Handwriting · SMC
Chilanka
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CSSfont-family: 'Chilanka', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Chilanka is a free handwriting font by SMC and Santhosh Thottingal, on Google Fonts since 2016. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Chilanka has an x-height taller than 63%, is wider than 73% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 85%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Handlee
Chilanka on one light table with its two closest fonts, Handlee (92 out of 100) and Hachi Maru Pop (90). Handlee is 17% narrower, with more stroke contrast; Hachi Maru Pop is 30% wider and 12% lighter.
Chilanka and Handlee laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ChilankaHandlee…
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 Chilanka 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
Chilanka 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 Chilanka, and can you use it?
- Designer
- SMC, Santhosh Thottingal
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2016
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, malayalam
- 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.
Chilanka 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 Chilanka, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Chilanka under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Chilanka, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 49.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.70lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 52.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 34%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.00 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 63% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 73% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 85% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 77% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Chilanka
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Handlee92more stroke contrast · 17% narrower
- Hachi Maru Pop9030% wider · 12% lighter
- Coming Soon83x-height 10% taller · 12% lighter · 3% narrower
- Agrave Pro82x-height 18% taller · 10% narrower
- Short Stack7720% wider · x-height 9% taller · 9% heavier
- Indie Flower74x-height 20% shorter · 13% narrower · 6% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Chilanka →Compare side by side →Get Chilanka on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Chilanka without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Delius66text 2.9% narrower · x-height 3.9% taller
- BoonJot63text 2.6% narrower · x-height 1.1% taller
- Fusion Kai G62text 2.8% wider · x-height 2.3% shorter
- Delius Swash Caps61text 2.9% narrower · x-height 4.1% taller
- LXGW WenKai49text 2.8% wider · x-height 2.7% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Chilanka loads, this sets Arial in its place at 104.9% of its size, so running text keeps Chilanka’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Chilanka Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 104.90%;
ascent-override: 69.82%;
descent-override: 34.91%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Chilanka', 'Chilanka Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Chilanka
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Chilanka free for commercial use?
Yes. Chilanka 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 Chilanka?
FontKind doesn’t host Chilanka’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 Chilanka in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Chilanka 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 Chilanka in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Chilanka under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Chilanka in Figma?
Yes: Chilanka is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Chilanka have?
Chilanka 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 Chilanka?
Chilanka was designed by SMC and Santhosh Thottingal. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2016. SMC also made Meera Inimai and Gayathri.
What fonts are similar to Chilanka?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Handlee (92), Hachi Maru Pop (90) and Coming Soon (83), out of 100. Next to Chilanka, Handlee is 17% narrower, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Chilanka.