Handwriting · Kimberly Geswein

Architects Daughter

Your words – they follow you round the site

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Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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

Architects Daughter is a free handwriting font by Kimberly Geswein, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Architects Daughter has an average x-height, is wider than 71% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 73%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Swanky and Moo Moo

Architects Daughter on one light table with its two closest fonts, Swanky and Moo Moo (79 out of 100) and Covered By Your Grace (78). Swanky and Moo Moo is 12% narrower, with an x-height 29% shorter; Covered By Your Grace is 25% narrower and 28% heavier, with less stroke contrast.

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Ink shared with Architects DaughterSwanky and Moo Moo…

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 Architects Daughter alphabet

Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400

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03 / Sizes

Architects Daughter at every size

1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words

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04 / Facts

Who made Architects Daughter, and can you use it?

Designer: Kimberly Geswein
Kind: Handwriting
Styles: 1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since: 2011
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.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Architects Daughter 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 Architects Daughter, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Architects Daughter 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 →

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05 / Measurements

Architects Daughter, measured

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

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

x-height: 46.9% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 71.4% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.66lowercase against capitals
Width: 50.7% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 38%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.08 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightNear the middle of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 71% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 73% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 60% of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Architects Daughter

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Architects Daughter →Compare side by side →Get Architects Daughter on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Architects Daughter without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Architects Daughter loads, this sets Arial in its place at 106.8% of its size, so running text keeps Architects Daughter’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Architects Daughter Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 106.83%;
  ascent-override: 92.33%;
  descent-override: 37.75%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Architects Daughter', 'Architects Daughter Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Architects Daughter

Of the 1,998 home pages that load Architects Daughter, 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

The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerArchitects Daughter + 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 Architects Daughter

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

Is Architects Daughter free for commercial use?

Yes. Architects Daughter 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 Architects Daughter?

FontKind doesn’t host Architects Daughter’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 Architects Daughter in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Architects Daughter 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 Architects Daughter in Google Docs?

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

Is Architects Daughter in Figma?

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

How many weights does Architects Daughter have?

Architects Daughter 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 Architects Daughter?

Architects Daughter was designed by Kimberly Geswein. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2011. Kimberly Geswein also made Zeyada, Shadows Into Light, Waiting for the Sunrise and 18 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Architects Daughter?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Swanky and Moo Moo (79), Covered By Your Grace (78) and Shadows Into Light (78), out of 100. Next to Architects Daughter, Swanky and Moo Moo is 12% narrower, with an x-height 29% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Architects Daughter.