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Sonsie One
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CSSfont-family: 'Sonsie One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Sonsie One is a free display font by Riccardo De Franceschi, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Sonsie One has an average x-height, is wider than 97% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 91%. Its thickest strokes are 4.5 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Sarina
Sonsie One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Sarina (92 out of 100) and Lemon (91). Sarina is 18% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 6% shorter; Lemon is 18% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 15% taller.
Sonsie One and Sarina laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Sonsie OneSarina…
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 Sonsie 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
Sonsie 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 Sonsie One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Riccardo De Franceschi
- 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 “Sonsie” or “Sonsie One”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Sonsie 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 Sonsie One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Sonsie One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Sonsie One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 76.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.69lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 82.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 74%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 4.50 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of display faces
WidthWider than 97% of display faces
InkDarker than 91% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 95% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Sonsie One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Sarina9218% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 6% shorter
- Lemon9118% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 15% taller
- Shrikhand8925% narrower · less stroke contrast · 8% heavier
- Oleo Script Swash Caps7548% narrower · x-height 16% shorter · less stroke contrast
- Dynamo7516% wider · more stroke contrast · 8% lighter
- Emblema One7518% narrower · 14% lighter · x-height 7% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Sonsie One →Compare side by side →Get Sonsie One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Sonsie One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Sonsie One sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Sonsie One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 162.8% of its size, so running text keeps Sonsie One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Sonsie One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 162.84%;
ascent-override: 61.47%;
descent-override: 17.99%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Sonsie One', 'Sonsie One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Sonsie One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Sonsie One free for commercial use?
Yes. Sonsie 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 “Sonsie” or “Sonsie One”.
How do I download and install Sonsie One?
FontKind doesn’t host Sonsie 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 Sonsie One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Sonsie 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 Sonsie One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Sonsie One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Sonsie One in Figma?
Yes: Sonsie One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Sonsie One have?
Sonsie 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 Sonsie One?
Sonsie One was designed by Riccardo De Franceschi. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2012. Riccardo De Franceschi also made Gravitas One, Contrail One, Emblema One and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Sonsie One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Sarina (92), Lemon (91) and Shrikhand (89), out of 100. Next to Sonsie One, Sarina is 18% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 6% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Sonsie One.