Handwriting · Astigmatic

Just Another Hand

Q: Is Just Another Hand free for commercial use?

Yes. Just Another Hand is under the Apache License 2.0, which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a file you change is marked as changed.

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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: 'Just Another Hand', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Just Another Hand is a free handwriting font by Astigmatic, on Google Fonts since 2010. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Just Another Hand has an average x-height, is narrower than 98% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 89%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with Sue Ellen Francisco →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Sue Ellen Francisco

Just Another Hand on one light table with its two closest fonts, Sue Ellen Francisco (91 out of 100) and Delicious Handrawn (87). Sue Ellen Francisco is 23% wider and 9% lighter, with an x-height 16% shorter; Delicious Handrawn is 54% wider, with an x-height 6% shorter and less stroke contrast.

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Ink shared with Just Another HandSue Ellen Francisco…

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 Just Another Hand 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 ownHandwriting font generator →Your words in Just Another Hand and 29 more handwriting fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Just Another Hand 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 Just Another Hand, and can you use it?

Designer: Astigmatic
Kind: Handwriting
Styles: 1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since: 2010
Character sets: latin, latin-ext
Licence: Apache License 2.0

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. Mark the files you changed.
Sharing the files: Yes. With its notices, even for a fee.

Just Another Hand is under the Apache License 2.0. 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 Just Another Hand, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Just Another Hand 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 Just Another Hand on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Just Another Hand, measured

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

Hxgp in Just Another Hand. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 45.6% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 70.3% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.65lowercase against capitals
Width: 23.7% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 60%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.05 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightNear the middle of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 98% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 89% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 64% of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Just Another Hand

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Just Another Hand →Compare side by side →Get Just Another Hand on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Just Another Hand without a jump

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

None of the fonts that look most like Just Another Hand sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.

Fallback while it loads

Until Just Another Hand loads, this sets Arial in its place at 48.5% of its size, so running text keeps Just Another Hand’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Just Another Hand Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 48.47%;
  ascent-override: 145.07%;
  descent-override: 61.26%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Just Another Hand', 'Just Another Hand Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Just Another Hand

Of the 783 home pages that load Just Another Hand, 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

More than chanceUrbanist 30×

The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerJust Another Hand + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other

09 / Questions

Questions about Just Another Hand

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

Is Just Another Hand free for commercial use?

Yes. Just Another Hand is under the Apache License 2.0 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a file you change is marked as changed.

How do I download and install Just Another Hand?

FontKind doesn’t host Just Another Hand’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 Just Another Hand in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Just Another Hand 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 Just Another Hand in Google Docs?

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

Is Just Another Hand in Figma?

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

How many weights does Just Another Hand have?

Just Another Hand 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 Just Another Hand?

Just Another Hand was designed by Astigmatic. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2010. Astigmatic also made Aclonica, Parisienne, Righteous and 54 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Just Another Hand?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Sue Ellen Francisco (91), Delicious Handrawn (87) and Rancho (83), out of 100. Next to Just Another Hand, Sue Ellen Francisco is 23% wider and 9% lighter, with an x-height 16% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Just Another Hand.