Handwriting · Astigmatic
Berkshire Swash
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CSSfont-family: 'Berkshire Swash', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Berkshire Swash is a free handwriting font by Astigmatic, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Berkshire Swash has an x-height taller than 67%, is wider than 62% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 91%. Its thickest strokes are 3.1 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Eagle Lake
Berkshire Swash on one light table with its two closest fonts, Eagle Lake (67 out of 100) and Fondamento (65). Eagle Lake is 35% wider and 27% lighter, with less stroke contrast; Fondamento is 29% lighter, with less stroke contrast.
Berkshire Swash and Eagle Lake laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Berkshire SwashEagle Lake…
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 Berkshire Swash 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
Berkshire Swash 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 Berkshire Swash, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Astigmatic
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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, under another name. Not as “Berkshire Swash”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Berkshire Swash 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 Berkshire Swash, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Berkshire Swash under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Berkshire Swash, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 90.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.56lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 61%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 3.05 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 67% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 62% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 91% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 91% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Berkshire Swash
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Eagle Lake6735% wider · 27% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Fondamento6529% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Amita6034% lighter · 8% wider
- Spirax6033% lighter · more stroke contrast · x-height 8% shorter
- Redressed59x-height 24% shorter · 18% narrower · 18% lighter
- Sofia59x-height 11% shorter · 15% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Berkshire Swash →Compare side by side →Get Berkshire Swash on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Berkshire Swash without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Fondamento65text 1.4% wider · x-height 2.9% shorter
- Telma46text 2.0% wider · x-height 1.5% shorter
- Sansita Swashed43text 1.9% narrower · x-height 4.6% taller
- Lily Script One34text 1.9% wider · x-height 2.3% shorter
- Sirin Stencil29text 2.5% narrower · x-height 1.6% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Berkshire Swash loads, this sets Arial in its place at 94.6% of its size, so running text keeps Berkshire Swash’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Berkshire Swash Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 94.65%;
ascent-override: 103.54%;
descent-override: 27.70%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Berkshire Swash', 'Berkshire Swash Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Berkshire Swash
Of the 1,128 home pages that load Berkshire Swash, 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
- Raleway22%249 sites · 5.3× chance
- Open Sans16%181 sites · 0.9× chance
- Roboto14%160 sites · 0.7× chance
- Montserrat12%133 sites · 0.9× chance
- Poppins7.1%80 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lato6.6%75 sites · 0.8× chance
More than chanceJosefin Sans 6.5×Raleway 5.3×
Pair checkerBerkshire Swash + 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 Berkshire Swash
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Berkshire Swash free for commercial use?
Yes. Berkshire Swash 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 “Berkshire Swash”.
How do I download and install Berkshire Swash?
FontKind doesn’t host Berkshire Swash’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 Berkshire Swash in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Berkshire Swash 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 Berkshire Swash in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Berkshire Swash under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Berkshire Swash in Figma?
Yes: Berkshire Swash is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Berkshire Swash have?
Berkshire Swash 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 Berkshire Swash?
Berkshire Swash was designed by Astigmatic. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2012. Astigmatic also made Aclonica, Parisienne, Righteous and 54 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Berkshire Swash?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Eagle Lake (67), Fondamento (65) and Amita (60), out of 100. Next to Berkshire Swash, Eagle Lake is 35% wider and 27% lighter, with less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Berkshire Swash.