Handwriting · Robert Leuschke
Beau Rivage
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CSSfont-family: 'Beau Rivage', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Beau Rivage is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2022. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Beau Rivage has an x-height shorter than 76%, is narrower than 88% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 2.0 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Ruthie
Beau Rivage on one light table with its two closest fonts, Ruthie (85 out of 100) and Bonheur Royale (85). Ruthie is 3% wider, with an x-height 9% shorter; Bonheur Royale is 3% narrower, with an x-height 9% shorter.
Beau Rivage and Ruthie laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Beau RivageRuthie…
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 Beau Rivage 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
Beau Rivage 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 Beau Rivage, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Robert Leuschke
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2022
- 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.
Beau Rivage 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 Beau Rivage, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Beau Rivage under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Beau Rivage, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 34.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 73.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.47lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 28.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 45%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.98 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 76% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 88% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 81% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Beau Rivage
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Ruthie85x-height 9% shorter · 3% wider
- Bonheur Royale85x-height 9% shorter · 3% narrower
- Ephesis8113% wider · 19% lighter
- Bilbo Swash Caps81x-height 12% taller · less stroke contrast · 13% lighter
- My Soul8028% wider · x-height 11% taller · 8% lighter
- Love Light80x-height 6% shorter · 8% lighter · 3% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Beau Rivage →Compare side by side →Get Beau Rivage on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Beau Rivage without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Beau Rivage loads, this sets Arial in its place at 58.3% of its size, so running text keeps Beau Rivage’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Beau Rivage Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 58.32%;
ascent-override: 161.19%;
descent-override: 68.59%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Beau Rivage', 'Beau Rivage Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Beau Rivage
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Beau Rivage free for commercial use?
Yes. Beau Rivage 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 Beau Rivage?
FontKind doesn’t host Beau Rivage’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 Beau Rivage in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Beau Rivage 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 Beau Rivage in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Beau Rivage under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Beau Rivage in Figma?
Yes: Beau Rivage is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Beau Rivage have?
Beau Rivage 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 Beau Rivage?
Beau Rivage was designed by Robert Leuschke. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2022. Robert Leuschke also made Smooch Sans, Updock, Great Vibes and 84 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Beau Rivage?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Ruthie (85), Bonheur Royale (85) and Ephesis (81), out of 100. Next to Beau Rivage, Ruthie is 3% wider, with an x-height 9% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Beau Rivage.