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Sofadi One
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CSSfont-family: 'Sofadi One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Sofadi One is a free display font by Botjo Nikoltchev, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Sofadi One has an x-height shorter than 96%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.7 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Gluten
Sofadi One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Gluten (71 out of 100) and Akaya Kanadaka (66). Gluten is 6% wider, with an x-height 18% taller and less stroke contrast; Akaya Kanadaka is 17% narrower and 17% heavier, with less stroke contrast.
Sofadi One and Gluten laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Sofadi OneGluten…
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 Sofadi 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
Sofadi 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 Sofadi One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Botjo Nikoltchev
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- Character sets
- latin
- 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 “Sofadi”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Sofadi 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 Sofadi One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Sofadi One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Sofadi One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 39.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 62.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.64lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 53.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 49%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.71 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 96% of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 70% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Sofadi One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Gluten71x-height 18% taller · less stroke contrast · 6% wider
- Akaya Kanadaka6617% narrower · less stroke contrast · 17% heavier
- Sirin Stencil65x-height 30% taller · 15% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Sniglet58x-height 28% taller · less stroke contrast · 7% narrower
- Macondo57x-height 15% taller · 14% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Macondo Swash Caps54x-height 15% taller · 14% narrower · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Sofadi One →Compare side by side →Get Sofadi One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Sofadi One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Sofadi One sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Sofadi One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 111.5% of its size, so running text keeps Sofadi One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Sofadi One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 111.51%;
ascent-override: 76.77%;
descent-override: 27.80%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Sofadi One', 'Sofadi One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Sofadi One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Sofadi One free for commercial use?
Yes. Sofadi 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 “Sofadi”.
How do I download and install Sofadi One?
FontKind doesn’t host Sofadi 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 Sofadi One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Sofadi 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 Sofadi One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Sofadi One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Sofadi One in Figma?
Yes: Sofadi One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Sofadi One have?
Sofadi 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 Sofadi One?
Sofadi One was designed by Botjo Nikoltchev. It has been on Google Fonts since September 2012. Botjo Nikoltchev also made Pacifico and Ropa Sans.
What fonts are similar to Sofadi One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Gluten (71), Akaya Kanadaka (66) and Sirin Stencil (65), out of 100. Next to Sofadi One, Gluten is 6% wider, with an x-height 18% taller and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Sofadi One.