Display:wght@400&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

font-family: 'DM Serif Display', Georgia, serif;

To self-host instead (often preferred for privacy, see self-hosting and GDPR), download the files from the specimen page and declare them yourself. The OFL 1.1 allows redistribution with the licence kept alongside:

@font-face {
  font-family: 'DM Serif Display';
  src: url('/fonts/dm-serif-display-400.woff2') format('woff2');
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}

DM Serif Display: licence questions

Can I use DM Serif Display in a logo?: Yes. A logo is a document made with the font, so the OFL places no restriction on it. Note that other people can use the same font, and trademark registration is a separate question the font license does not answer.
Can I bundle DM Serif Display in an app or game I sell?: Yes, with conditions. You may bundle and even sell the font inside software, as long as each copy includes the copyright notice and the OFL text (a license file or the font’s metadata).
Can I sell the DM Serif Display font file itself?: No. The font, modified or not, may not be sold by itself. You can sell things made with it, or software that includes it, but not the font file as the product.
Which scripts does DM Serif Display support?: On Google Fonts, DM Serif Display ships 2 subsets: Latin, Latin Extended.

Similar serif families

Sources

DM Serif Display on Google Fonts (specimen and download)
METADATA.pb in google/fonts — licence field: OFL
Licence file in the family folder · SIL Open Font License 1.1 full text · licence FAQ
Upstream source repository
Google Fonts family metadata, fetched 16 Oct 2026