Handwriting · Sudtipos
Dr Sugiyama
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CSSfont-family: 'Dr Sugiyama', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Dr Sugiyama is a free handwriting font by Sudtipos, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Dr Sugiyama has an x-height shorter than 92%, is narrower than 77% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 96%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Mr Bedfort
Dr Sugiyama on one light table with its two closest fonts, Mr Bedfort (81 out of 100) and CAT Kurier (74). Mr Bedfort is 28% wider; CAT Kurier is 43% wider, with an x-height 59% taller and less stroke contrast.
Dr Sugiyama and Mr Bedfort laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Dr SugiyamaMr Bedfort…
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 Dr Sugiyama 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
Dr Sugiyama 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 Dr Sugiyama, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Sudtipos
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- 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 “Dr Sugiyama”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Dr Sugiyama 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 Dr Sugiyama, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Dr Sugiyama under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Dr Sugiyama, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 26.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 88.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.30lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 32.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 73%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.10 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 92% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 77% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 96% of handwriting faces
ContrastNear the middle of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Dr Sugiyama
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Mr Bedfort8128% wider
- CAT Kurier74x-height 59% taller · 43% wider · less stroke contrast
- CAT Flamme74x-height 28% taller · 10% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Damion73x-height 30% taller · more stroke contrast · 24% wider
- Montez7225% lighter · x-height 7% taller · 5% wider
- Junior CAT71x-height 25% taller · 29% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Dr Sugiyama →Compare side by side →Get Dr Sugiyama on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Dr Sugiyama without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Dr Sugiyama sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Dr Sugiyama loads, this sets Arial in its place at 67% of its size, so running text keeps Dr Sugiyama’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Dr Sugiyama Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 67.05%;
ascent-override: 150.49%;
descent-override: 67.12%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Dr Sugiyama', 'Dr Sugiyama Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Dr Sugiyama
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Dr Sugiyama free for commercial use?
Yes. Dr Sugiyama 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 “Dr Sugiyama”.
How do I download and install Dr Sugiyama?
FontKind doesn’t host Dr Sugiyama’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 Dr Sugiyama in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Dr Sugiyama 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 Dr Sugiyama in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Dr Sugiyama under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Dr Sugiyama in Figma?
Yes: Dr Sugiyama is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Dr Sugiyama have?
Dr Sugiyama 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 Dr Sugiyama?
Dr Sugiyama was designed by Sudtipos. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2011. Sudtipos also made Mr Dafoe, Aguafina Script, Piedra and eleven more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Dr Sugiyama?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Mr Bedfort (81), CAT Kurier (74) and CAT Flamme (74), out of 100. Next to Dr Sugiyama, Mr Bedfort is 28% wider. See all 100 fonts like Dr Sugiyama.