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Handwriting · Robert Leuschke

Gwendolyn

Case
72 px
400 Regular
0 em
1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Gwendolyn', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Gwendolyn is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Gwendolyn has an x-height shorter than 83%, is narrower than 72% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 89%.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Imperial Script

Gwendolyn on one light table with its two closest fonts, Imperial Script (90 out of 100) and Mea Culpa (86). Imperial Script is 7% narrower, with an x-height 18% taller; Mea Culpa is 38% heavier and 13% narrower.

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Gwendolyn and Imperial Script laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with GwendolynImperial Script…

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 Gwendolyn 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.

  • &
  • ?
  • !
  • @
  • %
  • (
  • )

Learning cursive? The cursive alphabet, letter by letter →

With this font

03 / Weights

Gwendolyn in 2 weights

2 weights, 400–700

  • 400 Regular
  • 700 Bold

04 / Facts

Who made Gwendolyn, and can you use it?

Designer
Robert Leuschke
Kind
Handwriting
Styles
2 weights, 400–700
On Google Fonts since
2021
Character sets
latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
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.

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

05 / Measurements

Gwendolyn, measured

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

Hxgp in Gwendolyn. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
31.7% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
65.7% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.48lowercase against capitals
Width
33.7% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
32%letter box filled

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

  • x-heightSmaller than 83% of handwriting faces

  • WidthNarrower than 72% of handwriting faces

  • InkLighter than 89% of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Gwendolyn

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap Gwendolyn without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Gwendolyn loads, this sets Arial in its place at 69% of its size, so running text keeps Gwendolyn’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Gwendolyn Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 68.99%;
  ascent-override: 127.55%;
  descent-override: 46.38%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

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

08 / Questions

Questions about Gwendolyn

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

Is Gwendolyn free for commercial use?

Yes. Gwendolyn 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 Gwendolyn?

FontKind doesn’t host Gwendolyn’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 Gwendolyn in Microsoft Word?

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

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

Is Gwendolyn in Figma?

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

How many weights does Gwendolyn have?

Gwendolyn comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).

Who designed Gwendolyn?

Gwendolyn was designed by Robert Leuschke. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2021. Robert Leuschke also made Smooch Sans, Updock, Great Vibes and 84 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Gwendolyn?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Imperial Script (90), Mea Culpa (86) and MonteCarlo (86), out of 100. Next to Gwendolyn, Imperial Script is 7% narrower, with an x-height 18% taller. See all 100 fonts like Gwendolyn.