Handwriting · Gesine Todt

Leckerli One

Q: Is Leckerli One free for commercial use?

Yes. Leckerli One is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Leckerli” or “Leckerli One”.

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Case

Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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

Leckerli One is a free handwriting font by Gesine Todt, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Leckerli One has an x-height taller than 62%, is wider than 68% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 95%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Goldmarie

Leckerli One on one light table with its two closest fonts, Goldmarie (82 out of 100) and Pacifico (81). Goldmarie is 12% heavier and 5% narrower, with an x-height 12% shorter; Pacifico is 21% heavier and 8% narrower, with more stroke contrast.

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Ink shared with Leckerli OneGoldmarie…

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 Leckerli One 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 ownCursive font generator →Your words in Leckerli One and 29 more cursive fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Leckerli One 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 Leckerli One, and can you use it?

Designer: Gesine Todt
Kind: Handwriting
Styles: 1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since: 2011
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, under another name. Not as “Leckerli” or “Leckerli One”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

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

05 / Measurements

Leckerli One, measured

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

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

x-height: 49.3% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 74.9% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.66lowercase against capitals
Width: 49.6% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 72%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.45 : 1moderate stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 62% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 68% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 95% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 65% of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Leckerli One

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap Leckerli One without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Leckerli One loads, this sets Arial in its place at 103.8% of its size, so running text keeps Leckerli One’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Leckerli One Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 103.76%;
  ascent-override: 99.46%;
  descent-override: 30.17%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Leckerli One', 'Leckerli One Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Leckerli One

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

Is Leckerli One free for commercial use?

Yes. Leckerli One is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Leckerli” or “Leckerli One”.

How do I download and install Leckerli One?

FontKind doesn’t host Leckerli One’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 Leckerli One in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Leckerli One 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 Leckerli One in Google Docs?

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

Is Leckerli One in Figma?

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

How many weights does Leckerli One have?

Leckerli One 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 Leckerli One?

Leckerli One was designed by Gesine Todt. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2011. Gesine Todt also made Amaranth, Bigshot One and Snippet.

What fonts are similar to Leckerli One?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Goldmarie (82), Pacifico (81) and Courgette (80), out of 100. Next to Leckerli One, Goldmarie is 12% heavier and 5% narrower, with an x-height 12% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Leckerli One.