Handwriting · Astigmatic

Eagle Lake

Q: Is Eagle Lake free for commercial use?

Yes. Eagle Lake 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 “Eagle Lake”.

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Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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

Eagle Lake is a free handwriting font by Astigmatic, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Eagle Lake has an x-height taller than 86%, is wider than 98% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 2.2 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.

Compare with Fondamento →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Fondamento

Eagle Lake on one light table with its two closest fonts, Fondamento (100 out of 100) and Quintessential (100). Fondamento is 24% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 6% shorter; Quintessential is 32% narrower and 11% lighter, with less stroke contrast.

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Ink shared with Eagle LakeFondamento…

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 Eagle Lake 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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Learning cursive? The cursive alphabet, letter by letter →

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03 / Sizes

Eagle Lake 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 Eagle Lake, and can you use it?

Designer: Astigmatic
Kind: Handwriting
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 “Eagle Lake”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

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

05 / Measurements

Eagle Lake, measured

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

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

x-height: 52.2% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 72.3% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.72lowercase against capitals
Width: 64.2% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 45%letter box filled
Contrast: 2.17 : 1high stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 86% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 98% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 84% of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Eagle Lake

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap Eagle Lake without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Eagle Lake loads, this sets Arial in its place at 128.8% of its size, so running text keeps Eagle Lake’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Eagle Lake Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 128.83%;
  ascent-override: 91.72%;
  descent-override: 35.06%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Eagle Lake', 'Eagle Lake Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Eagle Lake

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

Is Eagle Lake free for commercial use?

Yes. Eagle Lake 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 “Eagle Lake”.

How do I download and install Eagle Lake?

FontKind doesn’t host Eagle Lake’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 Eagle Lake in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Eagle Lake 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 Eagle Lake in Google Docs?

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

Is Eagle Lake in Figma?

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

How many weights does Eagle Lake have?

Eagle Lake 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 Eagle Lake?

Eagle Lake was designed by Astigmatic. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2012. Astigmatic also made Aclonica, Parisienne, Righteous and 54 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Eagle Lake?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Fondamento (100), Quintessential (100) and Lugrasimo (100), out of 100. Next to Eagle Lake, Fondamento is 24% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 6% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Eagle Lake.