Handwriting · Carolina Short
Mansalva
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CSSfont-family: 'Mansalva', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Mansalva is a free handwriting font by Carolina Short, on Google Fonts since 2019. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Mansalva has an x-height shorter than 65%, is wider than 63% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 78%. Its thickest strokes are 1.9 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Mynerve
Mansalva on one light table with its two closest fonts, Mynerve (88 out of 100) and Delicious Handrawn (81). Mynerve is 32% lighter, with an x-height 18% taller and less stroke contrast; Delicious Handrawn is 24% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 12% taller.
Mansalva and Mynerve laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with MansalvaMynerve…
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 Mansalva 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
Mansalva 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 Mansalva, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Carolina Short
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2019
- Character sets
- greek, 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.
Mansalva 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 Mansalva, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Mansalva under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Mansalva, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 38.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.55lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 54%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.90 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 65% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 63% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 78% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 80% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Mansalva
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Mynerve88x-height 18% taller · 32% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Delicious Handrawn8124% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 12% taller
- Caveat Brush8018% narrower · less stroke contrast · 17% heavier
- Slackside One80x-height 21% shorter · 23% lighter
- Gloria Hallelujah79x-height 37% taller · less stroke contrast · 21% lighter
- Kalam77x-height 33% taller · 18% lighter · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Mansalva →Compare side by side →Get Mansalva on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Mansalva without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Mansalva loads, this sets Arial in its place at 98.1% of its size, so running text keeps Mansalva’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Mansalva Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 98.14%;
ascent-override: 113.31%;
descent-override: 47.48%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Mansalva', 'Mansalva Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Mansalva
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Mansalva free for commercial use?
Yes. Mansalva 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 Mansalva?
FontKind doesn’t host Mansalva’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 Mansalva in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Mansalva 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 Mansalva in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Mansalva under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Mansalva in Figma?
Yes: Mansalva is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Mansalva have?
Mansalva 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 Mansalva?
Mansalva was designed by Carolina Short. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2019. Carolina Short also made Mynerve and Asimovian.
What fonts are similar to Mansalva?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Mynerve (88), Delicious Handrawn (81) and Caveat Brush (80), out of 100. Next to Mansalva, Mynerve is 32% lighter, with an x-height 18% taller and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Mansalva.