Sans serif · Michal Sahar
Secular One
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CSSfont-family: 'Secular One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Secular One is a free sans serif by Michal Sahar, on Google Fonts since 2016. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Secular One has an x-height taller than 64%, is wider than 79% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 92%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Braah One
Secular One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Braah One (82 out of 100) and Palanquin Dark (81). Braah One has nearly identical proportions; Palanquin Dark is 6% narrower, with an x-height 7% shorter.
Secular One and Braah One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Secular OneBraah 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 Secular 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
Secular 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 Secular One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Michal Sahar
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2016
- Character sets
- hebrew, 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.
Secular 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 Secular One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Secular One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Secular One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.79lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 54.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 60%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.17 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 64% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 79% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 92% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Secular One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Braah One82Nearly identical proportions
- Palanquin Dark81x-height 7% shorter · 6% narrower
- Cal Sans745% narrower
- Paytone One7426% heavier · 8% wider · x-height 4% shorter
- Hammersmith One736% narrower · 6% lighter
- Alatsi7210% narrower · x-height 5% shorter · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Secular One →Compare side by side →Get Secular One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Secular One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Braah One82text 1.1% wider · x-height 2.1% shorter
- Hammersmith One73same text width · x-height 2.4% shorter
- CAT Neuzeit68text 2.2% narrower · x-height 4.4% shorter
- Ramabhadra64text 0.8% narrower · x-height 1.1% taller
- REM64text 0.9% narrower · x-height 3.8% shorter
- Convergence62text 2.0% wider · x-height 3.1% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Secular One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 108.6% of its size, so running text keeps Secular One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Secular One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 108.60%;
ascent-override: 94.11%;
descent-override: 39.87%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Secular One', 'Secular One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Secular One
Of the 1,158 home pages that load Secular 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
- Roboto17%195 sites · 0.8× chance
- Open Sans12%136 sites · 0.6× chance
- Montserrat10%120 sites · 0.8× chance
- Lato6.6%77 sites · 0.8× chance
- Poppins6.4%74 sites · 0.6× chance
- Rubik6.2%72 sites · 3.8× chance
More than chanceRubik 3.8×
Pair checkerSecular 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 other09 / Questions
Questions about Secular One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Secular One free for commercial use?
Yes. Secular 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 Secular One?
FontKind doesn’t host Secular 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 Secular One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Secular 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 Secular One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Secular One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Secular One in Figma?
Yes: Secular One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Secular One have?
Secular 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 Secular One?
Secular One was designed by Michal Sahar. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2016. Michal Sahar also made Miriam Libre and Suez One.
What fonts are similar to Secular One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Braah One (82), Palanquin Dark (81) and Cal Sans (74), out of 100. Next to Secular One, Braah One has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Secular One.