Handwriting · Ariel Martín Pérez
Azabache
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CSSfont-family: 'Azabache', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Azabache is a free handwriting font by Ariel Martín Pérez, from Tunera Type Foundry. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Azabache has an x-height taller than 87%, is wider than 63% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 69%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Pangolin
Azabache on one light table with its two closest fonts, Pangolin (100 out of 100) and Edu Australia VIC WA NT Hand Dots (81). Pangolin is 11% lighter and 3% narrower, with an x-height 6% taller; Edu Australia VIC WA NT Hand Dots is 62% lighter, with an x-height 4% shorter.
Azabache and Pangolin laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with AzabachePangolin…
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 Azabache 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.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Azabache 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 Azabache, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Ariel Martín Pérez
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- From
- Tunera Type Foundry
- 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.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes, under another name. Not as “Azabache”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Azabache 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
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Azabache comes from Tunera Type Foundry. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- Not verified. Install it from Tunera Type Foundry first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Azabache, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Azabache under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Azabache, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 48.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 50%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.99 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 87% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 63% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 69% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 78% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Azabache
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Pangolin100x-height 6% taller · 11% lighter · 3% narrower
- Edu Australia VIC WA NT Hand Dots8162% lighter · x-height 4% shorter
- Magnetic Drawing7573% lighter · x-height 33% taller · 22% wider
- Rubik Bubbles6957% heavier · 27% wider · more stroke contrast
- Permanent Marker6015% wider · x-height 13% taller · less stroke contrast
- Homemade Apple5426% wider · x-height 12% taller · 9% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Azabache →Compare side by side →Get Azabache on Tunera Type Foundry
07 / Swap
Swap Azabache without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Azabache loads, this sets Arial in its place at 99.9% of its size, so running text keeps Azabache’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Azabache Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 99.89%;
ascent-override: 100.11%;
descent-override: 20.02%;
line-gap-override: 20.02%;
}
font-family: 'Azabache', 'Azabache Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Azabache
Answered from its licence, Tunera Type Foundry and each app’s own font list
Is Azabache free for commercial use?
Yes. Azabache is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Azabache”.
How do I download and install Azabache?
Azabache comes free from Tunera Type Foundry . Download it from its page there and unzip the file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses are FontKind’s own copy, kept with its licence file .
Is Azabache in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Azabache comes from Tunera Type Foundry. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
How many weights does Azabache have?
Azabache 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 Azabache?
Azabache was designed by Ariel Martín Pérez. Ariel Martín Pérez also made Brassia, Canarina, Grotesk and twelve more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Azabache?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Pangolin (100), Edu Australia VIC WA NT Hand Dots (81) and Magnetic Drawing (75), out of 100. Next to Azabache, Pangolin is 11% lighter and 3% narrower, with an x-height 6% taller. See all 100 fonts like Azabache.