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Poetsen One
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CSSfont-family: 'Poetsen One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Poetsen One is a free display font by Rodrigo Fuenzalida and Pablo Impallari, on Google Fonts since 2024. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Poetsen One has an x-height taller than 68%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 80%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Carter One
Poetsen One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Carter One (85 out of 100) and Protest Riot (85). Carter One has nearly identical proportions; Protest Riot is 13% narrower, with an x-height 4% taller.
Poetsen One and Carter One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Poetsen OneCarter One…
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 Poetsen 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
Poetsen 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 Poetsen One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Rodrigo Fuenzalida, Pablo Impallari
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2024
- 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 “Poetsen”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Poetsen 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 Poetsen One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Poetsen One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Poetsen One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 55.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.79lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 54.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 65%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.28 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 68% of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkDarker than 80% of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Poetsen One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Carter One85Nearly identical proportions
- Protest Riot8513% narrower · x-height 4% taller
- Alkatra8114% narrower · x-height 12% shorter · 13% lighter
- Contrail One8016% narrower · 17% lighter · x-height 6% taller
- Chewy7917% narrower · less stroke contrast · 10% heavier
- Manosque7720% narrower · 12% heavier · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Poetsen One →Compare side by side →Get Poetsen One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Poetsen One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Kavoon71text 2.6% wider · x-height 3.4% taller
- Modak40text 1.7% narrower · x-height 1.7% shorter
- Nova Script38text 2.4% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Poetsen One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 107.5% of its size, so running text keeps Poetsen One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Poetsen One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 107.54%;
ascent-override: 92.99%;
descent-override: 18.60%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Poetsen One', 'Poetsen One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Poetsen One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Poetsen One free for commercial use?
Yes. Poetsen 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 “Poetsen”.
How do I download and install Poetsen One?
FontKind doesn’t host Poetsen 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 Poetsen One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Poetsen 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 Poetsen One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Poetsen One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Poetsen One in Figma?
Yes: Poetsen One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Poetsen One have?
Poetsen 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 Poetsen One?
Poetsen One was designed by Rodrigo Fuenzalida and Pablo Impallari. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2024. Rodrigo Fuenzalida also made Raleway, Instrument Serif, Outfit and nine more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Poetsen One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Carter One (85), Protest Riot (85) and Alkatra (81), out of 100. Next to Poetsen One, Carter One has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Poetsen One.