Handwriting · Nermin Kahrimanovic
Nerko One
Find the font. Find its kind.
CSSfont-family: 'Nerko One', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Nerko One is a free handwriting font by Nermin Kahrimanovic, on Google Fonts since 2020. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Nerko One has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 95%. Its thickest strokes are 1.8 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Gochi Hand
Nerko One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Gochi Hand (66 out of 100) and Caveat Brush (64). Gochi Hand is 28% lighter, with an x-height 21% taller and less stroke contrast; Caveat Brush is 15% narrower and 10% lighter, with less stroke contrast.
Nerko One and Gochi Hand laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Nerko OneGochi Hand…
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 Nerko 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
Nerko 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 Nerko One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Nermin Kahrimanovic
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2020
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Nerko 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 Nerko One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Nerko One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Nerko One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 40.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 58.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.69lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 46.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 71%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.83 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of handwriting faces
WidthNear the middle of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 95% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 78% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Nerko One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Gochi Hand66x-height 21% taller · 28% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Caveat Brush6415% narrower · less stroke contrast · 10% lighter
- Manosque63x-height 36% taller · less stroke contrast · 5% narrower
- Delicious Handrawn6121% narrower · less stroke contrast · 17% lighter
- Poetsen One61x-height 38% taller · 19% wider · less stroke contrast
- Itim5930% lighter · x-height 9% taller · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Nerko One →Compare side by side →Get Nerko One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Nerko One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Akaya Kanadaka33text 1.7% narrower · x-height 0.6% taller
- Indie Flower30same text width · x-height 2.2% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Nerko One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 93.4% of its size, so running text keeps Nerko One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Nerko One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 93.42%;
ascent-override: 95.70%;
descent-override: 33.93%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Nerko One', 'Nerko One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Nerko One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Nerko One free for commercial use?
Yes. Nerko One is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.
How do I download and install Nerko One?
FontKind doesn’t host Nerko 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 Nerko One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Nerko 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 Nerko One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Nerko One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Nerko One in Figma?
Yes: Nerko One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Nerko One have?
Nerko 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 Nerko One?
Nerko One was designed by Nermin Kahrimanovic. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2020.
What fonts are similar to Nerko One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Gochi Hand (66), Caveat Brush (64) and Manosque (63), out of 100. Next to Nerko One, Gochi Hand is 28% lighter, with an x-height 21% taller and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Nerko One.