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Vampiro One
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CSSfont-family: 'Vampiro One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Vampiro One is a free display font by Riccardo De Franceschi, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Vampiro One has an average x-height, is wider than 68% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 83%. Its thickest strokes are 1.5 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Sharpie
Vampiro One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Sharpie (100 out of 100) and Ceviche One (90). Sharpie is 23% narrower and 16% lighter, with an x-height 10% shorter; Ceviche One is 28% narrower, with an x-height 26% shorter and less stroke contrast.
Vampiro One and Sharpie laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Vampiro OneSharpie…
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 Vampiro 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
Vampiro 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 Vampiro 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 “Vampiro”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Vampiro 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 Vampiro One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Vampiro One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Vampiro One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.78lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 58.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 67%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.55 : 1moderate 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 68% of display faces
InkDarker than 83% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 66% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Vampiro One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Sharpie10023% narrower · x-height 10% shorter · 16% lighter
- Ceviche One9028% narrower · x-height 26% shorter · less stroke contrast
- Kihim85more stroke contrast · 18% heavier · x-height 6% shorter
- Grobe Plakat Fraktur7719% narrower · x-height 15% shorter
- Sarina7716% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 8% shorter
- Mogra76less stroke contrast · x-height 6% taller · 7% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Vampiro One →Compare side by side →Get Vampiro One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Vampiro One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Rubik Marker Hatch52text 0.6% narrower · x-height 1.9% shorter
- Shrikhand41same text width · x-height 0.9% shorter
- Rubik Gemstones41text 0.6% narrower · x-height 2.6% taller
- Rubik Spray Paint30text 0.6% narrower · x-height 2.4% taller
- Rubik Iso28text 0.6% narrower · x-height 1.1% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Vampiro One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 120.3% of its size, so running text keeps Vampiro One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Vampiro One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 120.35%;
ascent-override: 79.44%;
descent-override: 24.43%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Vampiro One', 'Vampiro One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Vampiro One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Vampiro One free for commercial use?
Yes. Vampiro 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 “Vampiro”.
How do I download and install Vampiro One?
FontKind doesn’t host Vampiro 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 Vampiro One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Vampiro 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 Vampiro One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Vampiro One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Vampiro One in Figma?
Yes: Vampiro One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Vampiro One have?
Vampiro 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 Vampiro One?
Vampiro One was designed by Riccardo De Franceschi. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2012. Riccardo De Franceschi also made Gravitas One, Contrail One, Emblema One and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Vampiro One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Sharpie (100), Ceviche One (90) and Kihim (85), out of 100. Next to Vampiro One, Sharpie is 23% narrower and 16% lighter, with an x-height 10% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Vampiro One.