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Poiret One

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

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

Poiret One is a free display font by Denis Masharov, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Poiret One has an x-height shorter than 89%, is narrower than 69% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 95%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with Megrim →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Megrim

Poiret One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Megrim (76 out of 100) and Vibes (72). Megrim is 17% wider and 28% lighter, with an x-height 29% taller; Vibes is 21% heavier and 5% narrower, with an x-height 7% taller.

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Poiret One and Megrim laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with Poiret OneMegrim…

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 Poiret 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

03 / Sizes

Poiret 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 Poiret One, and can you use it?

Designer
Denis Masharov
Kind
Display
Styles
1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since
2012
Character sets
cyrillic, 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.
Sharing the files
Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Poiret 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 Poiret One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists Poiret 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 Poiret One on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Poiret One, measured

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

Hxgp in Poiret One. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
45.0% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
75.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.60lowercase against capitals
Width
46.1% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
20%letter box filled
Contrast
1.14 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

  • x-heightSmaller than 89% of display faces

  • WidthNarrower than 69% of display faces

  • InkLighter than 95% of display faces

  • ContrastMore even than 62% of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Poiret One

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Poiret One →Compare side by side →Get Poiret One on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Poiret One without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Poiret One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 92.8% of its size, so running text keeps Poiret One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Poiret One Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 92.84%;
  ascent-override: 103.62%;
  descent-override: 22.41%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Poiret One', 'Poiret One Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Poiret One

Of the 2,910 home pages that load Poiret 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

More than chanceAllura 28×Comfortaa 6.2×Josefin Sans 4.6×

Fonts that go with Poiret One: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerPoiret 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 other

09 / Questions

Questions about Poiret One

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

Is Poiret One free for commercial use?

Yes. Poiret 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 Poiret One?

FontKind doesn’t host Poiret 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 Poiret One in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Poiret 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 Poiret One in Google Docs?

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

Is Poiret One in Figma?

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

How many weights does Poiret One have?

Poiret 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 Poiret One?

Poiret One was designed by Denis Masharov. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2012. Denis Masharov also made Marck Script, Ruslan Display, Tenor Sans and four more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Poiret One?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Megrim (76), Vibes (72) and Julius Sans One (63), out of 100. Next to Poiret One, Megrim is 17% wider and 28% lighter, with an x-height 29% taller. See all 100 fonts like Poiret One.