Handwriting · Robert Leuschke
Cherish
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Cherish is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Cherish has an x-height shorter than 77%, is narrower than 93% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 63%. Its thickest strokes are 1.6 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Water Brush
Cherish on one light table with its two closest fonts, Water Brush (92 out of 100) and Kolker Brush (84). Water Brush is 24% wider, with an x-height 27% taller and less stroke contrast; Kolker Brush is 15% narrower and 21% heavier, with an x-height 41% shorter.
Cherish and Water Brush laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with CherishWater Brush…
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 Cherish 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
Cherish 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 Cherish, 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.
Cherish 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 Cherish, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Cherish under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Cherish, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 34.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 60.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.57lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 26.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 47%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.59 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 77% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 93% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 63% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 70% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Cherish
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Water Brush92x-height 27% taller · 24% wider · less stroke contrast
- Kolker Brush84x-height 41% shorter · 15% narrower · 21% heavier
- Island Moments8331% lighter · 15% wider · x-height 12% shorter
- Smooch8341% wider · x-height 13% taller · 19% heavier
- Babylonica82x-height 28% shorter · 22% lighter · 8% wider
- Vujahday Script8255% wider · x-height 22% taller · 22% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Cherish →Compare side by side →Get Cherish on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Cherish without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Ingrid Darling46text 2.5% wider · x-height 1.2% taller
- Explora43text 0.6% wider · x-height 2.1% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Cherish loads, this sets Arial in its place at 52.2% of its size, so running text keeps Cherish’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Cherish Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 52.16%;
ascent-override: 162.96%;
descent-override: 61.35%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Cherish', 'Cherish Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Cherish
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Cherish free for commercial use?
Yes. Cherish 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 Cherish?
FontKind doesn’t host Cherish’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 Cherish in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Cherish 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 Cherish in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Cherish under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Cherish in Figma?
Yes: Cherish is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Cherish have?
Cherish 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 Cherish?
Cherish 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 Cherish?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Water Brush (92), Kolker Brush (84) and Island Moments (83), out of 100. Next to Cherish, Water Brush is 24% wider, with an x-height 27% taller and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Cherish.