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Nixie One
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CSSfont-family: 'Nixie One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Nixie One is a free display font by Jovanny Lemonad, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Nixie One has an x-height shorter than 62%, is wider than 64% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 95%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Life Savers
Nixie One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Life Savers (92 out of 100) and Victorianna (83). Life Savers is 50% heavier and 16% narrower, with an x-height 13% shorter; Victorianna is 16% narrower and 31% lighter.
Nixie One and Life Savers laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Nixie OneLife Savers…
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 Nixie 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
Nixie 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 Nixie One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Jovanny Lemonad
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin
- 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.
Nixie 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 Nixie One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Nixie One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Nixie One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 56.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 19%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.00 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 62% of display faces
WidthWider than 64% of display faces
InkLighter than 95% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 83% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Nixie One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Life Savers9250% heavier · 16% narrower · x-height 13% shorter
- Victorianna8316% narrower · 31% lighter
- Grandiflora One82x-height 19% shorter · 27% lighter · 14% narrower
- Scope One6653% heavier · 8% narrower · more stroke contrast
- BhuTuka Expanded One6539% wider · x-height 29% shorter · 16% lighter
- Compagnon63x-height 11% shorter · 6% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Nixie One →Compare side by side →Get Nixie One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Nixie One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Kalnia Glaze55text 2.4% wider · x-height 3.0% taller
- Kiwi Maru38text 2.6% wider · x-height 2.3% taller
- Sanchez34text 2.8% narrower · x-height 1.6% shorter
- Snap-it Mono17text 2.2% wider · x-height 2.2% taller
- Solway15text 2.8% narrower · same x-height
- Besley10text 0.9% narrower · x-height 4.0% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Nixie One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 114.1% of its size, so running text keeps Nixie One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Nixie One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 114.10%;
ascent-override: 81.15%;
descent-override: 18.40%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Nixie One', 'Nixie One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Nixie One
Of the 545 home pages that load Nixie 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
- Open Sans41%222 sites · 2.3× chance
- PT Sans14%77 sites · 13× chance
- Montserrat10%57 sites · 0.8× chance
- Raleway10%55 sites · 2.4× chance
More than chancePT Sans 13×Raleway 2.4×Open Sans 2.3×
Pair checkerNixie 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 Nixie One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Nixie One free for commercial use?
Yes. Nixie 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 Nixie One?
FontKind doesn’t host Nixie 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 Nixie One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Nixie 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 Nixie One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Nixie One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Nixie One in Figma?
Yes: Nixie One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Nixie One have?
Nixie 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 Nixie One?
Nixie One was designed by Jovanny Lemonad. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2011. Jovanny Lemonad also made Philosopher, Russo One, Prosto One and ten more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Nixie One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Life Savers (92), Victorianna (83) and Grandiflora One (82), out of 100. Next to Nixie One, Life Savers is 50% heavier and 16% narrower, with an x-height 13% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Nixie One.