Handwriting · Astigmatic
Grand Hotel
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CSSfont-family: 'Grand Hotel', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Grand Hotel is a free handwriting font by Astigmatic, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Grand Hotel has an x-height shorter than 62%, is narrower than 73% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 97%. Its thickest strokes are 1.5 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Engagement
Grand Hotel on one light table with its two closest fonts, Engagement (84 out of 100) and Sofia (73). Engagement is 20% narrower, with an x-height 22% shorter and less stroke contrast; Sofia is 39% wider and 30% lighter, with an x-height 15% taller.
Grand Hotel and Engagement laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Grand HotelEngagement…
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 Grand Hotel 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 / Sizes
Grand Hotel 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 Grand Hotel, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Astigmatic
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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 “Grand Hotel”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Grand Hotel 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 Grand Hotel, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Grand Hotel under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Grand Hotel, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 39.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.52lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 33.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 74%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.54 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 62% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 73% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 97% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 68% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Grand Hotel
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Engagement84x-height 22% shorter · 20% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Sofia7339% wider · x-height 15% taller · 30% lighter
- Rancho7123% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Rochester6535% lighter · 6% wider
- Redressed6217% wider · 32% lighter
- Amptmann Script6257% wider · 37% lighter · x-height 12% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Grand Hotel →Compare side by side →Get Grand Hotel on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Grand Hotel without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Rancho71same text width · x-height 2.1% shorter
- Ruge Boogie44text 1.8% narrower · x-height 2.8% taller
- Euphoria Script37text 1.6% wider · x-height 1.5% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Grand Hotel loads, this sets Arial in its place at 67.4% of its size, so running text keeps Grand Hotel’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Grand Hotel Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 67.36%;
ascent-override: 140.48%;
descent-override: 61.18%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Grand Hotel', 'Grand Hotel Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Grand Hotel
Of the 683 home pages that load Grand Hotel, 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
- Open Sans16%107 sites · 0.9× chance
- Roboto16%107 sites · 0.8× chance
- Montserrat12%82 sites · 0.9× chance
- Lato8.1%55 sites · 1× chance
09 / Questions
Questions about Grand Hotel
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Grand Hotel free for commercial use?
Yes. Grand Hotel 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 “Grand Hotel”.
How do I download and install Grand Hotel?
FontKind doesn’t host Grand Hotel’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 Grand Hotel in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Grand Hotel 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 Grand Hotel in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Grand Hotel under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Grand Hotel in Figma?
Yes: Grand Hotel is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Grand Hotel have?
Grand Hotel 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 Grand Hotel?
Grand Hotel was designed by Astigmatic. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2012. Astigmatic also made Aclonica, Parisienne, Righteous and 54 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Grand Hotel?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Engagement (84), Sofia (73) and Rancho (71), out of 100. Next to Grand Hotel, Engagement is 20% narrower, with an x-height 22% shorter and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Grand Hotel.