Sans serif · Vicente Lamónaca
Chau Philomene One
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CSSfont-family: 'Chau Philomene One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Chau Philomene One is a free sans serif by Vicente Lamónaca, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Chau Philomene One has an average x-height, is narrower than 82% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 95%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Denk One
Chau Philomene One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Denk One (93 out of 100) and Tanker (79). Denk One is 10% wider, with an x-height 15% taller and more stroke contrast; Tanker is 6% lighter, with an x-height 46% taller and less stroke contrast.
Chau Philomene One and Denk One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Chau Philomene OneDenk 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 Chau Philomene 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 / Styles
Chau Philomene One, upright and italic
1 weight (400), with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Chau Philomene One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Vicente Lamónaca
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400), with italics
- 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 “Chau Philomene”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Chau Philomene 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 Chau Philomene One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Chau Philomene One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Chau Philomene One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 76.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.67lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 44.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 65%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.44 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 82% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 95% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 89% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Chau Philomene One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Denk One93x-height 15% taller · 10% wider · more stroke contrast
- Tanker79x-height 46% taller · less stroke contrast · 6% lighter
- Norwester68x-height 37% taller · 16% wider · 19% lighter
- Madimi One6515% wider · less stroke contrast
- Asap Condensed5931% lighter · 6% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Yusei Magic5822% wider · 24% lighter · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Chau Philomene One →Compare side by side →Get Chau Philomene One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Chau Philomene One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Londrina Solid56text 2.9% narrower · x-height 2.1% shorter
- Acme49text 1.3% narrower · same x-height
- Passero One29same text width · x-height 2.5% taller
- Sansita28text 1.3% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Chau Philomene One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 89.8% of its size, so running text keeps Chau Philomene One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Chau Philomene One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 89.79%;
ascent-override: 115.04%;
descent-override: 37.20%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Chau Philomene One', 'Chau Philomene One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Chau Philomene One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Chau Philomene One free for commercial use?
Yes. Chau Philomene 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 “Chau Philomene”.
How do I download and install Chau Philomene One?
FontKind doesn’t host Chau Philomene 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 two font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Chau Philomene One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Chau Philomene 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 Chau Philomene One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Chau Philomene One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Chau Philomene One in Figma?
Yes: Chau Philomene One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Chau Philomene One have?
Chau Philomene One comes in one weight, Regular (400), with an italic. Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Chau Philomene One?
Chau Philomene One was designed by Vicente Lamónaca. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2012. Vicente Lamónaca also made Economica.
What fonts are similar to Chau Philomene One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Denk One (93), Tanker (79) and Norwester (68), out of 100. Next to Chau Philomene One, Denk One is 10% wider, with an x-height 15% taller and more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Chau Philomene One.