Handwriting · Tina Anderson
Edu NSW ACT Foundation
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CSSfont-family: 'Edu NSW ACT Foundation', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Edu NSW ACT Foundation is a free handwriting font by Tina Anderson and Corey Anderson, on Google Fonts since 2022. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Edu NSW ACT Foundation has an average x-height, is narrower than 66% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Edu SA Beginner
Edu NSW ACT Foundation on one light table with its two closest fonts, Edu SA Beginner (100 out of 100) and Edu QLD Beginner (100). Edu SA Beginner is 3% wider, with more stroke contrast; Edu QLD Beginner is 15% wider.
Edu NSW ACT Foundation and Edu SA Beginner laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Edu NSW ACT FoundationEdu SA Beginner…
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 Edu NSW ACT Foundation 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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- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Edu NSW ACT Foundation 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 Edu NSW ACT Foundation, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Tina Anderson, Corey Anderson
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 4 weights, 400–700
- Variable axes
- Weight 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2022
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Edu NSW ACT Foundation 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 Edu NSW ACT Foundation, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Edu NSW ACT Foundation under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Edu NSW ACT Foundation, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 41.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 77.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.54lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 36.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 46%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.00 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 66% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 73% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Edu NSW ACT Foundation
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Edu SA Beginner100more stroke contrast · 3% wider
- Edu QLD Beginner10015% wider
- Edu VIC WA NT Beginner10015% wider · 11% lighter
- Edu TAS Beginner896% wider · more stroke contrast
- Edu Australia VIC WA NT Hand7835% wider · x-height 21% taller · 25% lighter
- Edu Australia VIC WA NT Hand Precursive7135% wider · x-height 21% taller · 25% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Edu NSW ACT Foundation →Compare side by side →Get Edu NSW ACT Foundation on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Edu NSW ACT Foundation without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Vibur68text 1.2% wider · x-height 0.6% shorter
- Reenie Beanie27text 0.6% wider · x-height 1.4% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Edu NSW ACT Foundation loads, this sets Arial in its place at 77.6% of its size, so running text keeps Edu NSW ACT Foundation’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Edu NSW ACT Foundation Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 77.59%;
ascent-override: 130.94%;
descent-override: 31.45%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Edu NSW ACT Foundation', 'Edu NSW ACT Foundation Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Edu NSW ACT Foundation
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Edu NSW ACT Foundation free for commercial use?
Yes. Edu NSW ACT Foundation 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 Edu NSW ACT Foundation?
FontKind doesn’t host Edu NSW ACT Foundation’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 Edu NSW ACT Foundation in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Edu NSW ACT Foundation 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 Edu NSW ACT Foundation Medium and Edu NSW ACT Foundation 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 Edu NSW ACT Foundation in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Edu NSW ACT Foundation under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Edu NSW ACT Foundation in Figma?
Yes: Edu NSW ACT Foundation 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 Edu NSW ACT Foundation have?
Edu NSW ACT Foundation 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 Edu NSW ACT Foundation?
Edu NSW ACT Foundation was designed by Tina Anderson and Corey Anderson. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2022. Tina Anderson also made Edu SA Beginner, Edu TAS Beginner, Edu Australia VIC WA NT Hand Dots and six more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Edu NSW ACT Foundation?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Edu SA Beginner (100), Edu QLD Beginner (100) and Edu VIC WA NT Beginner (100), out of 100. Next to Edu NSW ACT Foundation, Edu SA Beginner is 3% wider, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Edu NSW ACT Foundation.