Handwriting · Vernon Adams
Amatic SC
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CSSfont-family: 'Amatic SC', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Amatic SC is a free handwriting font by Vernon Adams, Ben Nathan and Thomas Jockin, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Amatic SC has an x-height taller than 97%, is narrower than 80% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 98%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Yuyu Short
Amatic SC on one light table with its two closest fonts, Yuyu Short (98 out of 100) and Yuyu (96). Yuyu Short is 226% heavier, with an x-height 77% shorter; Yuyu is 87% heavier, with an x-height 46% shorter and less stroke contrast.
Amatic SC and Yuyu Short laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Amatic SCYuyu Short…
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 Amatic SC 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.
- 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
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Amatic SC in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Amatic SC, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Vernon Adams, Ben Nathan, Thomas Jockin
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- cyrillic, hebrew, 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.
Amatic SC 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 Amatic SC, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Amatic SC under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Amatic SC, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 66.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.87lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 31.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 18%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.03 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 97% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 80% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 98% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 67% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Amatic SC
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Yuyu Short98226% heavier · x-height 77% shorter
- Yuyu96x-height 46% shorter · 87% heavier · less stroke contrast
- Sue Ellen Francisco93197% heavier · x-height 42% shorter · 7% narrower
- Loved by the King8265% heavier · less stroke contrast · 4% narrower
- Just Another Hand76225% heavier · x-height 31% shorter · 25% narrower
- First Time Writing!7642% wider · x-height 19% shorter · 10% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Amatic SC →Compare side by side →Get Amatic SC on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Amatic SC without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Amatic SC sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Amatic SC loads, this sets Arial in its place at 65% of its size, so running text keeps Amatic SC’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Amatic SC Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 65.03%;
ascent-override: 156.23%;
descent-override: 37.67%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Amatic SC', 'Amatic SC Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Amatic SC
Of the 6,076 home pages that load Amatic SC, 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
- Open Sans19%1,182 sites · 1.1× chance
- Roboto17%1,062 sites · 0.9× chance
- Montserrat11%650 sites · 0.8× chance
- Poppins7%428 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lato6.9%422 sites · 0.9× chance
- Raleway5.1%308 sites · 1.2× chance
More than chanceCabin Sketch 47×Dosis 4.4×Josefin Sans 4.2×
Fonts that go with Amatic SC: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerAmatic SC + 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 Amatic SC
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Amatic SC free for commercial use?
Yes. Amatic SC 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 Amatic SC?
FontKind doesn’t host Amatic SC’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Amatic SC in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Amatic SC 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 Amatic SC in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Amatic SC under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Amatic SC in Figma?
Yes: Amatic SC is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Amatic SC have?
Amatic SC comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).
Who designed Amatic SC?
Amatic SC was designed by Vernon Adams, Ben Nathan and Thomas Jockin. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2011. Vernon Adams also made Bangers, Nunito, Oswald and 53 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Amatic SC?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Yuyu Short (98), Yuyu (96) and Sue Ellen Francisco (93), out of 100. Next to Amatic SC, Yuyu Short is 226% heavier, with an x-height 77% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Amatic SC.