Display · John Vargas Beltrán

Germania One

Q: Is Germania One free for commercial use?

Yes. Germania 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 “Germania”.

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Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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

Germania One is a free display font by John Vargas Beltrán, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Germania One has an average x-height, is narrower than 77% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 76%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with Autobahn →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Autobahn

Germania One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Autobahn (71 out of 100) and Jaini Purva (70). Autobahn is 7% narrower, with an x-height 3% taller; Jaini Purva is 9% narrower and 15% lighter, with an x-height 8% shorter.

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Ink shared with Germania OneAutobahn…

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 Germania 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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With this font

Write your ownGothic font generator →Your words in Germania One and 11 more gothic fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Germania 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 Germania One, and can you use it?

Designer: John Vargas Beltrán
Kind: Display
Styles: 1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since: 2012
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 or loaded from Google Fonts.
PDFs and documents: Yes.
Changes: Yes, under another name. Not as “Germania”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Germania 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 Germania One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Germania 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 Germania One on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Germania One, measured

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

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

x-height: 53.9% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 71.2% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.76lowercase against capitals
Width: 43.7% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 64%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.10 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

x-heightNear the middle of display faces
WidthNarrower than 77% of display faces
InkDarker than 76% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 70% of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Germania One

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap Germania One without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Germania One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 89% of its size, so running text keeps Germania One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Germania One Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 88.96%;
  ascent-override: 102.40%;
  descent-override: 28.10%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

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

08 / Questions

Questions about Germania One

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

Is Germania One free for commercial use?

Yes. Germania 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 “Germania”.

How do I download and install Germania One?

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

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

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

Is Germania One in Figma?

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

How many weights does Germania One have?

Germania 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 Germania One?

Germania One was designed by John Vargas Beltrán. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2012. John Vargas Beltrán also made Boogaloo, Salsa, Macondo and two more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Germania One?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Autobahn (71), Jaini Purva (70) and Pirata One (69), out of 100. Next to Germania One, Autobahn is 7% narrower, with an x-height 3% taller. See all 100 fonts like Germania One.