Handwriting · Birgit Pulk
Kristi
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CSSfont-family: 'Kristi', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Kristi is a free handwriting font by Birgit Pulk, on Google Fonts since 2010. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Kristi has an x-height shorter than 66%, is narrower than 92% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 74%. Its thickest strokes are 0.5 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of La Belle Aurore
Kristi on one light table with its two closest fonts, La Belle Aurore (85 out of 100) and Birthstone (82). La Belle Aurore is 57% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 16% taller; Birthstone is 16% wider and 27% lighter, with more stroke contrast.
Kristi and La Belle Aurore laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with KristiLa Belle Aurore…
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 Kristi 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
Kristi 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 Kristi, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Birgit Pulk
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2010
- Character sets
- latin
- 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.
Kristi 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 Kristi, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Kristi under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Kristi, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 38.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 61.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.63lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 27.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 53%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.49 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 66% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 92% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 74% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 98% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Kristi
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- La Belle Aurore8557% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 16% taller
- Birthstone82more stroke contrast · 16% wider · 27% lighter
- Caveat8132% wider · more stroke contrast · 19% lighter
- Romanesco76more stroke contrast · 15% heavier · 3% narrower
- Nothing You Could Do7381% wider · more stroke contrast · 38% lighter
- Square Peg72x-height 29% shorter · more stroke contrast · 15% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Kristi →Compare side by side →Get Kristi on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Kristi without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Bilbo69text 0.5% wider · same x-height
- Licorice59text 1.1% wider · x-height 1.8% shorter
- Bilbo Swash Caps52text 0.5% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Kristi loads, this sets Arial in its place at 59.4% of its size, so running text keeps Kristi’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Kristi Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 59.37%;
ascent-override: 151.01%;
descent-override: 59.54%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Kristi', 'Kristi Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Kristi
Of the 848 home pages that load Kristi, 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
- Lato37%313 sites · 4.6× chance
- Roboto15%124 sites · 0.7× chance
- Montserrat14%118 sites · 1× chance
- Open Sans12%103 sites · 0.7× chance
- Noto Sans10%85 sites · 6× chance
- Arimo9.7%82 sites · 24× chance
More than chanceLato 4.6×Playfair Display 2.8×Raleway 1.7×
Pair checkerKristi + 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 other09 / Questions
Questions about Kristi
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Kristi free for commercial use?
Yes. Kristi 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 Kristi?
FontKind doesn’t host Kristi’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 Kristi in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Kristi 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 Kristi in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Kristi under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Kristi in Figma?
Yes: Kristi is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Kristi have?
Kristi 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 Kristi?
Kristi was designed by Birgit Pulk. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2010.
What fonts are similar to Kristi?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are La Belle Aurore (85), Birthstone (82) and Caveat (81), out of 100. Next to Kristi, La Belle Aurore is 57% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 16% taller. See all 100 fonts like Kristi.