Sans serif · Juan Pablo del Peral

Acme

Q: Is Acme free for commercial use?

Yes. Acme is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Acme”.

Your words – they follow you round the site

Case

Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Acme', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Acme is a free sans serif by Juan Pablo del Peral and HT Fonts, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Acme has an average x-height, is narrower than 79% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 90%. Its thickest strokes are 0.9 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with Cantora One →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Cantora One

Acme on one light table with its two closest fonts, Cantora One (96 out of 100) and Fresca (84). Cantora One is 4% wider, with more stroke contrast; Fresca is 21% lighter, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 5% shorter.

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Ink shared with AcmeCantora One…

Most different letters first; the figure is the share of ink the fonts have in common. Where the fonts agree the letters cancel to black: every white sliver is a real difference.

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02 / Letters

The Acme alphabet

Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400

Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.

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With this font

Write your ownComic font generator →Your words in Acme and 17 more comic fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Acme at every size

1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words

12 px
16 px
24 px
36 px
48 px
72 px

04 / Facts

Who made Acme, and can you use it?

Designer: Juan Pablo del Peral, HT Fonts
Kind: Sans serif
Styles: 1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since: 2011
Character sets: latin
Licence: SIL Open Font License 1.1

Can I use it?

Commercial use: Yes.
Logos: Yes.
Websites and apps: Yes. Self-hosted or loaded from Google Fonts.
PDFs and documents: Yes.
Changes: Yes, under another name. Not as “Acme”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Acme is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

Already in your apps?

Google Docs: Most likely. Under More fonts, in Sheets and Slides too. Google’s guide
Word, PowerPoint: No. Install it from Google Fonts first. Microsoft’s list
Figma: Yes. Built in, nothing to install. Figma’s help
Canva: Not verified. Search its font menu for Acme, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Acme under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Acme on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Acme, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Acme. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 51.0% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 69.5% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.73lowercase against capitals
Width: 45.5% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 58%letter box filled
Contrast: 0.94 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among sans serifs

Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind

x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 79% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 90% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 97% of sans serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Acme

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Acme →Compare side by side →Get Acme on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Acme without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Acme loads, this sets Arial in its place at 88.7% of its size, so running text keeps Acme’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Acme Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 88.67%;
  ascent-override: 108.15%;
  descent-override: 34.62%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Acme', 'Acme Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Acme

Of the 2,405 home pages that load Acme, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.

Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026

More than chanceABeeZee 24×

Fonts that go with Acme: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerAcme + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other

09 / Questions

Questions about Acme

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Acme free for commercial use?

Yes. Acme is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Acme”.

How do I download and install Acme?

FontKind doesn’t host Acme’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.

Is Acme in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Acme isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.

Is Acme in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Acme under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Acme in Figma?

Yes: Acme is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Acme have?

Acme comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.

Who designed Acme?

Acme was designed by Juan Pablo del Peral and HT Fonts. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Juan Pablo del Peral also made Montserrat, Montserrat Alternates, Alegreya Sans and five more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Acme?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Cantora One (96), Fresca (84) and Galdeano (80), out of 100. Next to Acme, Cantora One is 4% wider, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Acme.