Handwriting · Robert Leuschke
Ingrid Darling
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CSSfont-family: 'Ingrid Darling', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Ingrid Darling is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2022. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Ingrid Darling has an x-height shorter than 75%, is narrower than 91% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Puppies Play
Ingrid Darling on one light table with its two closest fonts, Puppies Play (85 out of 100) and Ruge Boogie (85). Puppies Play is 7% narrower, with an x-height 25% shorter; Ruge Boogie is 21% wider and 11% lighter, with an x-height 17% taller.
Ingrid Darling and Puppies Play laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Ingrid DarlingPuppies Play…
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 Ingrid Darling 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
Ingrid Darling 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 Ingrid Darling, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Robert Leuschke
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2022
- 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.
Ingrid Darling 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 Ingrid Darling, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Ingrid Darling under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Ingrid Darling, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 34.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 64.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.53lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 27.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 45%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.14 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 75% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 91% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
ContrastNear the middle of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Ingrid Darling
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Puppies Play85x-height 25% shorter · 7% narrower
- Ruge Boogie8521% wider · x-height 17% taller · 11% lighter
- Olé84x-height 17% shorter · 4% wider
- Send Flowers7840% wider · x-height 28% taller · 24% lighter
- Rouge Script7611% wider · 13% lighter
- Petemoss7417% narrower · more stroke contrast · 6% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Ingrid Darling →Compare side by side →Get Ingrid Darling on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Ingrid Darling without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Ingrid Darling loads, this sets Arial in its place at 53.5% of its size, so running text keeps Ingrid Darling’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Ingrid Darling Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 53.48%;
ascent-override: 160.80%;
descent-override: 71.05%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Ingrid Darling', 'Ingrid Darling Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Ingrid Darling
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Ingrid Darling free for commercial use?
Yes. Ingrid Darling 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 Ingrid Darling?
FontKind doesn’t host Ingrid Darling’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 Ingrid Darling in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Ingrid Darling 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 Ingrid Darling in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Ingrid Darling under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Ingrid Darling in Figma?
Yes: Ingrid Darling is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Ingrid Darling have?
Ingrid Darling 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 Ingrid Darling?
Ingrid Darling was designed by Robert Leuschke. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2022. Robert Leuschke also made Smooch Sans, Updock, Great Vibes and 84 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Ingrid Darling?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Puppies Play (85), Ruge Boogie (85) and Olé (84), out of 100. Next to Ingrid Darling, Puppies Play is 7% narrower, with an x-height 25% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Ingrid Darling.