Handwriting · Sorkin Type
Dekko
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CSSfont-family: 'Dekko', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Dekko is a free handwriting font by Sorkin Type, on Google Fonts since 2015. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Dekko has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 0.7 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Short Stack
Dekko on one light table with its two closest fonts, Short Stack (100 out of 100) and Gamja Flower (86). Short Stack is 50% wider, with an x-height 21% taller and more stroke contrast; Gamja Flower is 10% heavier, with an x-height 19% shorter and more stroke contrast.
Dekko and Short Stack laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with DekkoShort Stack…
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 Dekko 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
Dekko 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 Dekko, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Sorkin Type
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2015
- Character sets
- devanagari, 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Dekko 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 Dekko, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Dekko under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Dekko, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 44.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 56.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.80lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 41.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.69 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of handwriting faces
WidthNear the middle of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 97% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Dekko
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Short Stack10050% wider · x-height 21% taller · more stroke contrast
- Gamja Flower86x-height 19% shorter · more stroke contrast · 10% heavier
- Gaegu85x-height 17% shorter · more stroke contrast · 6% wider
- Hi Melody83x-height 27% shorter · more stroke contrast · 12% narrower
- Patrick Hand79more stroke contrast · 13% heavier · x-height 5% taller
- Patrick Hand SC73more stroke contrast · 13% lighter · x-height 3% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Dekko →Compare side by side →Get Dekko on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Dekko without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Dekko loads, this sets Arial in its place at 86.5% of its size, so running text keeps Dekko’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Dekko Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 86.50%;
ascent-override: 105.20%;
descent-override: 60.00%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Dekko', 'Dekko Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Dekko
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Dekko free for commercial use?
Yes. Dekko 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 Dekko?
FontKind doesn’t host Dekko’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 Dekko in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Dekko 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 Dekko in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Dekko under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Dekko in Figma?
Yes: Dekko is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Dekko have?
Dekko 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 Dekko?
Dekko was designed by Sorkin Type. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2015. Sorkin Type also made Merriweather, Fjalla One, Merriweather Sans and nine more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Dekko?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Short Stack (100), Gamja Flower (86) and Gaegu (85), out of 100. Next to Dekko, Short Stack is 50% wider, with an x-height 21% taller and more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Dekko.