Handwriting · Cadson Demak
Charm
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CSSfont-family: 'Charm', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Charm is a free handwriting font by Cadson Demak, on Google Fonts since 2018. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Charm has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 62%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Felipa
Charm on one light table with its two closest fonts, Felipa (89 out of 100) and Charmonman (81). Felipa is 13% narrower, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 8% taller; Charmonman is 5% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 13% shorter.
Charm and Felipa laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with CharmFelipa…
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 Charm 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 / Weights
Charm in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Charm, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Cadson Demak
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2018
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, thai, 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.
Charm 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 Charm, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Charm under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Charm, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 47.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 88.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.54lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 42.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.11 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of handwriting faces
WidthNear the middle of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 62% of handwriting faces
ContrastNear the middle of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Charm
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Felipa8913% narrower · more stroke contrast · x-height 8% taller
- Charmonman81more stroke contrast · x-height 13% shorter · 5% wider
- Courgette80more stroke contrast · 17% wider · 24% heavier
- Romanesco7937% narrower · more stroke contrast · 49% heavier
- Telma7717% wider · x-height 5% taller · 7% heavier
- Dancing Script75x-height 30% shorter · more stroke contrast · 20% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Charm →Compare side by side →Get Charm on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Charm without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Calligraffitti65text 1.5% narrower · x-height 1.9% shorter
- Feronia59text 2.3% wider · x-height 2.7% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Charm loads, this sets Arial in its place at 86% of its size, so running text keeps Charm’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Charm Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 85.96%;
ascent-override: 129.71%;
descent-override: 50.49%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Charm', 'Charm Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Charm
Of the 710 home pages that load Charm, 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
- Roboto13%93 sites · 0.6× chance
- Open Sans12%86 sites · 0.7× chance
- Poppins12%84 sites · 1.1× chance
- Montserrat11%76 sites · 0.8× chance
09 / Questions
Questions about Charm
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Charm free for commercial use?
Yes. Charm 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 Charm?
FontKind doesn’t host Charm’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Charm in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Charm 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 Charm in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Charm under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Charm in Figma?
Yes: Charm is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Charm have?
Charm comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).
Who designed Charm?
Charm was designed by Cadson Demak. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2018. Cadson Demak also made K2D, Kanit, Prompt and 20 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Charm?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Felipa (89), Charmonman (81) and Courgette (80), out of 100. Next to Charm, Felipa is 13% narrower, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 8% taller. See all 100 fonts like Charm.