Serif · Dalton Maag
Scope One
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CSSfont-family: 'Scope One', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Scope One is a free serif by Dalton Maag, on Google Fonts since 2016. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Scope One has an x-height taller than 62%, is wider than 61% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 95%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Maitree
Scope One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Maitree (89 out of 100) and Antic Slab (88). Maitree is 24% heavier, with more stroke contrast; Antic Slab is 15% heavier and 3% wider, with less stroke contrast.
Scope One and Maitree laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Scope OneMaitree…
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 Scope 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
Scope 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 Scope One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Dalton Maag
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2016
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Scope 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 Scope One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Scope One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Scope One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 64.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.78lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 52.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 29%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.29 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 62% of serifs
WidthWider than 61% of serifs
InkLighter than 95% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 85% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Scope One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Maitree8924% heavier · more stroke contrast
- Antic Slab8815% heavier · 3% wider · less stroke contrast
- Karma8729% heavier · 7% narrower · more stroke contrast
- Gowun Batang80x-height 8% taller · 7% narrower
- Josefin Slab76x-height 25% shorter · 9% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Cutive Mono75x-height 24% shorter · 16% wider · 11% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Scope One →Compare side by side →Get Scope One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Scope One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Maitree89text 2.6% wider · x-height 2.2% shorter
- Aleo57same text width · x-height 1.4% taller
- Lustria52text 1.8% wider · x-height 0.8% taller
- Mate SC51text 0.9% wider · x-height 2.2% shorter
- Habibi48same text width · x-height 3.4% shorter
- Chubbo48text 2.2% narrower · x-height 2.8% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Scope One loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 114.6% of its size, so running text keeps Scope One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Scope One Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 114.60%;
ascent-override: 80.98%;
descent-override: 39.70%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Scope One', 'Scope One Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Scope One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Scope One free for commercial use?
Yes. Scope 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 Scope One?
FontKind doesn’t host Scope 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 Scope One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Scope 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 Scope One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Scope One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Scope One in Figma?
Yes: Scope One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Scope One have?
Scope 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 Scope One?
Scope One was designed by Dalton Maag. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2016. Dalton Maag also made Ubuntu, Wix Madefor Display, Ubuntu Sans and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Scope One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Maitree (89), Antic Slab (88) and Karma (87), out of 100. Next to Scope One, Maitree is 24% heavier, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Scope One.