Handwriting · Robert Leuschke
Allison
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CSSfont-family: 'Allison', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Allison is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Allison has an x-height shorter than 96%, is narrower than 96% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Whisper
Allison on one light table with its two closest fonts, Whisper (85 out of 100) and Petemoss (83). Whisper is 34% wider and 8% lighter, with an x-height 15% taller; Petemoss is 8% narrower, with an x-height 35% taller.
Allison and Whisper laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with AllisonWhisper…
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 Allison 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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- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Allison 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 Allison, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Robert Leuschke
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2021
- 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.
Allison 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 Allison, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Allison under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Allison, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 25.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 60.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.42lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 24.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 96% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 96% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Allison
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Whisper8534% wider · x-height 15% taller · 8% lighter
- Petemoss83x-height 35% taller · 8% narrower
- Corinthia8210% wider · 10% heavier · x-height 4% taller
- Qwitcher Grypen81x-height 11% shorter · 4% wider · 6% lighter
- Mr De Haviland8029% heavier · x-height 13% shorter · 5% wider
- Licorice79x-height 50% taller · 11% wider · 15% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Allison →Compare side by side →Get Allison on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Allison without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Waterfall76same text width · x-height 3.6% taller
- Puppies Play61text 2.8% narrower · x-height 3.2% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Allison loads, this sets Arial in its place at 51.8% of its size, so running text keeps Allison’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Allison Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 51.76%;
ascent-override: 171.96%;
descent-override: 73.42%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Allison', 'Allison Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Allison
Of the 898 home pages that load Allison, 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
- Roboto15%133 sites · 0.7× chance
- Jost14%126 sites · 11× chance
- Montserrat14%124 sites · 1× chance
- Open Sans13%121 sites · 0.7× chance
- Poppins12%105 sites · 1.1× chance
- Playfair Display6.1%55 sites · 2.3× chance
More than chanceJost 11×Playfair Display 2.3×
Pair checkerAllison + 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 other09 / Questions
Questions about Allison
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Allison free for commercial use?
Yes. Allison 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 Allison?
FontKind doesn’t host Allison’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 Allison in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Allison 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 Allison in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Allison under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Allison in Figma?
Yes: Allison is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Allison have?
Allison 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 Allison?
Allison was designed by Robert Leuschke. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2021. Robert Leuschke also made Smooch Sans, Updock, Great Vibes and 84 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Allison?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Whisper (85), Petemoss (83) and Corinthia (82), out of 100. Next to Allison, Whisper is 34% wider and 8% lighter, with an x-height 15% taller. See all 100 fonts like Allison.