Sans serif · Brenda Gallo
Bubbler One
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CSSfont-family: 'Bubbler One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Bubbler One is a free sans serif by Brenda Gallo, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Bubbler One has an average x-height, is narrower than 86% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 98%. Its thickest strokes are 0.8 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Gotho
Bubbler One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Gotho (83 out of 100) and Ostrich Sans (81). Gotho is 18% narrower and 28% lighter, with an x-height 3% taller; Ostrich Sans is 16% narrower and 16% lighter, with an x-height 32% taller.
Bubbler One and Gotho laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Bubbler OneGotho…
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 Bubbler 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
Bubbler 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 Bubbler One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Brenda Gallo
- Kind
- Sans serif
- 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 “Bubbler”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Bubbler 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 Bubbler One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Bubbler One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Bubbler One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 42.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 23%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.82 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 86% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 98% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 99% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Bubbler One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Gotho8318% narrower · 28% lighter · x-height 3% taller
- Ostrich Sans81x-height 32% taller · 16% narrower · 16% lighter
- Advent Pro7350% heavier · more stroke contrast · 5% narrower
- Julius Sans One6844% wider · x-height 27% taller · 22% lighter
- Thasadith68more stroke contrast · 9% lighter · 5% wider
- Alumni Sans Pinstripe6725% narrower · 46% lighter · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Bubbler One →Compare side by side →Get Bubbler One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Bubbler One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Bubbler One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 84.7% of its size, so running text keeps Bubbler One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Bubbler One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 84.69%;
ascent-override: 106.27%;
descent-override: 31.06%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Bubbler One', 'Bubbler One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Bubbler One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Bubbler One free for commercial use?
Yes. Bubbler 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 “Bubbler”.
How do I download and install Bubbler One?
FontKind doesn’t host Bubbler 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 Bubbler One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Bubbler 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 Bubbler One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Bubbler One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Bubbler One in Figma?
Yes: Bubbler One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Bubbler One have?
Bubbler 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 Bubbler One?
Bubbler One was designed by Brenda Gallo. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2012. Brenda Gallo also made Happy Monkey, Raleway Dots and Spirax.
What fonts are similar to Bubbler One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Gotho (83), Ostrich Sans (81) and Advent Pro (73), out of 100. Next to Bubbler One, Gotho is 18% narrower and 28% lighter, with an x-height 3% taller. See all 100 fonts like Bubbler One.