Handwriting · Karolina Lach
Courgette
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CSSfont-family: 'Courgette', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Courgette is a free handwriting font by Karolina Lach, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Courgette has an x-height taller than 66%, is wider than 65% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 70%. Its thickest strokes are 2.0 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Satisfy
Courgette on one light table with its two closest fonts, Satisfy (88 out of 100) and Kaushan Script (82). Satisfy is 15% narrower and 15% heavier, with an x-height 19% shorter; Kaushan Script is 10% narrower and 12% heavier, with less stroke contrast.
Courgette and Satisfy laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with CourgetteSatisfy…
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 Courgette 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
Courgette 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 Courgette, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Karolina Lach
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- 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, under another name. Not as “Courgette”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Courgette 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 Courgette, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Courgette under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Courgette, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.67lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 49.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 50%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.01 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 66% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 65% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 70% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 82% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Courgette
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Satisfy88x-height 19% shorter · 15% narrower · 15% heavier
- Kaushan Script8210% narrower · less stroke contrast · 12% heavier
- Charm8015% narrower · less stroke contrast · 19% lighter
- Leckerli One8042% heavier · less stroke contrast
- Norican7920% narrower · x-height 19% shorter · 26% heavier
- Condiment7948% heavier · 19% narrower · x-height 18% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Courgette →Compare side by side →Get Courgette on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Courgette without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Leckerli One80text 2.6% wider · x-height 2.5% shorter
- Sriracha76text 0.9% narrower · x-height 3.0% shorter
- Admiral CAT72text 2.5% narrower · x-height 4.2% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Courgette loads, this sets Arial in its place at 101.1% of its size, so running text keeps Courgette’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Courgette Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 101.14%;
ascent-override: 96.56%;
descent-override: 27.03%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Courgette', 'Courgette Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Courgette
Of the 3,525 home pages that load Courgette, 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
- Open Sans23%799 sites · 1.3× chance
- Roboto21%736 sites · 1× chance
- Montserrat15%546 sites · 1.2× chance
- Poppins11%388 sites · 1× chance
- Lato10%358 sites · 1.3× chance
- Raleway4.9%173 sites · 1.2× chance
More than chanceFjalla One 8.5×Josefin Sans 2.8×Titillium Web 1.9×
Fonts that go with Courgette: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerCourgette + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Courgette
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Courgette free for commercial use?
Yes. Courgette is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Courgette”.
How do I download and install Courgette?
FontKind doesn’t host Courgette’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 Courgette in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Courgette 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 Courgette in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Courgette under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Courgette in Figma?
Yes: Courgette is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Courgette have?
Courgette 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 Courgette?
Courgette was designed by Karolina Lach. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2012. Karolina Lach also made Arbutus Slab, Pompiere, Amarante and one more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Courgette?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Satisfy (88), Kaushan Script (82) and Charm (80), out of 100. Next to Courgette, Satisfy is 15% narrower and 15% heavier, with an x-height 19% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Courgette.