Handwriting · Natalia Raices
Delius Swash Caps
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CSSfont-family: 'Delius Swash Caps', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Delius Swash Caps is a free handwriting font by Natalia Raices, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Delius Swash Caps has an x-height taller than 71%, is wider than 71% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 78%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Twinkle Star
Delius Swash Caps on one light table with its two closest fonts, Twinkle Star (77 out of 100) and Cause (75). Twinkle Star is 13% narrower; Cause has nearly identical proportions.
Delius Swash Caps and Twinkle Star laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Delius Swash CapsTwinkle Star…
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 Delius Swash Caps 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
Delius Swash Caps 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 Delius Swash Caps, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Natalia Raices
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin
- 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 “Delia”, “Delia Unicase”, “Delius” or “Delius Unicase”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Delius Swash Caps 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 Delius Swash Caps, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Delius Swash Caps under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Delius Swash Caps, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 76.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.68lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 36%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.09 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 71% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 71% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 78% of handwriting faces
ContrastNear the middle of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Delius Swash Caps
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Delius Swash Caps's own familyDeliusDelius Unicase
- Twinkle Star7713% narrower
- Cause75Nearly identical proportions
- Playpen Sans7120% heavier · x-height 6% taller · 6% wider
- Yuji Hentaigana Akari7043% wider · x-height 24% taller · 33% lighter
- BoonJot69more stroke contrast · 10% heavier
- Mali688% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Delius Swash Caps →Compare side by side →Get Delius Swash Caps on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Delius Swash Caps without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Cause75text 1.6% narrower · x-height 1.9% shorter
- BoonJot69same text width · x-height 2.9% shorter
- Chilanka61text 3.0% wider · x-height 4.0% shorter
- Balsamiq Sans35same text width · x-height 2.9% taller
- Sniglet30text 1.7% narrower · x-height 1.6% shorter
- Leckerli One23text 1.8% wider · x-height 4.5% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Delius Swash Caps loads, this sets Arial in its place at 101.9% of its size, so running text keeps Delius Swash Caps’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Delius Swash Caps Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 101.88%;
ascent-override: 96.78%;
descent-override: 26.50%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Delius Swash Caps', 'Delius Swash Caps Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Delius Swash Caps
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Delius Swash Caps free for commercial use?
Yes. Delius Swash Caps 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 “Delia”, “Delia Unicase”, “Delius” or “Delius Unicase”.
How do I download and install Delius Swash Caps?
FontKind doesn’t host Delius Swash Caps’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 Delius Swash Caps in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Delius Swash Caps 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 Delius Swash Caps in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Delius Swash Caps under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Delius Swash Caps in Figma?
Yes: Delius Swash Caps is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Delius Swash Caps have?
Delius Swash Caps 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 Delius Swash Caps?
Delius Swash Caps was designed by Natalia Raices. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2011.
What fonts are similar to Delius Swash Caps?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Twinkle Star (77), Cause (75) and Playpen Sans (71), out of 100. Next to Delius Swash Caps, Twinkle Star is 13% narrower. Its own family, listed apart, adds Delius and Delius Unicase. See all 100 fonts like Delius Swash Caps.