Handwriting · Kimberly Geswein
Loved by the King
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CSSfont-family: 'Loved by the King', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Loved by the King is a free handwriting font by Kimberly Geswein, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Loved by the King has an x-height taller than 97%, is narrower than 84% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 91%. Its thickest strokes are 0.8 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Sue Ellen Francisco
Loved by the King on one light table with its two closest fonts, Sue Ellen Francisco (95 out of 100) and Shadows Into Light (85). Sue Ellen Francisco is 80% heavier, with an x-height 41% shorter and more stroke contrast; Shadows Into Light is 28% wider, with an x-height 7% shorter.
Loved by the King and Sue Ellen Francisco laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Loved by the KingSue Ellen Francisco…
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 Loved by the King 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
Loved by the King 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 Loved by the King, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Kimberly Geswein
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- 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.
Loved by the King 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 Loved by the King, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Loved by the King under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Loved by the King, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 65.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 82.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.79lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 30.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 30%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.82 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 97% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 84% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 91% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 95% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Loved by the King
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Sue Ellen Francisco95x-height 41% shorter · 80% heavier · more stroke contrast
- Shadows Into Light8528% wider · x-height 7% shorter
- Just Another Hand8397% heavier · x-height 30% shorter · 21% narrower
- Amatic SC8240% lighter · more stroke contrast · 5% wider
- First Time Writing!8048% wider · 45% lighter · x-height 18% shorter
- Delicious Handrawn7993% heavier · x-height 34% shorter · 21% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Loved by the King →Compare side by side →Get Loved by the King on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Loved by the King without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Loved by the King sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Loved by the King loads, this sets Arial in its place at 71.6% of its size, so running text keeps Loved by the King’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Loved by the King Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 71.61%;
ascent-override: 163.50%;
descent-override: 77.53%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Loved by the King', 'Loved by the King Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Loved by the King
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Loved by the King free for commercial use?
Yes. Loved by the King 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 Loved by the King?
FontKind doesn’t host Loved by the King’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 Loved by the King in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Loved by the King 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 Loved by the King in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Loved by the King under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Loved by the King in Figma?
Yes: Loved by the King is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Loved by the King have?
Loved by the King 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 Loved by the King?
Loved by the King was designed by Kimberly Geswein. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2011. Kimberly Geswein also made Zeyada, Shadows Into Light, Waiting for the Sunrise and 18 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Loved by the King?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Sue Ellen Francisco (95), Shadows Into Light (85) and Just Another Hand (83), out of 100. Next to Loved by the King, Sue Ellen Francisco is 80% heavier, with an x-height 41% shorter and more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Loved by the King.