Handwriting · Robert Leuschke
Kolker Brush
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CSSfont-family: 'Kolker Brush', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Kolker Brush is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Kolker Brush has an x-height shorter than 98%, is narrower than 99% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 83%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Island Moments
Kolker Brush on one light table with its two closest fonts, Island Moments (92 out of 100) and Water Brush (86). Island Moments is 35% wider and 43% lighter, with an x-height 50% taller; Water Brush is 46% wider and 19% lighter, with an x-height 116% taller.
Kolker Brush and Island Moments laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Kolker BrushIsland Moments…
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 Kolker Brush 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
Kolker Brush 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 Kolker Brush, 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.
Kolker Brush 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 Kolker Brush, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Kolker Brush under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Kolker Brush, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 20.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 56.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.35lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 22.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 57%letter box filled
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 98% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 99% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 83% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Kolker Brush
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Island Moments92x-height 50% taller · 35% wider · 43% lighter
- Water Brush86x-height 116% taller · 46% wider · 19% lighter
- Cherish84x-height 70% taller · 18% wider · 17% lighter
- Babylonica8127% wider · x-height 23% taller · 35% lighter
- Qwitcher Grypen7515% wider · 29% lighter · x-height 11% taller
- Vujahday Script75x-height 108% taller · 82% wider · 36% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Kolker Brush →Compare side by side →Get Kolker Brush on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Kolker Brush without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Kolker Brush sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Kolker Brush loads, this sets Arial in its place at 47% of its size, so running text keeps Kolker Brush’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Kolker Brush Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 47.01%;
ascent-override: 159.54%;
descent-override: 74.45%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Kolker Brush', 'Kolker Brush Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Kolker Brush
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Kolker Brush free for commercial use?
Yes. Kolker Brush 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 Kolker Brush?
FontKind doesn’t host Kolker Brush’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 Kolker Brush in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Kolker Brush 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 Kolker Brush in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Kolker Brush under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Kolker Brush in Figma?
Yes: Kolker Brush is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Kolker Brush have?
Kolker Brush 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 Kolker Brush?
Kolker Brush 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 Kolker Brush?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Island Moments (92), Water Brush (86) and Cherish (84), out of 100. Next to Kolker Brush, Island Moments is 35% wider and 43% lighter, with an x-height 50% taller. See all 100 fonts like Kolker Brush.