Kite One

sans-serif · Designed by Eduardo Tunni

Kite One: A quick movement of the enemy will jeopardize five gunboats

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Kite One is a clean, geometric sans-serif with a straightforward, no-nonsense structure. Its letterforms are open and evenly spaced, giving it a calm, readable quality without feeling sterile. The strokes carry a slight humanist warmth, making it approachable rather than cold or mechanical. It sits in a comfortable middle ground between functional and friendly, working well at both display and body text sizes without demanding too much attention from the reader.

This font works well for small business branding where the goal is to appear trustworthy and accessible rather than flashy. It is a solid choice for product UI labels, navigation menus, and interface copy where clarity under various screen sizes matters. Editorial layouts for lifestyle or wellness content would also benefit from its steady, unhurried tone, particularly in subheadings or pull quotes where legibility needs to hold up alongside photography or illustration.

Best suited for: Product interfaces, small business websites, wellness and lifestyle editorial layouts, navigation systems, and subheadings where calm clarity and approachability are priorities.

Design considerations: Kite One's single regular weight limits typographic hierarchy options, making it best suited for designs that rely on size and spacing rather than weight variation. Its geometric construction with humanist warmth positions it as versatile across both display and body contexts, though pairing strategies become important when additional visual distinction is needed.

Pairing guidance: Pair Kite One with Playfair Display to introduce serif elegance and visual contrast in headlines, use Lato to extend sans-serif functionality across weights and styles for flexible hierarchy, or combine with Pacifico to add handwritten personality and warmth to accent elements like pull quotes or callouts.

Pairs well with

Playfair Display Lato Pacifico

Kite One at a glance

Designer

Eduardo Tunni

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

October 2012

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Sans Serif

Character sets

2

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Kite One styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Kite One character map

Uppercase

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Lowercase

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Numbers and punctuation

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ! ? & @ # % $ € £ ( ) [ ] { } . , : ; " ' - / * + =

Latin Extended (sample)

Ā Ă Ą Ć Č Ď Đ Ē Ę Ě Ğ Ī Į İ Ĺ Ľ Ł Ń Ň Ő Œ Ř Ś Ş Š Ť Ů Ű Ź Ż Ž

Which languages does Kite One support?

Kite One includes 2 character sets:

  • Latin: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and other Western European languages
  • Latin Extended: Central and Eastern European languages such as Polish, Czech, Turkish, Romanian and Hungarian

It does not include Cyrillic or Greek characters, so it can't set Russian, Ukrainian or Greek text.

Can I use Kite One commercially?

Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Kite One is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. You can use it in logos, websites, apps, videos, printed products and merchandise without paying or asking permission. The one thing you can't do is sell the font file on its own.

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Kite One FAQ

Is Kite One free for commercial use?

Yes. Kite One is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, so you can use it in commercial projects, including logos, client work and products you sell.

Which weights does Kite One include?

Kite One comes in a single weight, Regular (400), with no italic style.

Does Kite One support Cyrillic?

No. Kite One supports Latin and Latin Extended, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed Kite One?

Kite One was designed by Eduardo Tunni. It was added to Google Fonts in October 2012.