Handwriting · Robert Leuschke

MonteCarlo

Q: Is MonteCarlo free for commercial use?

Yes. MonteCarlo is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.

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Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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

MonteCarlo is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, MonteCarlo has an x-height shorter than 79%, is narrower than 77% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 5.8 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.

Compare with Mea Culpa →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Mea Culpa

MonteCarlo on one light table with its two closest fonts, Mea Culpa (87 out of 100) and Imperial Script (86). Mea Culpa is 9% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 5% shorter; Imperial Script is 25% lighter and 3% narrower, with an x-height 12% taller.

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Ink shared with MonteCarloMea Culpa…

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 MonteCarlo 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 MonteCarlo and 29 more cursive fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

MonteCarlo 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 MonteCarlo, and can you use it?

Designer: Robert Leuschke
Kind: Handwriting
Styles: 1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since: 2021
Character sets: 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.

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

05 / Measurements

MonteCarlo, measured

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

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

x-height: 33.5% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 72.5% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.46lowercase against capitals
Width: 32.3% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 44%letter box filled
Contrast: 5.77 : 1high stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightSmaller than 79% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 77% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 99% of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to MonteCarlo

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap MonteCarlo without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until MonteCarlo loads, this sets Arial in its place at 63% of its size, so running text keeps MonteCarlo’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'MonteCarlo Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 62.97%;
  ascent-override: 190.56%;
  descent-override: 79.40%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'MonteCarlo', 'MonteCarlo Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about MonteCarlo

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

Is MonteCarlo free for commercial use?

Yes. MonteCarlo 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 MonteCarlo?

FontKind doesn’t host MonteCarlo’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 MonteCarlo in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: MonteCarlo 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 MonteCarlo in Google Docs?

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

Is MonteCarlo in Figma?

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

How many weights does MonteCarlo have?

MonteCarlo 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 MonteCarlo?

MonteCarlo was designed by Robert Leuschke. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2021. Robert Leuschke also made Smooch Sans, Updock, Great Vibes and 84 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to MonteCarlo?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Mea Culpa (87), Imperial Script (86) and Gwendolyn (86), out of 100. Next to MonteCarlo, Mea Culpa is 9% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 5% shorter. See all 100 fonts like MonteCarlo.