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Autour One
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CSSfont-family: 'Autour One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Autour One is a free display font by Sorkin Type, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Autour One has an x-height taller than 80%, is wider than 86% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Balsamiq Sans
Autour One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Balsamiq Sans (76 out of 100) and Delius Unicase (75). Balsamiq Sans is 27% narrower, with an x-height 12% shorter and less stroke contrast; Delius Unicase is 35% lighter and 7% wider, with an x-height 27% taller.
Autour One and Balsamiq Sans laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Autour OneBalsamiq Sans…
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 Autour 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
Autour 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 Autour One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Sorkin Type
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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 “Autour”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Autour 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 Autour One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Autour One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Autour One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 60.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 76.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.78lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 67.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 46%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.07 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 80% of display faces
WidthWider than 86% of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
ContrastMore even than 75% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Autour One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Balsamiq Sans7627% narrower · x-height 12% shorter · less stroke contrast
- Delius Unicase75x-height 27% taller · 35% lighter · 7% wider
- Comic Relief7023% narrower · x-height 15% shorter
- Sniglet6626% narrower · x-height 16% shorter · 7% heavier
- Oldenburg65x-height 17% shorter · 14% narrower
- Gorditas5941% heavier · x-height 17% shorter · 10% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Autour One →Compare side by side →Get Autour One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Autour One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Autour One sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Autour One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 139% of its size, so running text keeps Autour One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Autour One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 138.95%;
ascent-override: 70.63%;
descent-override: 19.33%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Autour One', 'Autour One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Autour One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Autour One free for commercial use?
Yes. Autour 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 “Autour”.
How do I download and install Autour One?
FontKind doesn’t host Autour 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 Autour One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Autour 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 Autour One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Autour One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Autour One in Figma?
Yes: Autour One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Autour One have?
Autour 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 Autour One?
Autour One was designed by Sorkin Type. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2012. Sorkin Type also made Merriweather, Fjalla One, Merriweather Sans and nine more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Autour One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Balsamiq Sans (76), Delius Unicase (75) and Comic Relief (70), out of 100. Next to Autour One, Balsamiq Sans is 27% narrower, with an x-height 12% shorter and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Autour One.