Handwriting · Kimberly Geswein

Gloria Hallelujah

Your words – they follow you round the site

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

Gloria Hallelujah is a free handwriting font by Kimberly Geswein, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Gloria Hallelujah has an x-height taller than 87%, is wider than 73% 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 Mynerve

Gloria Hallelujah on one light table with its two closest fonts, Mynerve (82 out of 100) and Schoolbell (81). Mynerve is 10% narrower and 14% lighter, with an x-height 14% shorter; Schoolbell is 17% narrower, with an x-height 10% shorter.

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Ink shared with Gloria HallelujahMynerve…

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 Gloria Hallelujah 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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Learning cursive? The cursive alphabet, letter by letter →

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Write your ownHandwriting font generator →Your words in Gloria Hallelujah and 29 more handwriting fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Gloria Hallelujah at every size

1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words

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36 px
48 px
72 px

04 / Facts

Who made Gloria Hallelujah, and can you use it?

Designer: Kimberly Geswein
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.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

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

05 / Measurements

Gloria Hallelujah, measured

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

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

x-height: 52.5% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 73.4% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.72lowercase against capitals
Width: 52.4% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 43%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.00 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 87% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 73% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 73% of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Gloria Hallelujah

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap Gloria Hallelujah without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Gloria Hallelujah loads, this sets Arial in its place at 113.9% of its size, so running text keeps Gloria Hallelujah’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Gloria Hallelujah Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 113.95%;
  ascent-override: 123.33%;
  descent-override: 50.65%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Gloria Hallelujah', 'Gloria Hallelujah Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Gloria Hallelujah

Of the 1,253 home pages that load Gloria Hallelujah, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.

Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026

The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerGloria Hallelujah + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other

09 / Questions

Questions about Gloria Hallelujah

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

Is Gloria Hallelujah free for commercial use?

Yes. Gloria Hallelujah 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 Gloria Hallelujah?

FontKind doesn’t host Gloria Hallelujah’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 Gloria Hallelujah in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Gloria Hallelujah 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 Gloria Hallelujah in Google Docs?

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

Is Gloria Hallelujah in Figma?

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

How many weights does Gloria Hallelujah have?

Gloria Hallelujah 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 Gloria Hallelujah?

Gloria Hallelujah was designed by Kimberly Geswein. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2011. Kimberly Geswein also made Zeyada, Shadows Into Light, Waiting for the Sunrise and 18 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Gloria Hallelujah?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Mynerve (82), Schoolbell (81) and Mansalva (79), out of 100. Next to Gloria Hallelujah, Mynerve is 10% narrower and 14% lighter, with an x-height 14% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Gloria Hallelujah.