Handwriting · Tina Anderson
Edu TAS Beginner
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CSSfont-family: 'Edu TAS Beginner', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Edu TAS 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 TAS Beginner has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Edu QLD Beginner
Edu TAS Beginner on one light table with its two closest fonts, Edu QLD Beginner (95 out of 100) and Edu VIC WA NT Beginner (91). Edu QLD Beginner is 8% wider, with less stroke contrast; Edu VIC WA NT Beginner is 8% wider and 7% lighter.
Edu TAS Beginner and Edu QLD Beginner laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Edu TAS BeginnerEdu QLD 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 TAS 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 TAS 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 TAS 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 TAS 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 TAS Beginner, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Edu TAS Beginner under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Edu TAS Beginner, 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
- 39.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 44%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.22 : 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
ContrastNear the middle of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Edu TAS Beginner
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Edu QLD Beginner958% wider · less stroke contrast
- Edu VIC WA NT Beginner918% wider · 7% lighter
- Edu SA Beginner91Nearly identical proportions
- Edu NSW ACT Foundation896% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Edu Australia VIC WA NT Hand7727% wider · x-height 21% taller · 22% lighter
- Edu Australia VIC WA NT Hand Precursive7427% wider · x-height 21% taller · 22% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Edu TAS Beginner →Compare side by side →Get Edu TAS Beginner on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Edu TAS Beginner without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Edu QLD Beginner95same text width · same x-height
- Edu VIC WA NT Beginner91text 1.3% narrower · x-height 1.2% taller
- Satisfy40same text width · x-height 2.1% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Edu TAS Beginner loads, this sets Arial in its place at 84.9% of its size, so running text keeps Edu TAS Beginner’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Edu TAS Beginner Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 84.91%;
ascent-override: 119.65%;
descent-override: 28.74%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Edu TAS Beginner', 'Edu TAS Beginner Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Edu TAS Beginner
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Edu TAS Beginner free for commercial use?
Yes. Edu TAS 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 TAS Beginner?
FontKind doesn’t host Edu TAS 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 TAS Beginner in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Edu TAS 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 TAS Beginner Medium and Edu TAS 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 TAS Beginner in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Edu TAS Beginner under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Edu TAS Beginner in Figma?
Yes: Edu TAS 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 TAS Beginner have?
Edu TAS 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 TAS Beginner?
Edu TAS 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 NSW ACT Foundation, Edu Australia VIC WA NT Hand Dots and six more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Edu TAS Beginner?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Edu QLD Beginner (95), Edu VIC WA NT Beginner (91) and Edu SA Beginner (91), out of 100. Next to Edu TAS Beginner, Edu QLD Beginner is 8% wider, with less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Edu TAS Beginner.