Handwriting · Rosalie Wagner
Borel
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CSSfont-family: 'Borel', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Borel is a free handwriting font by Rosalie Wagner, on Google Fonts since 2023. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Borel has an average x-height, is wider than 97% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 84%. Its thickest strokes are 1.8 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Betania Patmos
Borel on one light table with its two closest fonts, Betania Patmos (81 out of 100) and Betania Patmos In (78). Betania Patmos is 14% narrower and 18% lighter, with an x-height 13% shorter; Betania Patmos In is 14% narrower and 18% lighter, with an x-height 13% shorter.
Borel and Betania Patmos laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with BorelBetania Patmos…
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 Borel 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
Borel 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 Borel, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Rosalie Wagner
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2023
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, math, symbols, 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.
Borel 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 Borel, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Borel under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Borel, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.67lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 63.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 57%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.85 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 97% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 84% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 79% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Borel
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Betania Patmos8114% narrower · x-height 13% shorter · 18% lighter
- Betania Patmos In7814% narrower · x-height 13% shorter · 18% lighter
- Playwrite España759% narrower · x-height 7% taller
- Playwrite Italia Moderna5513% narrower · 23% lighter · x-height 6% taller
- Playwrite USA Modern5013% narrower · 22% lighter · x-height 6% taller
- Playwrite England Joined4913% narrower · 22% lighter · x-height 6% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Borel →Compare side by side →Get Borel on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Borel without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Borel sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Borel loads, this sets Arial in its place at 120.8% of its size, so running text keeps Borel’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Borel Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 120.75%;
ascent-override: 81.65%;
descent-override: 83.97%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Borel', 'Borel Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Borel
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Borel free for commercial use?
Yes. Borel 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 Borel?
FontKind doesn’t host Borel’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 Borel in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Borel 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 Borel in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Borel under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Borel in Figma?
Yes: Borel is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Borel have?
Borel 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 Borel?
Borel was designed by Rosalie Wagner. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2023. Rosalie Wagner also made Arima.
What fonts are similar to Borel?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Betania Patmos (81), Betania Patmos In (78) and Playwrite España (75), out of 100. Next to Borel, Betania Patmos is 14% narrower and 18% lighter, with an x-height 13% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Borel.