Handwriting · Tina Anderson
Edu QLD Beginner
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CSSfont-family: 'Edu QLD Beginner', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Edu QLD Beginner is a free handwriting font by Tina Anderson and Corey Anderson, on Google Fonts since 2022. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Edu QLD Beginner has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
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01 / Light table
Laid on top of Edu NSW ACT Foundation
Edu QLD Beginner on one light table with its two closest fonts, Edu NSW ACT Foundation (100 out of 100) and Edu VIC WA NT Beginner (100). Edu NSW ACT Foundation is 13% narrower; Edu VIC WA NT Beginner is 9% lighter.
Edu QLD Beginner and Edu NSW ACT Foundation laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Edu QLD BeginnerEdu NSW ACT Foundation…
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 QLD Beginner 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 / Weights
Edu QLD Beginner 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 QLD Beginner, 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 QLD Beginner 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 QLD Beginner, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Edu QLD Beginner under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Edu QLD Beginner, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 41.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 77.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.54lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 42.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 45%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.01 : 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 72% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Edu QLD Beginner
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Edu NSW ACT Foundation10013% narrower
- Edu VIC WA NT Beginner1009% lighter
- Edu TAS Beginner957% narrower · more stroke contrast
- Edu SA Beginner9410% narrower · more stroke contrast
- Edu Australia VIC WA NT Hand84x-height 20% taller · 17% wider · 23% lighter
- Edu Australia VIC WA NT Hand Precursive75x-height 20% taller · 17% wider · 23% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Edu QLD Beginner →Compare side by side →Get Edu QLD Beginner on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Edu QLD Beginner without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Edu VIC WA NT Beginner100text 1.6% narrower · x-height 0.8% taller
- Edu TAS Beginner95same text width · same x-height
- Satisfy33same text width · x-height 2.5% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Edu QLD Beginner loads, this sets Arial in its place at 85.2% of its size, so running text keeps Edu QLD Beginner’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Edu QLD Beginner Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 85.18%;
ascent-override: 119.28%;
descent-override: 28.65%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Edu QLD Beginner', 'Edu QLD Beginner Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Edu QLD Beginner
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Edu QLD Beginner free for commercial use?
Yes. Edu QLD Beginner 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 QLD Beginner?
FontKind doesn’t host Edu QLD Beginner’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 QLD Beginner in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Edu QLD Beginner 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 QLD Beginner Medium and Edu QLD Beginner 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 QLD Beginner in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Edu QLD Beginner under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Edu QLD Beginner in Figma?
Yes: Edu QLD Beginner 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 QLD Beginner have?
Edu QLD Beginner 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 QLD Beginner?
Edu QLD Beginner 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 NSW ACT Foundation and six more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Edu QLD Beginner?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Edu NSW ACT Foundation (100), Edu VIC WA NT Beginner (100) and Edu TAS Beginner (95), out of 100. Next to Edu QLD Beginner, Edu NSW ACT Foundation is 13% narrower. See all 100 fonts like Edu QLD Beginner.