Sans serif · Vernon Adams

Francois One

Q: Is Francois One free for commercial use?

Yes. Francois One is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.

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Case

Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

Find the font. Find its kind.

CSSfont-family: 'Francois One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Francois One is a free sans serif by Vernon Adams, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Francois One has an x-height taller than 88%, is narrower than 75% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 93%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Freeman

Francois One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Freeman (91 out of 100) and Special Gothic Condensed One (68). Freeman has nearly identical proportions; Special Gothic Condensed One is 19% narrower, with an x-height 10% shorter.

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Ink shared with Francois OneFreeman…

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 Francois 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.

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03 / Sizes

Francois 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 Francois One, and can you use it?

Designer: Vernon Adams
Kind: Sans serif
Styles: 1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since: 2011
Character sets: 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.

Francois One 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

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 Francois One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Francois One under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Francois One on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Francois One, measured

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

Hxgp in Francois One. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 56.3% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 75.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.75lowercase against capitals
Width: 46.4% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 62%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.39 : 1moderate stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among sans serifs

Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 88% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 75% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 93% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 87% of sans serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Francois One

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Francois One →Compare side by side →Get Francois One on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Francois One without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Francois One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 94.6% of its size, so running text keeps Francois One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Francois One Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 94.65%;
  ascent-override: 115.06%;
  descent-override: 34.76%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Francois One', 'Francois One Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Francois One

Of the 2,652 home pages that load Francois 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

More than chanceUbuntu 6.5×PT Sans 1.9×Nunito 1.5×

Fonts that go with Francois One: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerFrancois 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 other

09 / Questions

Questions about Francois One

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

Is Francois One free for commercial use?

Yes. Francois 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 Francois One?

FontKind doesn’t host Francois 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 Francois One in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Francois 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 Francois One in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Francois One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Francois One in Figma?

Yes: Francois One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Francois One have?

Francois 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 Francois One?

Francois One was designed by Vernon Adams. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2011. Vernon Adams also made Bangers, Nunito, Oswald and 53 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Francois One?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Freeman (91), Special Gothic Condensed One (68) and Sansita (66), out of 100. Next to Francois One, Freeman has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Francois One.