Sans serif · Alejandro Inler
Wendy One
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CSSfont-family: 'Wendy One', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Wendy One is a free sans serif by Alejandro Inler, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Wendy One has an x-height shorter than 85%, is wider than 81% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 98%. Its thickest strokes are 2.1 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of CAT Rhythmus
Wendy One on one light table with its two closest fonts, CAT Rhythmus (73 out of 100) and Seymour One (63). CAT Rhythmus is 16% narrower, with an x-height 21% shorter and less stroke contrast; Seymour One is 52% wider and 9% lighter, with an x-height 8% taller.
Wendy One and CAT Rhythmus laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Wendy OneCAT Rhythmus…
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 Wendy 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
Wendy 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 Wendy One, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Alejandro Inler
- Kind
- Sans serif
- 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 “Wendy”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Wendy 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 Wendy One, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Wendy One under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Wendy One, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 47.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 60.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.78lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 55.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 78%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.10 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 85% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 81% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 98% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 96% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Wendy One
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- CAT Rhythmus73x-height 21% shorter · 16% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Seymour One6352% wider · x-height 8% taller · 9% lighter
- LC Mogi6326% wider · x-height 19% taller · less stroke contrast
- Candal6218% wider · x-height 11% taller · less stroke contrast
- Peace Sans62x-height 12% taller · less stroke contrast · 8% wider
- OpenDyslexic6144% wider · 56% lighter · x-height 18% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Wendy One →Compare side by side →Get Wendy One on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Wendy One without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Wendy One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 108.2% of its size, so running text keeps Wendy One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Wendy One Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 108.17%;
ascent-override: 75.71%;
descent-override: 21.82%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Wendy One', 'Wendy One Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Wendy One
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Wendy One free for commercial use?
Yes. Wendy 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 “Wendy”.
How do I download and install Wendy One?
FontKind doesn’t host Wendy 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 Wendy One in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Wendy 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 Wendy One in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Wendy One under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Wendy One in Figma?
Yes: Wendy One is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Wendy One have?
Wendy 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 Wendy One?
Wendy One was designed by Alejandro Inler. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2012. Alejandro Inler also made Elsie Swash Caps and Elsie.
What fonts are similar to Wendy One?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are CAT Rhythmus (73), Seymour One (63) and LC Mogi (63), out of 100. Next to Wendy One, CAT Rhythmus is 16% narrower, with an x-height 21% shorter and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Wendy One.