Sans serif · Eduardo Tunni
Kite One
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CSSfont-family: 'Kite One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Kite One is a free sans serif by Eduardo Tunni, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Kite One has an average x-height, is narrower than 67% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
Compare with Playwrite New Zealand Basic →Compare with another font
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playwrite New Zealand Basic
Kite One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite New Zealand Basic (62 out of 100) and Kavivanar (59). Playwrite New Zealand Basic is 12% wider and 8% heavier; Kavivanar has an x-height 7% taller and less stroke contrast.
Kite One and Playwrite New Zealand Basic laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Kite OnePlaywrite New Zealand Basic…
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 Kite 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
Kite 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 Kite One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Eduardo Tunni
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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 “Kite”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Kite 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 Kite One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Kite One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Kite One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 87.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.58lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 48.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.27 : 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 67% of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 72% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Kite One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Playwrite New Zealand Basic6212% wider · 8% heavier
- Kavivanar59x-height 7% taller · less stroke contrast
- Edu Australia VIC WA NT Hand5715% lighter · 3% wider
- Edu SA Beginner5121% narrower · x-height 18% shorter · 7% heavier
- Playwrite Ísland5017% wider · 9% heavier
- Edu Australia VIC WA NT Hand Precursive4815% lighter · 3% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Kite One →Compare side by side →Get Kite One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Kite One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Alkatra39text 2.6% narrower · x-height 3.2% shorter
- Winky Sans15text 1.8% narrower · same x-height
- Kalam13text 0.8% wider · x-height 0.8% taller
- Kotta One9text 1.4% wider · x-height 4.3% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Kite One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 96.8% of its size, so running text keeps Kite One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Kite One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 96.78%;
ascent-override: 113.04%;
descent-override: 36.27%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Kite One', 'Kite One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Kite One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Kite One free for commercial use?
Yes. Kite 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 “Kite”.
How do I download and install Kite One?
FontKind doesn’t host Kite 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 Kite One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Kite 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 Kite One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Kite One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Kite One in Figma?
Yes: Kite One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Kite One have?
Kite 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 Kite One?
Kite One was designed by Eduardo Tunni. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2012. Eduardo Tunni also made Pathway Gothic One, Changa One, Graduate and 32 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Kite One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite New Zealand Basic (62), Kavivanar (59) and Edu Australia VIC WA NT Hand (57), out of 100. Next to Kite One, Playwrite New Zealand Basic is 12% wider and 8% heavier. See all 100 fonts like Kite One.