Handwriting · Impallari Type

Dancing Script

Q: Is Dancing Script free for commercial use?

Yes. Dancing Script 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 “Dancing Script”.

Your words – they follow you round the site

Case

Size72 px

Weight400 Regular

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

Find the font. Find its kind.

CSSfont-family: 'Dancing Script', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Satisfy

Dancing Script on one light table with its two closest fonts, Satisfy (87 out of 100) and Rochester (83). Satisfy is 19% heavier and 7% wider, with an x-height 23% taller; Rochester is 8% narrower, with an x-height 20% taller and less stroke contrast.

Layout

Letters

Show

Size auto

Ink shared with Dancing ScriptSatisfy…

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.

Open in the compare tool →

02 / Letters

The Dancing Script 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.

&
?
!
@
%
(
)

Learning cursive? The cursive alphabet, letter by letter →

With this font

Write your ownCursive font generator →Your words in Dancing Script and 29 more cursive fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Weights

Dancing Script in 4 weights

4 weights, 400–700 · variable from 400 to 700

Variable weight, 400 to 700

400 Regular
500 Medium
600 Semibold
700 Bold

04 / Facts

Who made Dancing Script, and can you use it?

Designer: Impallari Type
Kind: Handwriting
Styles: 4 weights, 400–700
Variable axes: Weight 400–700
On Google Fonts since: 2011
Character sets: latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
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 “Dancing Script”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Dancing Script 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 Dancing Script, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Dancing Script 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 Dancing Script on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Dancing Script, measured

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

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

x-height: 33.2% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 72.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.46lowercase against capitals
Width: 38.9% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 49%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.80 : 1moderate stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightSmaller than 80% of handwriting faces
WidthNear the middle of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 68% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 77% of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Dancing Script

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap Dancing Script without a jump

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

Arizonia56text 1.8% narrower · x-height 4.3% taller

Fallback while it loads

Until Dancing Script loads, this sets Arial in its place at 80.3% of its size, so running text keeps Dancing Script’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Dancing Script Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 80.32%;
  ascent-override: 114.54%;
  descent-override: 34.86%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Dancing Script', 'Dancing Script Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Dancing Script

Of the 15,317 home pages that load Dancing Script, 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

More than chancePhilosopher 5.5×Great Vibes 4.1×Teko 3.9×

Fonts that go with Dancing Script: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerDancing Script + 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 Dancing Script

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

Is Dancing Script free for commercial use?

Yes. Dancing Script 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 “Dancing Script”.

How do I download and install Dancing Script?

FontKind doesn’t host Dancing Script’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.

Is Dancing Script in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Dancing Script isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. On Windows, its weights beyond Regular and Bold show as fonts of their own, such as Dancing Script Medium and Dancing Script SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.

Is Dancing Script in Google Docs?

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

Is Dancing Script in Figma?

Yes: Dancing Script is in Figma’s font menu with all four weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Dancing Script have?

Dancing Script comes in four weights: Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 400 to 700.

Who designed Dancing Script?

Dancing Script was designed by Impallari Type. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2011. Impallari Type also made Libre Baskerville, Libre Franklin, Lobster Two and 29 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Dancing Script?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Satisfy (87), Rochester (83) and Euphoria Script (83), out of 100. Next to Dancing Script, Satisfy is 19% heavier and 7% wider, with an x-height 23% taller. See all 100 fonts like Dancing Script.