Serif · Ania Kruk
Kotta One
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CSSfont-family: 'Kotta One', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Kotta One is a free serif by Ania Kruk, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Kotta One has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 65%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Diphylleia
Kotta One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Diphylleia (78 out of 100) and Metal (74). Diphylleia is 19% lighter, with more stroke contrast; Metal is 19% narrower, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 12% shorter.
Kotta One and Diphylleia laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Kotta OneDiphylleia…
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 Kotta 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
Kotta 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 Kotta One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Ania Kruk
- Kind
- 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 “Kotta” or “Kotta One”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Kotta 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 Kotta One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Kotta One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Kotta One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.07 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of serifs
WidthNear the middle of serifs
InkLighter than 65% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 95% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Kotta One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Diphylleia78more stroke contrast · 19% lighter
- Metal7419% narrower · more stroke contrast · x-height 12% shorter
- Aref Ruqaa Ink71more stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
- Alegreya SC65more stroke contrast · 15% lighter · 5% wider
- Alegreya59more stroke contrast · 7% narrower · x-height 6% shorter
- Beta545550% heavier · x-height 11% taller · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Kotta One →Compare side by side →Get Kotta One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Kotta One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Aref Ruqaa Ink71same text width · x-height 4.3% shorter
- Maname50text 1.1% wider · x-height 5.0% shorter
- Esteban39text 2.1% wider · x-height 1.0% shorter
- Karma31text 1.7% wider · x-height 0.8% taller
- Sriracha28text 2.1% wider · x-height 1.0% taller
- Asul28text 2.3% wider · x-height 1.0% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Kotta One loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 108.3% of its size, so running text keeps Kotta One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Kotta One Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 108.27%;
ascent-override: 84.51%;
descent-override: 26.60%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Kotta One', 'Kotta One Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Kotta One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Kotta One free for commercial use?
Yes. Kotta 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 “Kotta” or “Kotta One”.
How do I download and install Kotta One?
FontKind doesn’t host Kotta 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 Kotta One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Kotta 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 Kotta One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Kotta One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Kotta One in Figma?
Yes: Kotta One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Kotta One have?
Kotta 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 Kotta One?
Kotta One was designed by Ania Kruk. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2012. Ania Kruk also made Cookie.
What fonts are similar to Kotta One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Diphylleia (78), Metal (74) and Aref Ruqaa Ink (71), out of 100. Next to Kotta One, Diphylleia is 19% lighter, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Kotta One.