Handwriting · Robert Leuschke
Hurricane
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CSSfont-family: 'Hurricane', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Hurricane is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Hurricane has an x-height shorter than 68%, is narrower than 83% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Alex Brush
Hurricane on one light table with its two closest fonts, Alex Brush (83 out of 100) and Caramel (82). Alex Brush is 17% wider and 25% lighter, with an x-height 9% taller; Caramel is 12% narrower and 8% heavier, with an x-height 20% shorter.
Hurricane and Alex Brush laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with HurricaneAlex Brush…
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 Hurricane 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
Hurricane 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 Hurricane, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Robert Leuschke
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- 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.
Hurricane 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 Hurricane, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Hurricane under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Hurricane, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 38.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 60.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.62lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 30.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%letter box filled
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 68% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 83% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Hurricane
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Alex Brush8317% wider · 25% lighter · x-height 9% taller
- Caramel82x-height 20% shorter · 12% narrower · 8% heavier
- Birthstone81x-height 6% taller · 4% wider · 8% lighter
- Oooh Baby8030% wider · 22% lighter
- Whisper80x-height 24% shorter · 9% wider
- Waterfall80x-height 32% shorter · 17% narrower · 25% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Hurricane →Compare side by side →Get Hurricane on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Hurricane without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Bilbo75text 2.4% narrower · x-height 1.1% taller
- Licorice73text 1.9% narrower · x-height 1.1% shorter
- Bilbo Swash Caps73text 2.4% narrower · x-height 1.1% taller
- Kristi69text 2.9% narrower · x-height 0.7% taller
- Imperial Script54text 1.1% wider · x-height 1.6% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Hurricane loads, this sets Arial in its place at 61.2% of its size, so running text keeps Hurricane’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Hurricane Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 61.16%;
ascent-override: 155.33%;
descent-override: 70.31%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Hurricane', 'Hurricane Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Hurricane
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Hurricane free for commercial use?
Yes. Hurricane 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 Hurricane?
FontKind doesn’t host Hurricane’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 Hurricane in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Hurricane 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 Hurricane in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Hurricane under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Hurricane in Figma?
Yes: Hurricane is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Hurricane have?
Hurricane 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 Hurricane?
Hurricane was designed by Robert Leuschke. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2021. Robert Leuschke also made Smooch Sans, Updock, Great Vibes and 84 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Hurricane?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Alex Brush (83), Caramel (82) and Birthstone (81), out of 100. Next to Hurricane, Alex Brush is 17% wider and 25% lighter, with an x-height 9% taller. See all 100 fonts like Hurricane.