Handwriting · Indian Type Foundry

Kalam

Q: Is Kalam free for commercial use?

Yes. Kalam 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 Regular

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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

Kalam is a free handwriting font by Indian Type Foundry, on Google Fonts since 2014. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Kalam has an x-height taller than 69%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.

Compare with Gveret Levin →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Gveret Levin

Kalam on one light table with its two closest fonts, Gveret Levin (91 out of 100) and Caveat (85). Gveret Levin is 19% wider and 25% heavier, with less stroke contrast; Caveat is 21% narrower, with an x-height 31% shorter and less stroke contrast.

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Ink shared with KalamGveret Levin…

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 Kalam 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 Kalam and 29 more handwriting fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Weights

Kalam in 3 weights

3 weights, 300–700

300 Light
400 Regular
700 Bold

04 / Facts

Who made Kalam, and can you use it?

Designer: Indian Type Foundry
Kind: Handwriting
Styles: 3 weights, 300–700
On Google Fonts since: 2014
Character sets: devanagari, latin, latin-ext
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.

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

05 / Measurements

Kalam, measured

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

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

x-height: 51.1% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 72.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.71lowercase against capitals
Width: 45.3% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 45%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.32 : 1moderate stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 69% of handwriting faces
WidthNear the middle of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
ContrastNear the middle of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Kalam

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap Kalam without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Kalam loads, this sets Arial in its place at 97.6% of its size, so running text keeps Kalam’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Kalam Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 97.56%;
  ascent-override: 108.96%;
  descent-override: 54.43%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

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

08 / Pairs

Used together with Kalam

Of the 3,202 home pages that load Kalam, 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 chanceQuicksand 2.3×Playfair Display 1.6×

Fonts that go with Kalam: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerKalam + 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 Kalam

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

Is Kalam free for commercial use?

Yes. Kalam 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 Kalam?

FontKind doesn’t host Kalam’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds three 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 Kalam in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Kalam isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. On Windows, its weights beyond Regular and Bold show as fonts of their own, such as Kalam Light. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.

Is Kalam in Google Docs?

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

Is Kalam in Figma?

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

How many weights does Kalam have?

Kalam comes in three weights: Light (300), Regular (400) and Bold (700).

Who designed Kalam?

Kalam was designed by Indian Type Foundry. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2014. Indian Type Foundry also made Poppins, Rajdhani, Teko and 16 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Kalam?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Gveret Levin (91), Caveat (85) and Sedgwick Ave (82), out of 100. Next to Kalam, Gveret Levin is 19% wider and 25% heavier, with less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Kalam.