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Racing Sans One
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CSSfont-family: 'Racing Sans One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Racing Sans One is a free display font by Impallari Type, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Racing Sans One has an x-height shorter than 92%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 93%. Its thickest strokes are 3.0 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Fugaz One
Racing Sans One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Fugaz One (100 out of 100) and Timmana (97). Fugaz One is 6% wider, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 13% taller; Timmana is 17% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 10% taller.
Racing Sans One and Fugaz One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Racing Sans OneFugaz 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 Racing Sans 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
Racing Sans 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 Racing Sans One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Impallari Type
- 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 “Racing Sans”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Racing Sans 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 Racing Sans One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Racing Sans One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Racing Sans One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 43.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 63.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.68lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 53.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 76%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.96 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 92% of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkDarker than 93% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 88% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Racing Sans One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Fugaz One100less stroke contrast · x-height 13% taller · 6% wider
- Timmana9717% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 10% taller
- Bangers82x-height 70% taller · 21% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Contrail One79x-height 37% taller · less stroke contrast · 28% lighter
- Hardman7360% wider · more stroke contrast · 18% lighter
- GB Sans67x-height 41% taller · 46% lighter · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Racing Sans One →Compare side by side →Get Racing Sans One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Racing Sans One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Racing Sans One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 104.8% of its size, so running text keeps Racing Sans One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Racing Sans One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 104.81%;
ascent-override: 93.12%;
descent-override: 27.10%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Racing Sans One', 'Racing Sans One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Racing Sans One
Of the 1,471 home pages that load Racing Sans 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
- Roboto28%414 sites · 1.4× chance
- Open Sans14%204 sites · 0.8× chance
- Montserrat12%172 sites · 0.9× chance
- Lato10%151 sites · 1.3× chance
- Poppins9.7%143 sites · 0.9× chance
- Inter3.9%57 sites · 0.4× chance
09 / Questions
Questions about Racing Sans One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Racing Sans One free for commercial use?
Yes. Racing Sans 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 “Racing Sans”.
How do I download and install Racing Sans One?
FontKind doesn’t host Racing Sans 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 Racing Sans One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Racing Sans 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 Racing Sans One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Racing Sans One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Racing Sans One in Figma?
Yes: Racing Sans One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Racing Sans One have?
Racing Sans 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 Racing Sans One?
Racing Sans One was designed by Impallari Type. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2012. Impallari Type also made Libre Baskerville, Dancing Script, Libre Franklin and 29 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Racing Sans One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Fugaz One (100), Timmana (97) and Bangers (82), out of 100. Next to Racing Sans One, Fugaz One is 6% wider, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 13% taller. See all 100 fonts like Racing Sans One.