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Pirata One
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CSSfont-family: 'Pirata One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Pirata One is a free display font by Rodrigo Fuenzalida and Nicolas Massi, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Pirata One has an x-height taller than 71%, is narrower than 86% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 68%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Bombe CAT
Pirata One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Bombe CAT (100 out of 100) and Jaini Purva (87). Bombe CAT is 12% heavier and 3% wider, with more stroke contrast; Jaini Purva is 7% lighter, with an x-height 13% shorter and less stroke contrast.
Pirata One and Bombe CAT laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Pirata OneBombe CAT…
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 Pirata 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.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
With this font
- Write your ownGothic font generator →Your words in Pirata One and 11 more gothic fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.
- Its alphabetOld English letters, A to Z →All 52 letters in Pirata One and 4 more blackletter fonts, each on a page of its own: hollow to colour in, and on a sheet to print.
03 / Sizes
Pirata 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 Pirata One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Rodrigo Fuenzalida, Nicolas Massi
- Kind
- Display
- 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 “Pirata”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Pirata 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 Pirata One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Pirata One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Pirata One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 57.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 77.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 40.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 59%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.30 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 71% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 86% of display faces
InkDarker than 68% of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Pirata One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Bombe CAT100more stroke contrast · 12% heavier · 3% wider
- Jaini Purva87x-height 13% shorter · 7% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Grobe Deutschmeister85x-height 10% taller · 19% heavier · 3% wider
- Blankenburg84x-height 18% shorter · 14% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Federant8329% wider · more stroke contrast · 18% lighter
- CAT Hohenzollern819% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Pirata One →Compare side by side →Get Pirata One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Pirata One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Autobahn76text 1.8% wider · x-height 2.6% shorter
- CAT Schmalfette Thannhaeuser46text 2.5% narrower · x-height 1.9% taller
- Lobster Two35text 0.9% wider · x-height 1.9% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Pirata One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 80% of its size, so running text keeps Pirata One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Pirata One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 79.99%;
ascent-override: 125.77%;
descent-override: 34.88%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Pirata One', 'Pirata One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Pirata One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Pirata One free for commercial use?
Yes. Pirata 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 “Pirata”.
How do I download and install Pirata One?
FontKind doesn’t host Pirata 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 Pirata One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Pirata 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 Pirata One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Pirata One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Pirata One in Figma?
Yes: Pirata One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Pirata One have?
Pirata 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 Pirata One?
Pirata One was designed by Rodrigo Fuenzalida and Nicolas Massi. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2012. Rodrigo Fuenzalida also made Raleway, Instrument Serif, Outfit and nine more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Pirata One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Bombe CAT (100), Jaini Purva (87) and Grobe Deutschmeister (85), out of 100. Next to Pirata One, Bombe CAT is 12% heavier and 3% wider, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Pirata One.