Handwriting · Frode Helland
Comico
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CSSfont-family: 'Comico', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Comico is a free handwriting font by Frode Helland, from Fontshare. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Comico has an x-height taller than 98%, is wider than 97% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 0.9 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Walter Turncoat
Comico on one light table with its two closest fonts, Walter Turncoat (85 out of 100) and Sunshiney (85). Walter Turncoat is 15% narrower and 17% lighter, with an x-height 24% shorter; Sunshiney is 41% narrower and 16% heavier, with an x-height 48% shorter.
Comico and Walter Turncoat laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ComicoWalter Turncoat…
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 Comico 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.
- a
- b
- c
- d
- e
- f
- g
- h
- i
- j
- k
- l
- m
- n
- o
- p
- q
- r
- s
- t
- u
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Comico 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 Comico, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Frode Helland
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- From
- Fontshare
- Character sets
- latin
- Licence
- ITF Free Font License 2.0
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes. Even registered as a trademark.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Your own, not as a font others pick.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes. Embedded so that it can’t be pulled out.
- Changes
- No. Not even subsetting, without ITF’s written consent.
- Sharing the files
- No. Only within your organisation.
Comico is under the ITF Free Font License 2.0. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Comico comes from Fontshare. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Fontshare first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- No. Comico comes from Fontshare: install it first. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Comico, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Comico under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Comico, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 71.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 79.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.89lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 62.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 45%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.91 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 98% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 97% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 87% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Comico
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Walter Turncoat85x-height 24% shorter · 15% narrower · 17% lighter
- Sunshiney85x-height 48% shorter · 41% narrower · 16% heavier
- Caveat Brush63x-height 42% shorter · 38% narrower · 43% heavier
- Chelsea Market62x-height 18% shorter · more stroke contrast · 9% narrower
- Winky Rough60x-height 29% shorter · 26% narrower · more stroke contrast
- Rock Salt5911% wider · 21% lighter · x-height 9% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Comico →Compare side by side →Get Comico on Fontshare
07 / Swap
Swap Comico without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Comico sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Comico loads, this sets Arial in its place at 132.2% of its size, so running text keeps Comico’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Comico Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 132.17%;
ascent-override: 83.23%;
descent-override: 27.24%;
line-gap-override: 6.81%;
}
font-family: 'Comico', 'Comico Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Comico
Answered from its licence, Fontshare and each app’s own font list
Is Comico free for commercial use?
Yes. Comico is under the ITF Free Font License 2.0 , which allows commercial use, logos you can register as trademarks and your own websites and apps. But its files may not be changed, not even subset, nor passed outside your organisation.
How do I download and install Comico?
FontKind doesn’t host Comico’s files: it comes free from Fontshare , Indian Type Foundry’s library, and only from there. Download it from its page there and unzip the file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open.
Is Comico in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Comico 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, save it as a PDF, which carries the font with it.
Is Comico in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Comico comes from Fontshare. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
Is Comico in Figma?
Not built in: Figma includes Google Fonts, and Comico comes from Fontshare. Install it on your computer and Figma lists it.
How many weights does Comico have?
Comico 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 Comico?
Comico was designed by Frode Helland. Frode Helland also made Geologica, Array, General Sans and one more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Comico?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Walter Turncoat (85), Sunshiney (85) and Caveat Brush (63), out of 100. Next to Comico, Walter Turncoat is 15% narrower and 17% lighter, with an x-height 24% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Comico.