Handwriting · Robert Leuschke

Imperial Script

Q: Is Imperial Script free for commercial use?

Yes. Imperial Script is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.

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Case

Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

Find the font. Find its kind.

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

Imperial Script is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Imperial Script has an x-height shorter than 68%, is narrower than 81% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 87%. Its thickest strokes are 6.0 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.

Compare with Gwendolyn →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Gwendolyn

Imperial Script on one light table with its two closest fonts, Gwendolyn (90 out of 100) and Fleur De Leah (86). Gwendolyn is 8% wider, with an x-height 15% shorter; Fleur De Leah is 33% heavier and 5% wider, with less stroke contrast.

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Ink shared with Imperial ScriptGwendolyn…

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 Imperial Script 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 →

With this font

Write your ownCursive font generator →Your words in Imperial Script and 29 more cursive fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Imperial Script 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 Imperial Script, 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.

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

05 / Measurements

Imperial Script, measured

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

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

x-height: 37.4% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 66.5% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.56lowercase against capitals
Width: 31.3% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 33%letter box filled
Contrast: 6.00 : 1high stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightSmaller than 68% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 81% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 87% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 100% of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Imperial Script

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap Imperial Script without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Imperial Script loads, this sets Arial in its place at 61.8% of its size, so running text keeps Imperial Script’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Imperial Script Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 61.83%;
  ascent-override: 142.32%;
  descent-override: 53.37%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Imperial Script', 'Imperial Script Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Imperial Script

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

Is Imperial Script free for commercial use?

Yes. Imperial Script 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 Imperial Script?

FontKind doesn’t host Imperial Script’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 Imperial Script in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Imperial Script 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 Imperial Script in Google Docs?

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

Is Imperial Script in Figma?

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

How many weights does Imperial Script have?

Imperial Script 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 Imperial Script?

Imperial Script 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 Imperial Script?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Gwendolyn (90), Fleur De Leah (86) and MonteCarlo (86), out of 100. Next to Imperial Script, Gwendolyn is 8% wider, with an x-height 15% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Imperial Script.