Handwriting · Robert Leuschke
Caramel
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CSSfont-family: 'Caramel', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Caramel is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Caramel has an x-height shorter than 87%, is narrower than 93% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 2.2 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Qwigley
Caramel on one light table with its two closest fonts, Qwigley (84 out of 100) and The Nautigal (84). Qwigley has an x-height 5% taller; The Nautigal has less stroke contrast.
Caramel and Qwigley laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with CaramelQwigley…
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 Caramel 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
Caramel 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 Caramel, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Robert Leuschke
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2021
- 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.
Caramel 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 Caramel, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Caramel under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Caramel, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 30.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 49.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.61lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 26.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 45%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.20 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 87% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 93% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 85% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Caramel
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Qwigley84x-height 5% taller
- The Nautigal84less stroke contrast
- Birthstone84x-height 33% taller · 19% wider · 15% lighter
- Hurricane82x-height 25% taller · 14% wider · 8% lighter
- Alex Brush79x-height 37% taller · 33% wider · 31% lighter
- Arizonia7838% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 14% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Caramel →Compare side by side →Get Caramel on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Caramel without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Caramel loads, this sets Arial in its place at 56.4% of its size, so running text keeps Caramel’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Caramel Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 56.37%;
ascent-override: 159.66%;
descent-override: 53.22%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Caramel', 'Caramel Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Caramel
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Caramel free for commercial use?
Yes. Caramel 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 Caramel?
FontKind doesn’t host Caramel’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 Caramel in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Caramel 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 Caramel in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Caramel under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Caramel in Figma?
Yes: Caramel is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Caramel have?
Caramel 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 Caramel?
Caramel was designed by Robert Leuschke. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2021. Robert Leuschke also made Smooch Sans, Updock, Great Vibes and 84 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Caramel?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Qwigley (84), The Nautigal (84) and Birthstone (84), out of 100. Next to Caramel, Qwigley has an x-height 5% taller. See all 100 fonts like Caramel.