Handwriting · Cadson Demak
Mali
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CSSfont-family: 'Mali', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Mali is a free handwriting font by Cadson Demak, on Google Fonts since 2018. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Mali has an x-height taller than 69%, is wider than 75% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 79%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Agrave Pro
Mali on one light table with its two closest fonts, Agrave Pro (85 out of 100) and Delius Unicase (82). Agrave Pro is 13% narrower and 11% lighter, with an x-height 14% taller; Delius Unicase is 33% wider and 17% lighter, with an x-height 50% taller.
Mali and Agrave Pro laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with MaliAgrave Pro…
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 Mali 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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- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Mali in 6 weights
6 weights, 200–700, with italics
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Mali, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Cadson Demak
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 6 weights, 200–700, with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2018
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, thai, 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.
Mali 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 Mali, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Mali under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Mali, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 54.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 36%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.22 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 69% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 75% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 79% of handwriting faces
ContrastNear the middle of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Mali
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Agrave Pro85x-height 14% taller · 13% narrower · 11% lighter
- Delius Unicase82x-height 50% taller · 33% wider · 17% lighter
- Delius797% narrower
- Hachi Maru Pop7725% wider · 17% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Cause777% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Coming Soon7617% lighter · 7% narrower · x-height 7% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Mali →Compare side by side →Get Mali on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Mali without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Yomogi49text 0.8% narrower · x-height 3.1% shorter
- Gloria Hallelujah38text 1.0% wider · x-height 3.0% taller
- Shantell Sans37text 1.1% wider · x-height 1.5% shorter
- Kodchasan34text 0.6% wider · x-height 2.2% shorter
- Happy Monkey31text 1.8% wider · x-height 2.0% shorter
- Tsukimi Rounded31text 1.2% narrower · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Mali loads, this sets Arial in its place at 112.8% of its size, so running text keeps Mali’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Mali Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 112.85%;
ascent-override: 93.04%;
descent-override: 22.15%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Mali', 'Mali Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Mali
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Mali free for commercial use?
Yes. Mali 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 Mali?
FontKind doesn’t host Mali’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds twelve font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Mali in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Mali isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. On Windows, its weights beyond Regular and Bold show as fonts of their own, such as Mali ExtraLight and Mali SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Mali in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Mali under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Mali in Figma?
Yes: Mali is in Figma’s font menu with all six weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Mali have?
Mali comes in six weights, from ExtraLight (200) to Bold (700), each with an italic.
Who designed Mali?
Mali was designed by Cadson Demak. It has been on Google Fonts since September 2018. Cadson Demak also made K2D, Kanit, Prompt and 20 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Mali?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Agrave Pro (85), Delius Unicase (82) and Delius (79), out of 100. Next to Mali, Agrave Pro is 13% narrower and 11% lighter, with an x-height 14% taller. See all 100 fonts like Mali.