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Handwriting · Robert Leuschke

Carattere

Case
72 px
Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in
0 em
1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Carattere', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Carattere is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Carattere has an x-height shorter than 73%, is narrower than 80% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Great Vibes

Carattere on one light table with its two closest fonts, Great Vibes (92 out of 100) and MonteCarlo (81). Great Vibes is 11% heavier, with more stroke contrast; MonteCarlo has more stroke contrast and an x-height 5% shorter.

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Carattere and Great Vibes laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with CarattereGreat Vibes…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Carattere 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.

  • &
  • ?
  • !
  • @
  • %
  • (
  • )

Learning cursive? The cursive alphabet, letter by letter →

With this font

03 / Sizes

Carattere 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 Carattere, 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.

Carattere is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

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 Carattere, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists Carattere under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Carattere on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Carattere, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Carattere. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
35.4% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
73.2% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.48lowercase against capitals
Width
31.5% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
43%letter box filled
Contrast
1.44 : 1moderate stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

  • x-heightSmaller than 73% of handwriting faces

  • WidthNarrower than 80% of handwriting faces

  • InkNear the middle of handwriting faces

  • ContrastMore contrast than 64% of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Carattere

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Carattere →Compare side by side →Get Carattere on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Carattere without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Carattere loads, this sets Arial in its place at 64% of its size, so running text keeps Carattere’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Carattere Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 64.03%;
  ascent-override: 124.95%;
  descent-override: 54.67%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Carattere', 'Carattere Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Carattere

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Carattere free for commercial use?

Yes. Carattere 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 Carattere?

FontKind doesn’t host Carattere’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 Carattere in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Carattere 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 Carattere in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Carattere under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Carattere in Figma?

Yes: Carattere is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Carattere have?

Carattere 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 Carattere?

Carattere 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 Carattere?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Great Vibes (92), MonteCarlo (81) and Mea Culpa (80), out of 100. Next to Carattere, Great Vibes is 11% heavier, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Carattere.