Display · James Grieshaber
Atomic Age
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CSSfont-family: 'Atomic Age', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Atomic Age is a free display font by James Grieshaber, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Atomic Age has an average x-height, is wider than 65% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.8 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Warnes
Atomic Age on one light table with its two closest fonts, Warnes (74 out of 100) and Liber Struct (72). Warnes is 19% wider and 17% lighter, with an x-height 6% taller; Liber Struct is 17% wider, with an x-height 30% taller and less stroke contrast.
Atomic Age and Warnes laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Atomic AgeWarnes…
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 Atomic Age 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
Atomic Age 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 Atomic Age, and can you use it?
- Designer
- James Grieshaber
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext
- 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 “Atomic Age”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Atomic Age 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 Atomic Age, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Atomic Age under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Atomic Age, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 74.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.69lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 57.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 51%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.79 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of display faces
WidthWider than 65% of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 72% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Atomic Age
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Warnes7419% wider · 17% lighter · x-height 6% taller
- Liber Struct72x-height 30% taller · 17% wider · less stroke contrast
- Supermercado One6915% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 4% taller
- Keania One6827% heavier · 13% narrower
- Aurach6519% narrower · 35% heavier · x-height 13% taller
- Nova Square63less stroke contrast · x-height 9% taller · 9% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Atomic Age →Compare side by side →Get Atomic Age on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Atomic Age without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Chokokutai35text 0.6% wider · x-height 4.7% shorter
- Russo One34text 1.8% narrower · x-height 3.7% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Atomic Age loads, this sets Arial in its place at 119.2% of its size, so running text keeps Atomic Age’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Atomic Age Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 119.19%;
ascent-override: 85.67%;
descent-override: 26.87%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Atomic Age', 'Atomic Age Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Atomic Age
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Atomic Age free for commercial use?
Yes. Atomic Age 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 “Atomic Age”.
How do I download and install Atomic Age?
FontKind doesn’t host Atomic Age’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 Atomic Age in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Atomic Age 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 Atomic Age in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Atomic Age under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Atomic Age in Figma?
Yes: Atomic Age is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Atomic Age have?
Atomic Age 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 Atomic Age?
Atomic Age was designed by James Grieshaber. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2011. James Grieshaber also made Black Ops One, Sarina, Short Stack and three more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Atomic Age?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Warnes (74), Liber Struct (72) and Supermercado One (69), out of 100. Next to Atomic Age, Warnes is 19% wider and 17% lighter, with an x-height 6% taller. See all 100 fonts like Atomic Age.