Display · Nataliya Kasatkina
Cherry Swash
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CSSfont-family: 'Cherry Swash', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Cherry Swash is a free display font by Nataliya Kasatkina, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Cherry Swash has an x-height shorter than 62%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Orelega One
Cherry Swash on one light table with its two closest fonts, Orelega One (50 out of 100) and Slabo 13px (49). Orelega One is 39% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 10% shorter; Slabo 13px is 15% lighter and 7% wider, with an x-height 8% taller.
Cherry Swash and Orelega One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Cherry SwashOrelega One…
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 Cherry Swash 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
Cherry Swash in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Cherry Swash, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Nataliya Kasatkina
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext
- 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.
Cherry Swash 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 Cherry Swash, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Cherry Swash under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Cherry Swash, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 46%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.13 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 62% of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
ContrastMore even than 64% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Cherry Swash
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Orelega One5039% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 10% shorter
- Slabo 13px49x-height 8% taller · 15% lighter · 7% wider
- Belgrano4912% wider
- Bespoke Slab469% wider · more stroke contrast · 6% lighter
- Sanchez468% wider · 9% lighter
- BioRhyme4619% wider · 15% heavier · x-height 6% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Cherry Swash →Compare side by side →Get Cherry Swash on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Cherry Swash without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Antic Slab41text 2.5% wider · same x-height
- Aleo37text 1.3% narrower · x-height 1.4% taller
- Bree Serif35text 2.9% narrower · x-height 0.6% taller
- Copse34text 2.1% narrower · x-height 2.2% shorter
- Habibi31text 0.8% narrower · x-height 3.4% shorter
- Brawler28text 1.5% wider · x-height 4.0% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Cherry Swash loads, this sets Arial in its place at 105.1% of its size, so running text keeps Cherry Swash’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Cherry Swash Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 105.08%;
ascent-override: 97.54%;
descent-override: 28.64%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Cherry Swash', 'Cherry Swash Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Cherry Swash
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Cherry Swash free for commercial use?
Yes. Cherry Swash 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 Cherry Swash?
FontKind doesn’t host Cherry Swash’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 Cherry Swash in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Cherry Swash 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 Cherry Swash in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Cherry Swash under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Cherry Swash in Figma?
Yes: Cherry Swash 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 Cherry Swash have?
Cherry Swash comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).
Who designed Cherry Swash?
Cherry Swash was designed by Nataliya Kasatkina. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2012.
What fonts are similar to Cherry Swash?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Orelega One (50), Slabo 13px (49) and Belgrano (49), out of 100. Next to Cherry Swash, Orelega One is 39% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 10% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Cherry Swash.