Display · Vernon Adams
Carter One
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CSSfont-family: 'Carter One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Carter One is a free display font by Vernon Adams, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Carter One has an x-height taller than 62%, is wider than 63% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 86%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Bangers
Carter One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Bangers (87 out of 100) and Poetsen One (85). Bangers is 25% narrower, with an x-height 34% taller and less stroke contrast; Poetsen One has nearly identical proportions.
Carter One and Bangers laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Carter OneBangers…
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 Carter 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
Carter 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 Carter One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Vernon Adams
- 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 “Carter” or “Carter One”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Carter 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 Carter One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Carter One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Carter One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 54.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.76lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 56.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 69%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.36 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 62% of display faces
WidthWider than 63% of display faces
InkDarker than 86% of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Carter One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Bangers87x-height 34% taller · 25% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Poetsen One85Nearly identical proportions
- Contrail One8118% narrower · 21% lighter · x-height 8% taller
- Luckiest Guy78x-height 27% taller · less stroke contrast · 6% wider
- Emblema One7321% wider · x-height 10% shorter · 8% lighter
- Joti One7021% lighter · less stroke contrast · x-height 6% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Carter One →Compare side by side →Get Carter One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Carter One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- VC Henrietta48text 1.3% wider · x-height 2.9% taller
- Nova Script44text 1.1% narrower · x-height 2.1% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Carter One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 111.3% of its size, so running text keeps Carter One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Carter One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 111.33%;
ascent-override: 99.30%;
descent-override: 39.04%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Carter One', 'Carter One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Carter One
Of the 872 home pages that load Carter One, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.
Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026
- Open Sans15%127 sites · 0.8× chance
- Roboto13%115 sites · 0.6× chance
- Poppins9.5%83 sites · 0.9× chance
- Montserrat8%70 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lato5.8%51 sites · 0.7× chance
09 / Questions
Questions about Carter One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Carter One free for commercial use?
Yes. Carter 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 “Carter” or “Carter One”.
How do I download and install Carter One?
FontKind doesn’t host Carter 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 Carter One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Carter 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 Carter One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Carter One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Carter One in Figma?
Yes: Carter One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Carter One have?
Carter 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 Carter One?
Carter One was designed by Vernon Adams. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2011. Vernon Adams also made Bangers, Nunito, Oswald and 53 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Carter One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Bangers (87), Poetsen One (85) and Contrail One (81), out of 100. Next to Carter One, Bangers is 25% narrower, with an x-height 34% taller and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Carter One.