Display · Naima Ben Ayed
Tulpen One
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CSSfont-family: 'Tulpen One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Tulpen One is a free display font by Naima Ben Ayed, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Tulpen One has an x-height shorter than 71%, is narrower than 99% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 77%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Dorsa
Tulpen One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Dorsa (77 out of 100) and Outward (71). Dorsa is 15% narrower, with more stroke contrast; Outward is 142% heavier and 29% narrower, with an x-height 9% taller.
Tulpen One and Dorsa laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Tulpen OneDorsa…
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 Tulpen 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
Tulpen 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 Tulpen One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Naima Ben Ayed
- 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 “Tulpen” or “Tulpen One”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Tulpen 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 Tulpen One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Tulpen One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Tulpen One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 49.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 21.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 38%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.12 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 71% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 99% of display faces
InkLighter than 77% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 66% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Tulpen One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Dorsa77more stroke contrast · 15% narrower
- Outward71142% heavier · 29% narrower · x-height 9% taller
- Medula One6835% wider · 52% heavier
- Big Shoulders Inline6657% wider · x-height 21% taller · 26% lighter
- Styro63117% heavier · x-height 16% taller · 7% narrower
- Wire One6249% lighter · 18% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Tulpen One →Compare side by side →Get Tulpen One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Tulpen One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Tulpen One sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Tulpen One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 43.9% of its size, so running text keeps Tulpen One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Tulpen One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 43.90%;
ascent-override: 196.54%;
descent-override: 51.73%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Tulpen One', 'Tulpen One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Tulpen One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Tulpen One free for commercial use?
Yes. Tulpen 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 “Tulpen” or “Tulpen One”.
How do I download and install Tulpen One?
FontKind doesn’t host Tulpen 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 Tulpen One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Tulpen 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 Tulpen One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Tulpen One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Tulpen One in Figma?
Yes: Tulpen One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Tulpen One have?
Tulpen 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 Tulpen One?
Tulpen One was designed by Naima Ben Ayed. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2011.
What fonts are similar to Tulpen One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Dorsa (77), Outward (71) and Medula One (68), out of 100. Next to Tulpen One, Dorsa is 15% narrower, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Tulpen One.