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Goblin One
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CSSfont-family: 'Goblin One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Goblin One is a free display font by Riccardo De Franceschi, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Goblin One has an x-height taller than 61%, is wider than 97% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 80%. Its thickest strokes are 2.9 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Sekuya
Goblin One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Sekuya (98 out of 100) and Gravitas One (82). Sekuya is 12% wider and 7% lighter, with an x-height 30% taller; Gravitas One is 5% narrower, with more stroke contrast.
Goblin One and Sekuya laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Goblin OneSekuya…
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 Goblin 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
Goblin 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 Goblin One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Riccardo De Franceschi
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- 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 “Goblin”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Goblin 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 Goblin One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Goblin One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Goblin One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 54.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.77lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 86.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 65%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.86 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 61% of display faces
WidthWider than 97% of display faces
InkDarker than 80% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 87% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Goblin One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Sekuya98x-height 30% taller · 12% wider · 7% lighter
- Gravitas One82more stroke contrast · 5% narrower
- Asset79more stroke contrast · 49% wider · 13% heavier
- Fontdiner Swanky7728% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 5% taller
- Isometra72less stroke contrast · x-height 11% taller · 10% narrower
- Dynamo71more stroke contrast · 11% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Goblin One →Compare side by side →Get Goblin One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Goblin One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Goblin One sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Goblin One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 169.6% of its size, so running text keeps Goblin One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Goblin One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 169.55%;
ascent-override: 55.29%;
descent-override: 18.43%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Goblin One', 'Goblin One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Goblin One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Goblin One free for commercial use?
Yes. Goblin 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 “Goblin”.
How do I download and install Goblin One?
FontKind doesn’t host Goblin 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 Goblin One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Goblin 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 Goblin One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Goblin One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Goblin One in Figma?
Yes: Goblin One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Goblin One have?
Goblin 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 Goblin One?
Goblin One was designed by Riccardo De Franceschi. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2011. Riccardo De Franceschi also made Gravitas One, Contrail One, Emblema One and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Goblin One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Sekuya (98), Gravitas One (82) and Asset (79), out of 100. Next to Goblin One, Sekuya is 12% wider and 7% lighter, with an x-height 30% taller. See all 100 fonts like Goblin One.