Handwriting · Astigmatic
Engagement
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CSSfont-family: 'Engagement', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Engagement is a free handwriting font by Astigmatic, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Engagement has an x-height shorter than 86%, is narrower than 92% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 97%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Rochester
Engagement on one light table with its two closest fonts, Rochester (85 out of 100) and Grand Hotel (84). Rochester is 32% wider and 34% lighter, with an x-height 31% taller; Grand Hotel is 24% wider, with an x-height 29% taller and more stroke contrast.
Engagement and Rochester laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with EngagementRochester…
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 Engagement 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 / Sizes
Engagement 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 Engagement, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Astigmatic
- 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 “Engagement”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Engagement 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 Engagement, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Engagement under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Engagement, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 30.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 73.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.42lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 26.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 74%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.27 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 86% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 92% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 97% of handwriting faces
ContrastNear the middle of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Engagement
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Rochester8532% wider · x-height 31% taller · 34% lighter
- Grand Hotel84x-height 29% taller · 24% wider · more stroke contrast
- Style Script81x-height 48% taller · 19% wider · 25% lighter
- Montez8126% wider · 26% lighter · x-height 6% shorter
- Cookie81x-height 21% taller · 20% wider · 21% lighter
- Mr Bedfort8054% wider · x-height 15% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Engagement →Compare side by side →Get Engagement on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Engagement without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Engagement loads, this sets Arial in its place at 54.5% of its size, so running text keeps Engagement’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Engagement Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 54.47%;
ascent-override: 165.22%;
descent-override: 61.32%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Engagement', 'Engagement Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Engagement
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Engagement free for commercial use?
Yes. Engagement 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 “Engagement”.
How do I download and install Engagement?
FontKind doesn’t host Engagement’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 Engagement in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Engagement 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 Engagement in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Engagement under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Engagement in Figma?
Yes: Engagement is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Engagement have?
Engagement 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 Engagement?
Engagement was designed by Astigmatic. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Astigmatic also made Aclonica, Parisienne, Righteous and 54 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Engagement?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Rochester (85), Grand Hotel (84) and Style Script (81), out of 100. Next to Engagement, Rochester is 32% wider and 34% lighter, with an x-height 31% taller. See all 100 fonts like Engagement.