Handwriting · Sudtipos
Mr Bedfort
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CSSfont-family: 'Mr Bedfort', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Mr Bedfort is a free handwriting font by Sudtipos, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Mr Bedfort has an x-height shorter than 94%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 98%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Montez
Mr Bedfort on one light table with its two closest fonts, Montez (86 out of 100) and Dr Sugiyama (81). Montez is 18% narrower and 29% lighter, with an x-height 10% taller; Dr Sugiyama is 22% narrower, with an x-height 3% taller.
Mr Bedfort and Montez laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Mr BedfortMontez…
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 Mr Bedfort 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
Mr Bedfort 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 Mr Bedfort, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Sudtipos
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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 “Mr Bedford”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Mr Bedfort 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 Mr Bedfort, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Mr Bedfort under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Mr Bedfort, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 26.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 81.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.32lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 41.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 76%letter box filled
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 94% of handwriting faces
WidthNear the middle of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 98% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Mr Bedfort
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Montez8618% narrower · 29% lighter · x-height 10% taller
- Dr Sugiyama8122% narrower · x-height 3% taller
- Engagement8035% narrower · x-height 18% taller
- Amptmann Script74x-height 69% taller · 27% wider · 39% lighter
- Style Script74x-height 73% taller · 23% narrower · 28% lighter
- Rochester73x-height 54% taller · 37% lighter · 14% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Mr Bedfort →Compare side by side →Get Mr Bedfort on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Mr Bedfort without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Mr Bedfort sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Mr Bedfort loads, this sets Arial in its place at 84.4% of its size, so running text keeps Mr Bedfort’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Mr Bedfort Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 84.35%;
ascent-override: 120.33%;
descent-override: 78.36%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Mr Bedfort', 'Mr Bedfort Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Mr Bedfort
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Mr Bedfort free for commercial use?
Yes. Mr Bedfort 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 “Mr Bedford”.
How do I download and install Mr Bedfort?
FontKind doesn’t host Mr Bedfort’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 Mr Bedfort in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Mr Bedfort 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 Mr Bedfort in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Mr Bedfort under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Mr Bedfort in Figma?
Yes: Mr Bedfort is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Mr Bedfort have?
Mr Bedfort 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 Mr Bedfort?
Mr Bedfort was designed by Sudtipos. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2012. Sudtipos also made Mr Dafoe, Dr Sugiyama, Aguafina Script and eleven more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Mr Bedfort?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Montez (86), Dr Sugiyama (81) and Engagement (80), out of 100. Next to Mr Bedfort, Montez is 18% narrower and 29% lighter, with an x-height 10% taller. See all 100 fonts like Mr Bedfort.