Display · Joe Prince
Squada One
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CSSfont-family: 'Squada One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Squada One is a free display font by Joe Prince, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Squada One has an x-height shorter than 74%, is narrower than 81% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 83%. Its thickest strokes are 1.6 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of California Gothic
Squada One on one light table with its two closest fonts, California Gothic (89 out of 100) and Vina Sans (79). California Gothic is 21% lighter, with an x-height 40% taller and less stroke contrast; Vina Sans has an x-height 43% taller and less stroke contrast.
Squada One and California Gothic laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Squada OneCalifornia Gothic…
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 Squada 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
Squada 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 Squada One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Joe Prince
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- 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 “Squada” or “Squada One”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Squada 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 Squada One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Squada One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Squada One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 64.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 41.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 68%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.60 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 74% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 81% of display faces
InkDarker than 83% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 68% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Squada One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- California Gothic89x-height 40% taller · 21% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Vina Sans79x-height 43% taller · less stroke contrast
- Odibee Sans7814% narrower · less stroke contrast · 10% lighter
- Staatliches77x-height 43% taller · 21% lighter · 6% wider
- Karantina7332% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Alumni Sans Inline One7212% narrower · 15% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Squada One →Compare side by side →Get Squada One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Squada One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Passion One59same text width · x-height 1.8% shorter
- Rationale48text 2.4% narrower · x-height 4.1% taller
- Jockey One46same text width · x-height 4.7% taller
- Kenia45text 1.2% wider · x-height 4.1% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Squada One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 83.9% of its size, so running text keeps Squada One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Squada One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 83.88%;
ascent-override: 102.64%;
descent-override: 23.37%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Squada One', 'Squada One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Squada One
Of the 1,124 home pages that load Squada 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
- Open Sans28%319 sites · 1.6× chance
- Roboto18%206 sites · 0.9× chance
- Montserrat9.5%107 sites · 0.7× chance
- Oswald9.3%104 sites · 3.2× chance
- Poppins6.7%75 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lato5.6%63 sites · 0.7× chance
More than chanceOswald 3.2×Open Sans 1.6×
Pair checkerSquada 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 Squada One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Squada One free for commercial use?
Yes. Squada 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 “Squada” or “Squada One”.
How do I download and install Squada One?
FontKind doesn’t host Squada 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 Squada One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Squada 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 Squada One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Squada One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Squada One in Figma?
Yes: Squada One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Squada One have?
Squada 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 Squada One?
Squada One was designed by Joe Prince. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Joe Prince also made Maven Pro, Questrial, Handlee and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Squada One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are California Gothic (89), Vina Sans (79) and Odibee Sans (78), out of 100. Next to Squada One, California Gothic is 21% lighter, with an x-height 40% taller and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Squada One.