Sans serif · Afrotype
Tac One
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CSSfont-family: 'Tac One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Tac One is a free sans serif by Afrotype, Seyi Olusanya, Eyiyemi Adegbite and two more, on Google Fonts since 2024. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Tac One has an x-height shorter than 97%, is narrower than 85% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 99%. Its thickest strokes are 5.1 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Jockey One
Tac One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Jockey One (87 out of 100) and Gulax (76). Jockey One is 17% lighter, with an x-height 28% taller and less stroke contrast; Gulax is 34% lighter, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 17% taller.
Tac One and Jockey One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Tac OneJockey 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 Tac 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
Tac 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 Tac One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Afrotype, Seyi Olusanya, Eyiyemi Adegbite, David Udoh, Mirko Velimirović
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2024
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, math, symbols, vietnamese
- 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.
Tac 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 Tac One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Tac One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Tac One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 40.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 55.4% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 43.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 79%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 5.09 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 97% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 85% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 99% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 99% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Tac One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Jockey One87x-height 28% taller · less stroke contrast · 17% lighter
- Gulax76less stroke contrast · 34% lighter · x-height 17% taller
- Asimovian75x-height 34% taller · less stroke contrast · 19% wider
- Qahiri6828% narrower · x-height 23% shorter · less stroke contrast
- Plaster6571% wider · x-height 24% taller · 9% lighter
- Jaro64x-height 38% taller · less stroke contrast · 9% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Tac One →Compare side by side →Get Tac One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Tac One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Tac One sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Tac One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 82.1% of its size, so running text keeps Tac One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Tac One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 82.11%;
ascent-override: 101.08%;
descent-override: 24.36%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Tac One', 'Tac One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Tac One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Tac One free for commercial use?
Yes. Tac 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 Tac One?
FontKind doesn’t host Tac 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 Tac One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Tac 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 Tac One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Tac One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Tac One in Figma?
Yes: Tac One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Tac One have?
Tac 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 Tac One?
Tac One was designed by Afrotype, Seyi Olusanya, Eyiyemi Adegbite, David Udoh and Mirko Velimirović. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2024. Afrotype also made Danfo.
What fonts are similar to Tac One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Jockey One (87), Gulax (76) and Asimovian (75), out of 100. Next to Tac One, Jockey One is 17% lighter, with an x-height 28% taller and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Tac One.