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Gravitas One
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CSSfont-family: 'Gravitas One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Gravitas One is a free display font by Riccardo De Franceschi, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Gravitas One has an x-height taller than 62%, is wider than 96% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 82%. Its thickest strokes are 9.9 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Abril Fatface
Gravitas One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Abril Fatface (92 out of 100) and Fette Bauersche Antiqua UNZ Pro (87). Abril Fatface is 35% narrower, with an x-height 12% shorter; Fette Bauersche Antiqua UNZ Pro is 18% narrower, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 4% shorter.
Gravitas One and Abril Fatface laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Gravitas OneAbril Fatface…
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 Gravitas 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
Gravitas 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 Gravitas 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 “Gravitas”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Gravitas 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 Gravitas One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Gravitas One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Gravitas One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 54.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.79lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 82.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 66%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 9.90 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 62% of display faces
WidthWider than 96% of display faces
InkDarker than 82% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 99% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Gravitas One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Abril Fatface9235% narrower · x-height 12% shorter
- Fette Bauersche Antiqua UNZ Pro8718% narrower · more stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
- Dynamo8416% wider · less stroke contrast
- Chonburi8221% narrower · x-height 11% shorter · 13% lighter
- Goblin One82less stroke contrast · 5% wider
- Asset7857% wider · x-height 6% shorter · 11% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Gravitas One →Compare side by side →Get Gravitas One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Gravitas One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Gravitas One sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Gravitas One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 164.5% of its size, so running text keeps Gravitas One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Gravitas One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 164.45%;
ascent-override: 57.51%;
descent-override: 19.84%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Gravitas One', 'Gravitas One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Gravitas One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Gravitas One free for commercial use?
Yes. Gravitas 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 “Gravitas”.
How do I download and install Gravitas One?
FontKind doesn’t host Gravitas 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 Gravitas One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Gravitas 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 Gravitas One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Gravitas One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Gravitas One in Figma?
Yes: Gravitas One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Gravitas One have?
Gravitas 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 Gravitas One?
Gravitas One was designed by Riccardo De Franceschi. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2011. Riccardo De Franceschi also made Contrail One, Emblema One, Goblin One and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Gravitas One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Abril Fatface (92), Fette Bauersche Antiqua UNZ Pro (87) and Dynamo (84), out of 100. Next to Gravitas One, Abril Fatface is 35% narrower, with an x-height 12% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Gravitas One.