Display · Eli Heuer
GTL001
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CSSfont-family: 'GTL001', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
GTL001 is a free display font by Eli Heuer, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, GTL001 has an x-height taller than 87%, is wider than 60% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 91%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Modak
GTL001 on one light table with its two closest fonts, Modak (85 out of 100) and Palette Mosaic (72). Modak is 21% heavier and 5% narrower, with an x-height 21% shorter; Palette Mosaic is 27% lighter and 7% wider, with an x-height 24% shorter.
GTL001 and Modak laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with GTL001Modak…
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 GTL001 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.
- a
- b
- c
- d
- e
- f
- g
- h
- i
- j
- k
- l
- m
- n
- o
- p
- q
- r
- s
- t
- u
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
GTL001 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 GTL001, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Eli Heuer
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- From
- GitHub
- 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.
GTL001 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
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and GTL001 comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- Not verified. Install it from its maker’s repository on GitHub 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 GTL001, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists GTL001 under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
GTL001, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 70.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 1.00lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 55.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 74%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 87% of display faces
WidthWider than 60% of display faces
InkDarker than 91% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to GTL001
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Modak85x-height 21% shorter · 21% heavier · 5% narrower
- Palette Mosaic72x-height 24% shorter · 27% lighter · 7% wider
- Fascinate67x-height 29% shorter · 9% wider · 13% heavier
- Blaec6645% wider · x-height 5% taller
- Kohinoor Zerone64x-height 23% shorter · 17% narrower · 17% lighter
- Rubik Wet Paint64x-height 25% shorter · 11% wider · 16% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to GTL001 →Compare side by side →Get GTL001 on GitHub
07 / Swap
Swap GTL001 without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until GTL001 loads, this sets Arial in its place at 106% of its size, so running text keeps GTL001’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'GTL001 Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 105.98%;
ascent-override: 113.23%;
descent-override: 18.87%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'GTL001', 'GTL001 Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about GTL001
Answered from its licence, GitHub and each app’s own font list
Is GTL001 free for commercial use?
Yes. GTL001 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 GTL001?
GTL001 comes free from its maker’s repository on GitHub . On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file: the fonts are in its documentation/specimen_fonts folder. 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 load from its repository, through jsDelivr, as does its licence file .
Is GTL001 in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and GTL001 comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. 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 GTL001 have?
GTL001 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 GTL001?
GTL001 was designed by Eli Heuer. Eli Heuer also made Epistle, Micro Grotesk and Toren.
What fonts are similar to GTL001?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Modak (85), Palette Mosaic (72) and Fascinate (67), out of 100. Next to GTL001, Modak is 21% heavier and 5% narrower, with an x-height 21% shorter. See all 100 fonts like GTL001.