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Format 1452

Case
72 px
Weight500 MediumThe only weight it comes in
0 em
1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Format 1452', sans-serif; font-weight: 500; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Format 1452 is a free sans serif, from Velvetyne. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Format 1452 has an x-height shorter than 80%, is narrower than 74% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 74%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Jupiteroid

Format 1452 on one light table with its two closest fonts, Jupiteroid (86 out of 100) and Simplex Sans (79). Jupiteroid is 11% lighter and 3% narrower, with more stroke contrast; Simplex Sans is 5% narrower, with an x-height 6% taller.

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Format 1452 and Jupiteroid laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with Format 1452Jupiteroid…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Format 1452 alphabet

Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 500

Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.

  • &
  • ?
  • !
  • @
  • %
  • (
  • )

03 / Sizes

Format 1452 at every size

1 weight (500) · six sizes, in your words

  • 12 px
  • 16 px
  • 24 px
  • 36 px
  • 48 px
  • 72 px

04 / Facts

Can you use Format 1452?

Designer
Not listed
Kind
Sans serif
Styles
1 weight (500)
From
Velvetyne
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.
PDFs and documents
Yes.
Changes
Yes.
Sharing the files
Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Format 1452 is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

Its licence file, kept with our copy of its web fonts

Already in your apps?

Google Docs
Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Format 1452 comes from Velvetyne. Google’s guide
Word, PowerPoint
Not verified. Install it from Velvetyne first. Microsoft’s list
Figma
Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
Canva
Not verified. Search its font menu for Format 1452, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists Format 1452 under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Format 1452 on Velvetyne

05 / Measurements

Format 1452, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Format 1452. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
48.4% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
72.3% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.67lowercase against capitals
Width
46.4% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
47%letter box filled
Contrast
0.99 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among sans serifs

Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind

  • x-heightSmaller than 80% of sans serifs

  • WidthNarrower than 74% of sans serifs

  • InkDarker than 74% of sans serifs

  • ContrastMore even than 96% of sans serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Format 1452

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Format 1452 →Compare side by side →Get Format 1452 on Velvetyne

07 / Swap

Swap Format 1452 without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Format 1452 loads, this sets Arial in its place at 94% of its size, so running text keeps Format 1452’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Format 1452 Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 93.98%;
  ascent-override: 77.04%;
  descent-override: 29.47%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Format 1452', 'Format 1452 Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Format 1452

Answered from its licence, Velvetyne and each app’s own font list

Is Format 1452 free for commercial use?

Yes. Format 1452 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 Format 1452?

Format 1452 comes free from Velvetyne . Download it from its page there and unzip the file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses are FontKind’s own copy, kept with its licence file .

Is Format 1452 in Google Docs?

Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Format 1452 comes from Velvetyne. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.

How many weights does Format 1452 have?

Format 1452 comes in one weight, Medium (500). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.

What fonts are similar to Format 1452?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Jupiteroid (86), Simplex Sans (79) and DIN 1451-4H (78), out of 100. Next to Format 1452, Jupiteroid is 11% lighter and 3% narrower, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Format 1452.