Display · Alexey Maslov

Stalinist One

Q: Is Stalinist One free for commercial use?

Yes. Stalinist 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 “Stalinist”.

Your words – they follow you round the site

Case

Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Stalinist One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Stalinist One is a free display font by Alexey Maslov and Jovanny Lemonad, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Stalinist One has an average x-height, is wider than 99% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 79%. Its thickest strokes are 1.9 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Geostar Fill

Stalinist One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Geostar Fill (89 out of 100) and Trmnl Cubic (76). Geostar Fill is 25% narrower and 30% lighter, with an x-height 12% shorter; Trmnl Cubic is 32% lighter, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 4% taller.

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Ink shared with Stalinist OneGeostar Fill…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Stalinist One alphabet

Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400

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03 / Sizes

Stalinist 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 Stalinist One, and can you use it?

Designer: Alexey Maslov, Jovanny Lemonad
Kind: Display
Styles: 1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since: 2012
Character sets: cyrillic, 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 “Stalinist”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Stalinist One is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

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 Stalinist One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Stalinist One under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Stalinist One on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Stalinist One, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Stalinist One. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 53.0% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 70.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.76lowercase against capitals
Width: 100.6% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 65%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.92 : 1moderate stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

x-heightNear the middle of display faces
WidthWider than 99% of display faces
InkDarker than 79% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 74% of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Stalinist One

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Stalinist One →Compare side by side →Get Stalinist One on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Stalinist One without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

None of the fonts that look most like Stalinist One sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.

Fallback while it loads

Until Stalinist One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 201.6% of its size, so running text keeps Stalinist One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Stalinist One Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 201.57%;
  ascent-override: 51.45%;
  descent-override: 21.78%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Stalinist One', 'Stalinist One Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Stalinist One

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Stalinist One free for commercial use?

Yes. Stalinist 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 “Stalinist”.

How do I download and install Stalinist One?

FontKind doesn’t host Stalinist 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 Stalinist One in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Stalinist 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 Stalinist One in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Stalinist One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Stalinist One in Figma?

Yes: Stalinist One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Stalinist One have?

Stalinist 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 Stalinist One?

Stalinist One was designed by Alexey Maslov and Jovanny Lemonad. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2012. Jovanny Lemonad also made Philosopher, Russo One, Prosto One and ten more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Stalinist One?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Geostar Fill (89), Trmnl Cubic (76) and Geostar (75), out of 100. Next to Stalinist One, Geostar Fill is 25% narrower and 30% lighter, with an x-height 12% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Stalinist One.