Sans serif · Sorkin Type
Fjalla One
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CSSfont-family: 'Fjalla One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Fjalla One is a free sans serif by Sorkin Type and Irina Smirnova, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Fjalla One has an x-height taller than 96%, is narrower than 85% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 90%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Antonio
Fjalla One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Antonio (94 out of 100) and Anton SC (90). Antonio is 17% lighter and 5% narrower, with an x-height 9% taller; Anton SC is 28% heavier and 5% wider, with an x-height 9% taller.
Fjalla One and Antonio laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Fjalla OneAntonio…
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 Fjalla 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
Fjalla 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 Fjalla One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Sorkin Type, Irina Smirnova
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- Character sets
- cyrillic-ext, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Fjalla 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 Fjalla One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Fjalla One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Fjalla One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 67.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 83.4% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.81lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 43.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 57%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.35 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 96% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 85% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 90% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 83% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Fjalla One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Antonio94x-height 9% taller · 17% lighter · 5% narrower
- Anton SC9028% heavier · x-height 9% taller · 5% wider
- Oswald89x-height 14% shorter · 8% narrower
- Anton8728% heavier · x-height 9% taller · 5% wider
- Bebas Neue7710% narrower · x-height 4% taller
- League Gothic7432% narrower · x-height 19% shorter · 20% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Fjalla One →Compare side by side →Get Fjalla One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Fjalla One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- BBH Bogle66text 0.7% narrower · x-height 4.1% taller
- Staatliches43text 1.4% narrower · x-height 3.5% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Fjalla One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 88% of its size, so running text keeps Fjalla One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Fjalla One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 88.05%;
ascent-override: 114.58%;
descent-override: 28.17%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Fjalla One', 'Fjalla One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Fjalla One
Of the 13,601 home pages that load Fjalla 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
- Lato21%2,840 sites · 2.6× chance
- Open Sans18%2,442 sites · 1× chance
- Roboto15%1,992 sites · 0.7× chance
- Montserrat8.4%1,138 sites · 0.6× chance
- Poppins5.9%801 sites · 0.5× chance
- Inter3.9%535 sites · 0.4× chance
More than chanceCantarell 80×Special Elite 8.7×Courgette 8.5×
Fonts that go with Fjalla One: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerFjalla 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 Fjalla One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Fjalla One free for commercial use?
Yes. Fjalla One is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.
How do I download and install Fjalla One?
FontKind doesn’t host Fjalla 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 Fjalla One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Fjalla 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 Fjalla One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Fjalla One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Fjalla One in Figma?
Yes: Fjalla One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Fjalla One have?
Fjalla 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 Fjalla One?
Fjalla One was designed by Sorkin Type and Irina Smirnova. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2012. Sorkin Type also made Merriweather, Merriweather Sans, Agbalumo and nine more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Fjalla One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Antonio (94), Anton SC (90) and Oswald (89), out of 100. Next to Fjalla One, Antonio is 17% lighter and 5% narrower, with an x-height 9% taller. See all 100 fonts like Fjalla One.