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Bigshot One
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CSSfont-family: 'Bigshot One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Bigshot One is a free display font by Gesine Todt, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Bigshot One has an x-height shorter than 89%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 73%. Its thickest strokes are 3.6 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Unlock
Bigshot One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Unlock (89 out of 100) and Orelega One (83). Unlock is 15% wider, with an x-height 22% taller and less stroke contrast; Orelega One has less stroke contrast.
Bigshot One and Unlock laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Bigshot OneUnlock…
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 Bigshot 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
Bigshot 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 Bigshot One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Gesine Todt
- Kind
- Display
- 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 “Bigshot One”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Bigshot 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 Bigshot One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Bigshot One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Bigshot One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 44.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 61.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 62%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 3.64 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 89% of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkDarker than 73% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 91% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Bigshot One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Unlock89x-height 22% taller · 15% wider · less stroke contrast
- Orelega One83less stroke contrast
- Rakkas71less stroke contrast · 11% narrower · 9% heavier
- Isar CAT7118% lighter · 8% narrower
- Abril Fatface69more stroke contrast · x-height 6% taller · 4% wider
- Calistoga66x-height 18% taller · less stroke contrast · 7% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Bigshot One →Compare side by side →Get Bigshot One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Bigshot One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Orelega One83text 2.0% wider · same x-height
- Libre Bodoni30text 1.0% wider · same x-height
- Kameron27text 0.6% wider · x-height 2.7% shorter
- Hausschrift23text 2.9% narrower · x-height 3.6% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Bigshot One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 99.8% of its size, so running text keeps Bigshot One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Bigshot One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 99.80%;
ascent-override: 87.08%;
descent-override: 17.94%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Bigshot One', 'Bigshot One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Bigshot One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Bigshot One free for commercial use?
Yes. Bigshot 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 “Bigshot One”.
How do I download and install Bigshot One?
FontKind doesn’t host Bigshot 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 Bigshot One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Bigshot 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 Bigshot One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Bigshot One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Bigshot One in Figma?
Yes: Bigshot One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Bigshot One have?
Bigshot 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 Bigshot One?
Bigshot One was designed by Gesine Todt. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2011. Gesine Todt also made Amaranth, Leckerli One and Snippet.
What fonts are similar to Bigshot One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Unlock (89), Orelega One (83) and Rakkas (71), out of 100. Next to Bigshot One, Unlock is 15% wider, with an x-height 22% taller and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Bigshot One.