Handwriting · Robert Leuschke
Moon Dance
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CSSfont-family: 'Moon Dance', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Moon Dance is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Moon Dance has an x-height shorter than 71%, is narrower than 83% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 81%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Bilbo
Moon Dance on one light table with its two closest fonts, Bilbo (97 out of 100) and Shalimar (83). Bilbo is 6% narrower and 10% heavier, with an x-height 6% taller; Shalimar is 22% narrower, with an x-height 19% shorter.
Moon Dance and Bilbo laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Moon DanceBilbo…
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 Moon Dance 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 / Sizes
Moon Dance 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 Moon Dance, 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.
Moon Dance 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 Moon Dance, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Moon Dance under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Moon Dance, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 36.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 60.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.60lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 31.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 36%letter box filled
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 71% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 83% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 81% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Moon Dance
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Bilbo976% narrower · x-height 6% taller · 10% heavier
- Shalimar8322% narrower · x-height 19% shorter
- Bilbo Swash Caps806% narrower · x-height 6% taller · 10% heavier
- Hurricane7818% heavier · x-height 5% taller
- Birthstone76x-height 11% taller · 9% heavier
- Oooh Baby7428% wider · x-height 5% taller · 8% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Moon Dance →Compare side by side →Get Moon Dance on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Moon Dance without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Ms Madi60text 2.9% wider · x-height 2.2% taller
- Cookie57text 1.6% narrower · x-height 1.9% taller
- Meow Script51text 1.7% wider · x-height 2.8% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Moon Dance loads, this sets Arial in its place at 66.2% of its size, so running text keeps Moon Dance’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Moon Dance Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 66.15%;
ascent-override: 146.63%;
descent-override: 55.93%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Moon Dance', 'Moon Dance Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Moon Dance
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Moon Dance free for commercial use?
Yes. Moon Dance 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 Moon Dance?
FontKind doesn’t host Moon Dance’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 Moon Dance in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Moon Dance 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 Moon Dance in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Moon Dance under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Moon Dance in Figma?
Yes: Moon Dance is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Moon Dance have?
Moon Dance 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 Moon Dance?
Moon Dance was designed by Robert Leuschke. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2021. Robert Leuschke also made Smooch Sans, Updock, Great Vibes and 84 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Moon Dance?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Bilbo (97), Shalimar (83) and Bilbo Swash Caps (80), out of 100. Next to Moon Dance, Bilbo is 6% narrower and 10% heavier, with an x-height 6% taller. See all 100 fonts like Moon Dance.