Sans serif · TypeTogether
Jockey One
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CSSfont-family: 'Jockey One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Jockey One is a free sans serif by TypeTogether, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Jockey One has an average x-height, is narrower than 87% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 96%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Tac One
Jockey One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Tac One (87 out of 100) and Zerove (70). Tac One is 21% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 22% shorter; Zerove is 24% wider and 38% lighter, with an x-height 37% taller.
Jockey One and Tac One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Jockey OneTac 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 Jockey 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
Jockey 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 Jockey One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- TypeTogether
- 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 “Jockey”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Jockey 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 Jockey One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Jockey One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Jockey One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 42.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 65%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.29 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 87% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 96% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 75% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Jockey One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Tac One87more stroke contrast · x-height 22% shorter · 21% heavier
- Zerove70x-height 37% taller · 24% wider · 38% lighter
- BBH Bogle68x-height 37% taller
- Grotesk6723% wider · 36% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Asimovian6621% wider · 21% lighter · x-height 5% taller
- Do Hyeon627% wider · less stroke contrast · 10% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Jockey One →Compare side by side →Get Jockey One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Jockey One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Voltaire57text 2.9% narrower · x-height 1.5% taller
- Unitblock57text 2.3% wider · x-height 2.8% taller
- Squada One46same text width · x-height 4.5% shorter
- Changa Condensed45text 1.9% wider · x-height 3.7% taller
- Cabin Condensed39text 0.9% narrower · x-height 4.1% shorter
- Rationale37text 2.7% narrower · x-height 0.6% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Jockey One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 84.1% of its size, so running text keeps Jockey One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Jockey One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 84.13%;
ascent-override: 128.26%;
descent-override: 37.92%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Jockey One', 'Jockey One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Jockey One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Jockey One free for commercial use?
Yes. Jockey 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 “Jockey”.
How do I download and install Jockey One?
FontKind doesn’t host Jockey 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 Jockey One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Jockey 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 Jockey One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Jockey One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Jockey One in Figma?
Yes: Jockey One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Jockey One have?
Jockey 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 Jockey One?
Jockey One was designed by TypeTogether. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2011. TypeTogether also made Crete Round, Bree Serif, Playpen Sans and 54 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Jockey One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Tac One (87), Zerove (70) and BBH Bogle (68), out of 100. Next to Jockey One, Tac One is 21% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 22% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Jockey One.