Sans serif · Nicole Fally
Hammersmith One
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CSSfont-family: 'Hammersmith One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Hammersmith One is a free sans serif by Nicole Fally, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Hammersmith One has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 89%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Secular One
Hammersmith One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Secular One (73 out of 100) and Palanquin Dark (71). Secular One is 6% wider and 7% heavier; Palanquin Dark has an x-height 5% shorter.
Hammersmith One and Secular One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Hammersmith OneSecular One…
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 Hammersmith 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
Hammersmith 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 Hammersmith One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Nicole Fally
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext
- 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 “Hammersmith”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Hammersmith 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 Hammersmith One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Hammersmith One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Hammersmith One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 65.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.78lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 56%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.11 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkDarker than 89% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 69% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Hammersmith One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Secular One736% wider · 7% heavier
- Palanquin Dark71x-height 5% shorter
- Zerove64x-height 37% taller · 27% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Engelsgold64x-height 35% taller · 37% lighter · 15% wider
- Braah One638% wider · 13% heavier
- Tauri63x-height 9% taller · more stroke contrast · 9% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Hammersmith One →Compare side by side →Get Hammersmith One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Hammersmith One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Secular One73same text width · x-height 2.5% taller
- Braah One63text 1.5% wider · same x-height
- Geologica58text 0.8% wider · x-height 3.0% shorter
- CAT Neuzeit52text 1.8% narrower · x-height 2.0% shorter
- Grotesk51same text width · x-height 1.9% taller
- Tilt Warp51text 1.3% narrower · x-height 1.3% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Hammersmith One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 108.2% of its size, so running text keeps Hammersmith One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Hammersmith One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 108.17%;
ascent-override: 83.24%;
descent-override: 32.32%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Hammersmith One', 'Hammersmith One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Hammersmith One
Of the 1,293 home pages that load Hammersmith 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
- Open Sans19%250 sites · 1.1× chance
- Roboto18%230 sites · 0.9× chance
- Montserrat8.1%105 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lato6.2%80 sites · 0.8× chance
- Poppins6.1%79 sites · 0.6× chance
09 / Questions
Questions about Hammersmith One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Hammersmith One free for commercial use?
Yes. Hammersmith 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 “Hammersmith”.
How do I download and install Hammersmith One?
FontKind doesn’t host Hammersmith 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 Hammersmith One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Hammersmith 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 Hammersmith One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Hammersmith One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Hammersmith One in Figma?
Yes: Hammersmith One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Hammersmith One have?
Hammersmith 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 Hammersmith One?
Hammersmith One was designed by Nicole Fally. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2011. Nicole Fally also made Pinyon Script, Stoke, Rye and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Hammersmith One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Secular One (73), Palanquin Dark (71) and Zerove (64), out of 100. Next to Hammersmith One, Secular One is 6% wider and 7% heavier. See all 100 fonts like Hammersmith One.