Display · Miguel Hernandez
Erica One
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CSSfont-family: 'Erica One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Erica One is a free display font by Miguel Hernandez, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Erica One has an x-height taller than 77%, is wider than 82% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 99%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Gasoek One
Erica One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Gasoek One (83 out of 100) and Changa One (81). Gasoek One has an x-height 5% taller; Changa One is 16% narrower, with an x-height 15% shorter and more stroke contrast.
Erica One and Gasoek One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Erica OneGasoek 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 Erica 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
Erica 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 Erica One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Miguel Hernandez
- Kind
- Display
- 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 “Erica One”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Erica 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 Erica One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Erica One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Erica One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 59.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.86lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 62.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 88%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.21 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 77% of display faces
WidthWider than 82% of display faces
InkDarker than 99% of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Erica One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Gasoek One83x-height 5% taller
- Changa One8116% narrower · x-height 15% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Climate Crisis8032% wider · x-height 5% taller
- LC Mogi8011% wider · x-height 4% shorter
- Badeen Display7511% heavier
- Gajraj One68more stroke contrast · x-height 15% shorter · 4% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Erica One →Compare side by side →Get Erica One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Erica One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Gasoek One83same text width · x-height 4.9% taller
- LC Mogi80text 2.6% wider · x-height 4.4% shorter
- Titan One55text 1.0% narrower · x-height 1.9% shorter
- Basement Grotesque40text 1.8% wider · x-height 1.5% taller
- Sigmar35text 2.3% narrower · x-height 1.6% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Erica One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 125.1% of its size, so running text keeps Erica One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Erica One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 125.12%;
ascent-override: 92.15%;
descent-override: 27.09%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Erica One', 'Erica One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Erica One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Erica One free for commercial use?
Yes. Erica 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 “Erica One”.
How do I download and install Erica One?
FontKind doesn’t host Erica 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 Erica One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Erica 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 Erica One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Erica One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Erica One in Figma?
Yes: Erica One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Erica One have?
Erica 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 Erica One?
Erica One was designed by Miguel Hernandez. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2012. Miguel Hernandez also made Sail, Ceviche One and Chela One.
What fonts are similar to Erica One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Gasoek One (83), Changa One (81) and Climate Crisis (80), out of 100. Next to Erica One, Gasoek One has an x-height 5% taller. See all 100 fonts like Erica One.