Serif · Vernon Adams

Cutive

Q: Is Cutive free for commercial use?

Yes. Cutive 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 “Cutive”.

Your words – they follow you round the site

Case

Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Cutive', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Cutive is a free serif by Vernon Adams, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Cutive has an x-height taller than 94%, is wider than 97% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 77%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Coustard

Cutive on one light table with its two closest fonts, Coustard (87 out of 100) and Copse (81). Coustard is 14% narrower and 11% heavier, with an x-height 3% shorter; Copse is 22% narrower and 11% heavier, with an x-height 12% shorter.

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Ink shared with CutiveCoustard…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Cutive 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.

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With this font

Write your ownTypewriter font generator →Your words in Cutive and 3 more typewriter fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Cutive 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 Cutive, and can you use it?

Designer: Vernon Adams
Kind: Serif
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 “Cutive”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Cutive is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

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 Cutive, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Cutive under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Cutive on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Cutive, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Cutive. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 55.3% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 83.7% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.66lowercase against capitals
Width: 67.0% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 46%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.30 : 1moderate stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among serifs

Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 94% of serifs
WidthWider than 97% of serifs
InkDarker than 77% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 84% of serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Cutive

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

Cutive's own familyCutive Mono

All 100 fonts similar to Cutive →Compare side by side →Get Cutive on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Cutive without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Cutive loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 141.8% of its size, so running text keeps Cutive’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Cutive Fallback';
  src: local('Times New Roman');
  size-adjust: 141.79%;
  ascent-override: 75.35%;
  descent-override: 16.32%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Cutive', 'Cutive Fallback', serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Cutive

Of the 467 home pages that load Cutive, 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

The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerCutive + 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 other

09 / Questions

Questions about Cutive

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Cutive free for commercial use?

Yes. Cutive 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 “Cutive”.

How do I download and install Cutive?

FontKind doesn’t host Cutive’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 Cutive in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Cutive 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 Cutive in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Cutive under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Cutive in Figma?

Yes: Cutive is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Cutive have?

Cutive 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 Cutive?

Cutive was designed by Vernon Adams. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2012. Vernon Adams also made Bangers, Nunito, Oswald and 52 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Cutive?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Coustard (87), Copse (81) and Kiwi Maru (77), out of 100. Next to Cutive, Coustard is 14% narrower and 11% heavier, with an x-height 3% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Cutive Mono. See all 100 fonts like Cutive.