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Alfa Slab One
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CSSfont-family: 'Alfa Slab One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Alfa Slab One is a free display font by JM Solé, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Alfa Slab One has an x-height taller than 66%, is wider than 75% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 98%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Bevan
Alfa Slab One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Bevan (87 out of 100) and Chunk Five (83). Bevan is 8% wider, with an x-height 6% shorter and more stroke contrast; Chunk Five is 6% narrower, with an x-height 10% shorter and more stroke contrast.
Alfa Slab One and Bevan laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Alfa Slab OneBevan…
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.
02 / Letters
The Alfa Slab One 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.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Alfa Slab One 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 Alfa Slab One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- JM Solé
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- 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 “Alfa Slab”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Alfa Slab One is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
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 Alfa Slab One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Alfa Slab One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Alfa Slab One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 55.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 77.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 60.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 86%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.37 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 66% of display faces
WidthWider than 75% of display faces
InkDarker than 98% of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Alfa Slab One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Bevan878% wider · x-height 6% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Chunk Five83x-height 10% shorter · 6% narrower · more stroke contrast
- Ultra7719% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 3% shorter
- Sekuya7359% wider · x-height 26% taller · 30% lighter
- Holtwood One SC7235% wider · x-height 24% taller · 17% lighter
- Unlock71more stroke contrast · 25% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Alfa Slab One →Compare side by side →Get Alfa Slab One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Alfa Slab One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Rampart One33text 1.0% narrower · x-height 2.7% taller
- Titan One30text 1.9% wider · x-height 4.3% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Alfa Slab One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 121.5% of its size, so running text keeps Alfa Slab One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Alfa Slab One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 121.54%;
ascent-override: 85.24%;
descent-override: 27.40%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Alfa Slab One', 'Alfa Slab One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Alfa Slab One
Of the 2,996 home pages that load Alfa Slab One, 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
- Open Sans17%502 sites · 0.9× chance
- Roboto16%491 sites · 0.8× chance
- Montserrat10%311 sites · 0.8× chance
- Poppins7.7%230 sites · 0.7× chance
- Lato6.2%186 sites · 0.8× chance
- Oswald5.8%173 sites · 2× chance
More than chanceAnton 4.9×Roboto Slab 2.4×Oswald 2×
Fonts that go with Alfa Slab One: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerAlfa Slab One + 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 other09 / Questions
Questions about Alfa Slab One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Alfa Slab One free for commercial use?
Yes. Alfa Slab One 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 “Alfa Slab”.
How do I download and install Alfa Slab One?
FontKind doesn’t host Alfa Slab One’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 Alfa Slab One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Alfa Slab One 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 Alfa Slab One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Alfa Slab One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Alfa Slab One in Figma?
Yes: Alfa Slab One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Alfa Slab One have?
Alfa Slab One 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 Alfa Slab One?
Alfa Slab One was designed by JM Solé. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. JM Solé also made Noticia Text.
What fonts are similar to Alfa Slab One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Bevan (87), Chunk Five (83) and Ultra (77), out of 100. Next to Alfa Slab One, Bevan is 8% wider, with an x-height 6% shorter and more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Alfa Slab One.