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Bowlby One SC
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CSSfont-family: 'Bowlby One SC', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Bowlby One SC is a free display font by Vernon Adams, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Bowlby One SC has an x-height taller than 85%, is wider than 86% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 88%. Its thickest strokes are 1.5 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Titan One
Bowlby One SC on one light table with its two closest fonts, Titan One (89 out of 100) and Sigmar One (87). Titan One is 15% heavier and 7% narrower, with an x-height 14% shorter; Sigmar One is 5% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 13% shorter.
Bowlby One SC and Titan One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Bowlby One SCTitan One…
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 Bowlby One SC 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.
- a
- b
- c
- d
- e
- f
- g
- h
- i
- j
- k
- l
- m
- n
- o
- p
- q
- r
- s
- t
- u
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Bowlby One SC 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 Bowlby One SC, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Vernon Adams
- 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 “Bowlby”, “Bowlby One” or “Bowlby One SC”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Bowlby One SC 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 Bowlby One SC, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Bowlby One SC under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Bowlby One SC, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 67.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 74.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.91lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 67.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 71%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.53 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 85% of display faces
WidthWider than 86% of display faces
InkDarker than 88% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 66% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Bowlby One SC
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Bowlby One SC's own familyBowlby One
- Titan One89x-height 14% shorter · 15% heavier · 7% narrower
- Sigmar One87more stroke contrast · x-height 13% shorter · 5% wider
- Sigmar84x-height 11% shorter · 18% heavier · more stroke contrast
- Chango80x-height 25% shorter · 13% wider · more stroke contrast
- Londrina Solid7936% narrower · x-height 26% shorter · less stroke contrast
- Lilita One7928% narrower · x-height 25% shorter · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Bowlby One SC →Compare side by side →Get Bowlby One SC on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Bowlby One SC without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Bowlby One SC sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Bowlby One SC loads, this sets Arial in its place at 134% of its size, so running text keeps Bowlby One SC’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Bowlby One SC Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 134.05%;
ascent-override: 81.89%;
descent-override: 31.91%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Bowlby One SC', 'Bowlby One SC Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Bowlby One SC
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Bowlby One SC free for commercial use?
Yes. Bowlby One SC 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 “Bowlby”, “Bowlby One” or “Bowlby One SC”.
How do I download and install Bowlby One SC?
FontKind doesn’t host Bowlby One SC’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 Bowlby One SC in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Bowlby One SC 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 Bowlby One SC in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Bowlby One SC under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Bowlby One SC in Figma?
Yes: Bowlby One SC is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Bowlby One SC have?
Bowlby One SC 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 Bowlby One SC?
Bowlby One SC was designed by Vernon Adams. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2011. Vernon Adams also made Bangers, Nunito, Oswald and 52 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Bowlby One SC?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Titan One (89), Sigmar One (87) and Sigmar (84), out of 100. Next to Bowlby One SC, Titan One is 15% heavier and 7% narrower, with an x-height 14% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Bowlby One. See all 100 fonts like Bowlby One SC.