Handwriting · TypeSETit
Bilbo Swash Caps
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CSSfont-family: 'Bilbo Swash Caps', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Bilbo Swash Caps is a free handwriting font by TypeSETit, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Bilbo Swash Caps has an x-height shorter than 65%, is narrower than 86% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 70%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Bonheur Royale
Bilbo Swash Caps on one light table with its two closest fonts, Bonheur Royale (82 out of 100) and Ephesis (82). Bonheur Royale is 14% heavier and 6% narrower, with an x-height 19% shorter; Ephesis is 9% wider and 7% lighter, with an x-height 12% shorter.
Bilbo Swash Caps and Bonheur Royale laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Bilbo Swash CapsBonheur Royale…
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 Bilbo Swash Caps 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
Bilbo Swash Caps 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 Bilbo Swash Caps, and can you use it?
- Designer
- TypeSETit
- 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, under another name. Not as “Bilbo”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Bilbo Swash Caps 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 Bilbo Swash Caps, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Bilbo Swash Caps under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Bilbo Swash Caps, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 38.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.56lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 29.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.06 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 65% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 86% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 70% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 62% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Bilbo Swash Caps
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Bilbo Swash Caps's own familyBilbo
- Bonheur Royale82x-height 19% shorter · 14% heavier · 6% narrower
- Ephesis82x-height 12% shorter · 9% wider · 7% lighter
- Beau Rivage81more stroke contrast · x-height 10% shorter · 15% heavier
- Moon Dance806% wider · x-height 5% shorter · 9% lighter
- Alex Brush7722% wider · 19% lighter · x-height 8% taller
- Inspiration76x-height 17% shorter · 15% narrower · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Bilbo Swash Caps →Compare side by side →Get Bilbo Swash Caps on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Bilbo Swash Caps without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Licorice75text 0.5% wider · x-height 2.1% shorter
- Hurricane73text 2.5% wider · x-height 1.0% shorter
- Kristi52text 0.5% narrower · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Bilbo Swash Caps loads, this sets Arial in its place at 59.7% of its size, so running text keeps Bilbo Swash Caps’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Bilbo Swash Caps Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 59.68%;
ascent-override: 142.42%;
descent-override: 67.02%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Bilbo Swash Caps', 'Bilbo Swash Caps Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Bilbo Swash Caps
Of the 455 home pages that load Bilbo Swash Caps, 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 Sans21%95 sites · 1.2× chance
- Roboto19%88 sites · 1× chance
- Merriweather16%72 sites · 15× chance
- Montserrat16%71 sites · 1.2× chance
More than chanceMerriweather 15×
Pair checkerBilbo Swash Caps + 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 Bilbo Swash Caps
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Bilbo Swash Caps free for commercial use?
Yes. Bilbo Swash Caps 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 “Bilbo”.
How do I download and install Bilbo Swash Caps?
FontKind doesn’t host Bilbo Swash Caps’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 Bilbo Swash Caps in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Bilbo Swash Caps 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 Bilbo Swash Caps in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Bilbo Swash Caps under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Bilbo Swash Caps in Figma?
Yes: Bilbo Swash Caps is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Bilbo Swash Caps have?
Bilbo Swash Caps 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 Bilbo Swash Caps?
Bilbo Swash Caps was designed by TypeSETit. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011.
What fonts are similar to Bilbo Swash Caps?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Bonheur Royale (82), Ephesis (82) and Beau Rivage (81), out of 100. Next to Bilbo Swash Caps, Bonheur Royale is 14% heavier and 6% narrower, with an x-height 19% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Bilbo. See all 100 fonts like Bilbo Swash Caps.