Handwriting · Astigmatic

Fondamento

Q: Is Fondamento free for commercial use?

Yes. Fondamento 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 “Fondamento” or “Fondamento Italic”.

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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: 'Fondamento', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Fondamento is a free handwriting font by Astigmatic, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Fondamento has an x-height taller than 61%, is wider than 65% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.5 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Lugrasimo

Fondamento on one light table with its two closest fonts, Lugrasimo (100 out of 100) and Eagle Lake (100). Lugrasimo is 25% wider and 10% lighter, with an x-height 10% taller; Eagle Lake is 31% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 6% taller.

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Ink shared with FondamentoLugrasimo…

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 Fondamento alphabet

Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400

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03 / Styles

Fondamento, upright and italic

1 weight (400), with italics

400 Regular, with its italic

04 / Facts

Who made Fondamento, and can you use it?

Designer: Astigmatic
Kind: Handwriting
Styles: 1 weight (400), with italics
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 “Fondamento” or “Fondamento Italic”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

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

05 / Measurements

Fondamento, measured

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

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

x-height: 49.2% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 70.3% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.70lowercase against capitals
Width: 48.9% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 44%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.46 : 1moderate stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 61% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 65% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 65% of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Fondamento

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap Fondamento without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Fondamento loads, this sets Arial in its place at 96% of its size, so running text keeps Fondamento’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Fondamento Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 96.02%;
  ascent-override: 104.76%;
  descent-override: 39.36%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Fondamento', 'Fondamento Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Fondamento

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

Is Fondamento free for commercial use?

Yes. Fondamento 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 “Fondamento” or “Fondamento Italic”.

How do I download and install Fondamento?

FontKind doesn’t host Fondamento’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.

Is Fondamento in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Fondamento 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 Fondamento in Google Docs?

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

Is Fondamento in Figma?

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

How many weights does Fondamento have?

Fondamento comes in one weight, Regular (400), with an italic. Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.

Who designed Fondamento?

Fondamento was designed by Astigmatic. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2011. Astigmatic also made Aclonica, Parisienne, Righteous and 54 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Fondamento?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Lugrasimo (100), Eagle Lake (100) and Quintessential (96), out of 100. Next to Fondamento, Lugrasimo is 25% wider and 10% lighter, with an x-height 10% taller. See all 100 fonts like Fondamento.