Serif · Erin McLaughlin
BhuTuka Expanded One
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CSSfont-family: 'BhuTuka Expanded One', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
BhuTuka Expanded One is a free serif by Erin McLaughlin, on Google Fonts since 2022. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, BhuTuka Expanded One has an x-height shorter than 99%, is wider than 99% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 99%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of BioRhyme Expanded
BhuTuka Expanded One on one light table with its two closest fonts, BioRhyme Expanded (96 out of 100) and Stint Ultra Expanded (89). BioRhyme Expanded is 151% heavier and 31% wider, with an x-height 32% taller; Stint Ultra Expanded is 107% heavier and 17% narrower, with an x-height 30% taller.
BhuTuka Expanded One and BioRhyme Expanded laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with BhuTuka Expanded OneBioRhyme Expanded…
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 BhuTuka Expanded 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
BhuTuka Expanded 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 BhuTuka Expanded One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Erin McLaughlin
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2022
- Character sets
- gurmukhi, 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
BhuTuka Expanded 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 BhuTuka Expanded One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists BhuTuka Expanded One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
BhuTuka Expanded One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 35.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 52.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.69lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 78.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 16%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.09 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 99% of serifs
WidthWider than 99% of serifs
InkLighter than 99% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 94% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to BhuTuka Expanded One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- BioRhyme Expanded96151% heavier · x-height 32% taller · 31% wider
- Stint Ultra Expanded89107% heavier · x-height 30% taller · 17% narrower
- Grandiflora One8838% narrower · x-height 14% taller · 14% lighter
- Courrrier77more stroke contrast · x-height 41% taller · 21% narrower
- Halibut Expanded67135% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 16% taller
- Nixie One65x-height 40% taller · 28% narrower · 19% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to BhuTuka Expanded One →Compare side by side →Get BhuTuka Expanded One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap BhuTuka Expanded One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like BhuTuka Expanded One sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until BhuTuka Expanded One loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 173.1% of its size, so running text keeps BhuTuka Expanded One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'BhuTuka Expanded One Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 173.13%;
ascent-override: 47.71%;
descent-override: 10.51%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'BhuTuka Expanded One', 'BhuTuka Expanded One Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about BhuTuka Expanded One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is BhuTuka Expanded One free for commercial use?
Yes. BhuTuka Expanded One is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.
How do I download and install BhuTuka Expanded One?
FontKind doesn’t host BhuTuka Expanded 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 BhuTuka Expanded One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: BhuTuka Expanded 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 BhuTuka Expanded One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for BhuTuka Expanded One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is BhuTuka Expanded One in Figma?
Yes: BhuTuka Expanded One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does BhuTuka Expanded One have?
BhuTuka Expanded 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 BhuTuka Expanded One?
BhuTuka Expanded One was designed by Erin McLaughlin. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2022. Erin McLaughlin also made Hubballi.
What fonts are similar to BhuTuka Expanded One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are BioRhyme Expanded (96), Stint Ultra Expanded (89) and Grandiflora One (88), out of 100. Next to BhuTuka Expanded One, BioRhyme Expanded is 151% heavier and 31% wider, with an x-height 32% taller. See all 100 fonts like BhuTuka Expanded One.