Sans serif · Yvonne Schüttler
Krona One
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CSSfont-family: 'Krona One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Krona One is a free sans serif by Yvonne Schüttler, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Krona One has an x-height taller than 90%, is wider than 97% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 85%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Mattone
Krona One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Mattone (88 out of 100) and Special Gothic Expanded One (83). Mattone is 8% narrower and 6% heavier; Special Gothic Expanded One is 29% heavier and 7% narrower, with an x-height 11% shorter.
Krona One and Mattone laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Krona OneMattone…
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 Krona 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
Krona 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 Krona One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Yvonne Schüttler
- 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 “Krona” or “Krona One”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Krona 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 Krona One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Krona One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Krona One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 57.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 76.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.76lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 73.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 52%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.20 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 90% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 97% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 85% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Krona One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Mattone888% narrower · 6% heavier
- Special Gothic Expanded One8329% heavier · x-height 11% shorter · 7% narrower
- Unbounded797% narrower
- Sporting Grotesque739% narrower · 14% lighter · more stroke contrast
- Lexend Zetta7222% wider · 38% lighter · x-height 9% shorter
- Argentum Sans6922% narrower · x-height 8% shorter · 7% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Krona One →Compare side by side →Get Krona One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Krona One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Krona One sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Krona One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 149% of its size, so running text keeps Krona One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Krona One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 148.96%;
ascent-override: 66.54%;
descent-override: 17.37%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Krona One', 'Krona One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Krona One
Of the 1,562 home pages that load Krona 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
- Montserrat19%302 sites · 1.5× chance
- Roboto18%285 sites · 0.9× chance
- Poppins11%168 sites · 1× chance
- Open Sans9.7%152 sites · 0.5× chance
- Inter6.6%103 sites · 0.6× chance
- IBM Plex Sans5.6%87 sites · 9.3× chance
More than chanceKumbh Sans 45×IBM Plex Sans 9.3×
Pair checkerKrona One + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Krona One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Krona One free for commercial use?
Yes. Krona 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 “Krona” or “Krona One”.
How do I download and install Krona One?
FontKind doesn’t host Krona 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 Krona One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Krona 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 Krona One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Krona One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Krona One in Figma?
Yes: Krona One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Krona One have?
Krona 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 Krona One?
Krona One was designed by Yvonne Schüttler. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2012. Yvonne Schüttler also made Voltaire, Calistoga, Poller One and one more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Krona One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Mattone (88), Special Gothic Expanded One (83) and Unbounded (79), out of 100. Next to Krona One, Mattone is 8% narrower and 6% heavier. See all 100 fonts like Krona One.