diff --git a/changes/233.bugfix.rst b/changes/233.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b789682
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/233.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed a bug which caused an equality check between a Font object and a non-Font to throw an exception instead of returning False.
diff --git a/src/travertino/fonts.py b/src/travertino/fonts.py
index 7612e49..a707f88 100644
--- a/src/travertino/fonts.py
+++ b/src/travertino/fonts.py
@@ -53,13 +53,16 @@ def __repr__(self):
         )
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
-        return (
-            self.family == other.family
-            and self.size == other.size
-            and self.style == other.style
-            and self.variant == other.variant
-            and self.weight == other.weight
-        )
+        try:
+            return (
+                self.family == other.family
+                and self.size == other.size
+                and self.style == other.style
+                and self.variant == other.variant
+                and self.weight == other.weight
+            )
+        except AttributeError:
+            return False
 
     def normal_style(self):
         "Generate a normal style version of this font"
diff --git a/tests/fonts/test_constructor.py b/tests/fonts/test_constructor.py
index d19860c..8729b51 100644
--- a/tests/fonts/test_constructor.py
+++ b/tests/fonts/test_constructor.py
@@ -19,8 +19,30 @@ def assert_font(font, family, size, style, variant, weight):
     assert font.weight == weight
 
 
-def test_equality():
-    assert Font("Comic Sans", "12 pt") == Font("Comic Sans", 12, NORMAL, NORMAL, NORMAL)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "font",
+    [
+        Font("Comic Sans", "12 pt"),
+        Font("Comic Sans", 12),
+        Font("Comic Sans", 12, NORMAL, NORMAL, NORMAL),
+    ],
+)
+def test_equality(font):
+    assert font == Font("Comic Sans", "12 pt")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "font",
+    [
+        Font("Comic Sans", 13),
+        Font("Comic Sans", 12, ITALIC),
+        Font("Times New Roman", 12, NORMAL, NORMAL, NORMAL),
+        "a string",
+        5,
+    ],
+)
+def test_inqequality(font):
+    assert font != Font("Comic Sans", "12 pt")
 
 
 def test_hash():