Sans serif · Vernon Adams
Paytone One
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CSSfont-family: 'Paytone One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Paytone One is a free sans serif by Vernon Adams, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Paytone One has an average x-height, is wider than 89% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 98%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Candal
Paytone One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Candal (90 out of 100) and BoonTook (88). Candal is 10% wider, with an x-height 5% taller and more stroke contrast; BoonTook has nearly identical proportions.
Paytone One and Candal laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Paytone OneCandal…
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 Paytone 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
Paytone 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 Paytone One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Vernon Adams
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- 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 “Paytone” or “Paytone One”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Paytone 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 Paytone One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Paytone One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Paytone One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 59.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 75%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.30 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthWider than 89% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 98% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 78% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Paytone One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Candal9010% wider · x-height 5% taller · more stroke contrast
- BoonTook88Nearly identical proportions
- Peace Sans8612% heavier · x-height 6% taller
- BBH Hegarty788% wider · 15% heavier
- Fehmarn Belt77x-height 40% taller · 24% lighter · 5% wider
- Secular One7420% lighter · 8% narrower · x-height 4% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Paytone One →Compare side by side →Get Paytone One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Paytone One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Paytone One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 115% of its size, so running text keeps Paytone One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Paytone One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 115.04%;
ascent-override: 96.75%;
descent-override: 24.60%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Paytone One', 'Paytone One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Paytone One
Of the 2,344 home pages that load Paytone 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
- Roboto15%353 sites · 0.7× chance
- Open Sans14%317 sites · 0.7× chance
- Montserrat13%315 sites · 1× chance
- Poppins12%270 sites · 1× chance
- Inter4.8%113 sites · 0.5× chance
- Nunito4%94 sites · 2× chanceSame designer
More than chanceQuicksand 2.5×Nunito 2×
Fonts that go with Paytone One: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerPaytone 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 Paytone One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Paytone One free for commercial use?
Yes. Paytone 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 “Paytone” or “Paytone One”.
How do I download and install Paytone One?
FontKind doesn’t host Paytone 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 Paytone One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Paytone 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 Paytone One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Paytone One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Paytone One in Figma?
Yes: Paytone One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Paytone One have?
Paytone 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 Paytone One?
Paytone One was designed by Vernon Adams. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2011. Vernon Adams also made Bangers, Nunito, Oswald and 53 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Paytone One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Candal (90), BoonTook (88) and Peace Sans (86), out of 100. Next to Paytone One, Candal is 10% wider, with an x-height 5% taller and more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Paytone One.