Sans serif · Jovanny Lemonad
Days One
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CSSfont-family: 'Days One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Days One is a free sans serif by Jovanny Lemonad, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Days One has an x-height taller than 77%, is wider than 91% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 94%. Its thickest strokes are 1.5 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Mitr
Days One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Mitr (90 out of 100) and Gyrotrope (76). Mitr is 9% narrower and 15% lighter, with an x-height 10% shorter; Gyrotrope is 45% lighter and 19% wider, with an x-height 5% taller.
Days One and Mitr laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Days OneMitr…
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 Days 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
Days 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 Days One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Jovanny Lemonad
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- cyrillic, 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 “Days One”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Days 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 Days One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Days One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Days One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.76lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 60.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 62%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.53 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 77% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 91% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 94% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 91% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Days One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Mitr90x-height 10% shorter · 9% narrower · 15% lighter
- Gyrotrope7645% lighter · 19% wider · x-height 5% taller
- Rubik Mono One7140% wider · x-height 31% taller
- Shippori Antique B17023% lighter · 10% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Madimi One6616% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter
- Basement Grotesque65x-height 12% taller · 13% heavier · 5% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Days One →Compare side by side →Get Days One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Days One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Numans54text 2.1% narrower · same x-height
- Archivo Black51text 0.7% wider · x-height 1.4% shorter
- Prosto One31text 2.4% wider · x-height 2.8% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Days One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 124.1% of its size, so running text keeps Days One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Days One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 124.11%;
ascent-override: 80.26%;
descent-override: 22.31%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Days One', 'Days One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Days One
Of the 902 home pages that load Days 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
- Roboto20%176 sites · 1× chance
- Open Sans14%122 sites · 0.7× chance
- Montserrat12%107 sites · 0.9× chance
- Poppins8.2%74 sites · 0.7× chance
- Inter6.7%60 sites · 0.7× chance
- Archivo6.4%58 sites · 10× chance
More than chanceArchivo 10×
Pair checkerDays One + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Days One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Days One free for commercial use?
Yes. Days 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 “Days One”.
How do I download and install Days One?
FontKind doesn’t host Days 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 Days One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Days 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 Days One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Days One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Days One in Figma?
Yes: Days One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Days One have?
Days 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 Days One?
Days One was designed by Jovanny Lemonad. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2011. Jovanny Lemonad also made Philosopher, Russo One, Prosto One and ten more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Days One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Mitr (90), Gyrotrope (76) and Rubik Mono One (71), out of 100. Next to Days One, Mitr is 9% narrower and 15% lighter, with an x-height 10% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Days One.