Handwriting · Robert Leuschke

Alex Brush

Q: Is Alex Brush free for commercial use?

Yes. Alex Brush is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.

Your words – they follow you round the site

Case

Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

Find the font. Find its kind.

CSSfont-family: 'Alex Brush', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Alex Brush is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Alex Brush has an average x-height, is narrower than 69% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 89%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.

Compare with Ephesis →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Ephesis

Alex Brush on one light table with its two closest fonts, Ephesis (89 out of 100) and Petemoss (84). Ephesis is 11% narrower and 15% heavier, with an x-height 18% shorter; Petemoss is 37% narrower and 33% heavier, with an x-height 19% shorter.

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Ink shared with Alex BrushEphesis…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Alex Brush 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.

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Learning cursive? The cursive alphabet, letter by letter →

With this font

Write your ownCalligraphy generator →Your words in Alex Brush and 29 more calligraphy fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Alex Brush 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 Alex Brush, and can you use it?

Designer: Robert Leuschke
Kind: Handwriting
Styles: 1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since: 2011
Character sets: latin, latin-ext, 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.

Alex Brush is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

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 Alex Brush, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Alex Brush under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Alex Brush on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Alex Brush, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Alex Brush. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 41.6% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 73.5% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.57lowercase against capitals
Width: 35.6% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 32%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.34 : 1moderate stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightNear the middle of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 69% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 89% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 61% of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Alex Brush

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Alex Brush →Compare side by side →Get Alex Brush on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Alex Brush without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

None of the fonts that look most like Alex Brush sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.

Fallback while it loads

Until Alex Brush loads, this sets Arial in its place at 71.6% of its size, so running text keeps Alex Brush’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Alex Brush Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 71.59%;
  ascent-override: 115.24%;
  descent-override: 59.36%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Alex Brush', 'Alex Brush Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Alex Brush

Of the 2,954 home pages that load Alex Brush, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.

Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026

More than chanceLibre Baskerville 6.7×EB Garamond 5×Schibsted Grotesk 3.6×

Fonts that go with Alex Brush: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerAlex Brush + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other

09 / Questions

Questions about Alex Brush

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Alex Brush free for commercial use?

Yes. Alex Brush 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 Alex Brush?

FontKind doesn’t host Alex Brush’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 Alex Brush in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Alex Brush 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 Alex Brush in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Alex Brush under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Alex Brush in Figma?

Yes: Alex Brush is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Alex Brush have?

Alex Brush 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 Alex Brush?

Alex Brush was designed by Robert Leuschke. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Robert Leuschke also made Smooch Sans, Updock, Great Vibes and 84 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Alex Brush?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Ephesis (89), Petemoss (84) and Hurricane (83), out of 100. Next to Alex Brush, Ephesis is 11% narrower and 15% heavier, with an x-height 18% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Alex Brush.