Handwriting · Vernon Adams
Meddon
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CSSfont-family: 'Meddon', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Meddon is a free handwriting font by Vernon Adams, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Meddon has an average x-height, is wider than 98% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 4.9 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Passions Conflict
Meddon on one light table with its two closest fonts, Passions Conflict (79 out of 100) and Allura (76). Passions Conflict is 65% narrower and 17% heavier, with an x-height 55% shorter; Allura is 46% narrower and 7% heavier, with an x-height 26% shorter.
Meddon and Passions Conflict laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with MeddonPassions Conflict…
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 Meddon 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
Meddon 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 Meddon, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Vernon Adams
- 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, under another name. Not as “Meddon”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Meddon 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 Meddon, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Meddon under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Meddon, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 40.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 108.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.38lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 68.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 44%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 4.87 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 98% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 97% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Meddon
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Passions Conflict7965% narrower · x-height 55% shorter · 17% heavier
- Allura7646% narrower · x-height 26% shorter · 7% heavier
- Corinthia7660% narrower · x-height 36% shorter · 8% heavier
- Rosaline7519% narrower · x-height 9% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Meie Script7537% narrower · x-height 27% shorter · less stroke contrast
- Monsieur La Doulaise75x-height 58% shorter · 53% narrower · 30% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Meddon →Compare side by side →Get Meddon on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Meddon without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Meddon sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Meddon loads, this sets Arial in its place at 134.6% of its size, so running text keeps Meddon’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Meddon Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 134.59%;
ascent-override: 103.76%;
descent-override: 52.86%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Meddon', 'Meddon Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Meddon
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Meddon free for commercial use?
Yes. Meddon 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 “Meddon”.
How do I download and install Meddon?
FontKind doesn’t host Meddon’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 Meddon in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Meddon 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 Meddon in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Meddon under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Meddon in Figma?
Yes: Meddon is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Meddon have?
Meddon 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 Meddon?
Meddon was designed by Vernon Adams. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2011. Vernon Adams also made Bangers, Nunito, Oswald and 53 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Meddon?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Passions Conflict (79), Allura (76) and Corinthia (76), out of 100. Next to Meddon, Passions Conflict is 65% narrower and 17% heavier, with an x-height 55% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Meddon.