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Sans serif · Eduardo Tunni

Pathway Gothic One

Case
72 px
Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in
0 em
1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Pathway Gothic One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Pathway Gothic One is a free sans serif by Eduardo Tunni, on Google Fonts since 2013. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Pathway Gothic One has an x-height taller than 80%, is narrower than 95% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 72%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of New Title

Pathway Gothic One on one light table with its two closest fonts, New Title (84 out of 100) and Printline (84). New Title is 33% narrower and 9% heavier, with an x-height 7% taller; Printline is 20% narrower and 6% lighter, with an x-height 7% shorter.

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Pathway Gothic One and New Title laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with Pathway Gothic OneNew Title…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Pathway Gothic 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

Pathway Gothic 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 Pathway Gothic One, and can you use it?

Designer
Eduardo Tunni
Kind
Sans serif
Styles
1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since
2013
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 “Pathway”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files
Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Pathway Gothic One is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

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 Pathway Gothic One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists Pathway Gothic One under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Pathway Gothic One on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Pathway Gothic One, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Pathway Gothic One. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
54.0% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
70.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.77lowercase against capitals
Width
35.1% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
46%letter box filled
Contrast
1.23 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among sans serifs

Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind

  • x-heightLarger than 80% of sans serifs

  • WidthNarrower than 95% of sans serifs

  • InkDarker than 72% of sans serifs

  • ContrastMore contrast than 63% of sans serifs

07 / Swap

Swap Pathway Gothic One without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Pathway Gothic One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 70.1% of its size, so running text keeps Pathway Gothic One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Pathway Gothic One Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 70.09%;
  ascent-override: 136.11%;
  descent-override: 28.25%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Pathway Gothic One', 'Pathway Gothic One Fallback', sans-serif;

09 / Questions

Questions about Pathway Gothic One

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Pathway Gothic One free for commercial use?

Yes. Pathway Gothic 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 “Pathway”.

How do I download and install Pathway Gothic One?

FontKind doesn’t host Pathway Gothic 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 Pathway Gothic One in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Pathway Gothic 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 Pathway Gothic One in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Pathway Gothic One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Pathway Gothic One in Figma?

Yes: Pathway Gothic One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Pathway Gothic One have?

Pathway Gothic 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 Pathway Gothic One?

Pathway Gothic One was designed by Eduardo Tunni. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2013. Eduardo Tunni also made Changa One, Graduate, Arapey and 32 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Pathway Gothic One?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are New Title (84), Printline (84) and Bebas Neue (83), out of 100. Next to Pathway Gothic One, New Title is 33% narrower and 9% heavier, with an x-height 7% taller. See all 100 fonts like Pathway Gothic One.