Handwriting · Tharique Azeez
Kavivanar
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CSSfont-family: 'Kavivanar', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Kavivanar is a free handwriting font by Tharique Azeez, on Google Fonts since 2016. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Kavivanar has an x-height taller than 90%, is wider than 63% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 68%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Edu SA Beginner
Kavivanar on one light table with its two closest fonts, Edu SA Beginner (62 out of 100) and Playwrite New Zealand Basic (61). Edu SA Beginner is 21% narrower and 11% heavier, with an x-height 23% shorter; Playwrite New Zealand Basic is 12% wider and 13% heavier, with an x-height 5% shorter.
Kavivanar and Edu SA Beginner laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with KavivanarEdu SA Beginner…
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 Kavivanar 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
Kavivanar 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 Kavivanar, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Tharique Azeez
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2016
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, tamil
- 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.
Kavivanar 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 Kavivanar, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Kavivanar under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Kavivanar, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 54.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 48.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.97 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 90% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 63% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 68% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 80% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Kavivanar
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Edu SA Beginner62x-height 23% shorter · 21% narrower · 11% heavier
- Playwrite New Zealand Basic6112% wider · 13% heavier · x-height 5% shorter
- Edu TAS Beginner60x-height 23% shorter · 19% narrower · 12% heavier
- Sriracha5945% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 9% shorter
- Kite One59more stroke contrast · x-height 6% shorter
- Sedgwick Ave58x-height 24% taller · 24% heavier · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Kavivanar →Compare side by side →Get Kavivanar on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Kavivanar without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Sirin Stencil36text 2.7% narrower · x-height 4.8% shorter
- Sansita Swashed22text 2.1% narrower · x-height 2.1% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Kavivanar loads, this sets Arial in its place at 94.8% of its size, so running text keeps Kavivanar’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Kavivanar Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 94.81%;
ascent-override: 112.33%;
descent-override: 43.98%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Kavivanar', 'Kavivanar Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Kavivanar
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Kavivanar free for commercial use?
Yes. Kavivanar 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 Kavivanar?
FontKind doesn’t host Kavivanar’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 Kavivanar in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Kavivanar 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 Kavivanar in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Kavivanar under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Kavivanar in Figma?
Yes: Kavivanar is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Kavivanar have?
Kavivanar 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 Kavivanar?
Kavivanar was designed by Tharique Azeez. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2016. Tharique Azeez also made Pavanam.
What fonts are similar to Kavivanar?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Edu SA Beginner (62), Playwrite New Zealand Basic (61) and Edu TAS Beginner (60), out of 100. Next to Kavivanar, Edu SA Beginner is 21% narrower and 11% heavier, with an x-height 23% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Kavivanar.