Handwriting · Sudtipos

Mr Dafoe

Q: Is Mr Dafoe free for commercial use?

Yes. Mr Dafoe 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 Dafoe”.

Your words – they follow you round the site

Case

Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

Find the font. Find its kind.

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

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Mrs Sheppards

Mr Dafoe on one light table with its two closest fonts, Mrs Sheppards (97 out of 100) and Yellowtail (89). Mrs Sheppards is 6% heavier, with an x-height 5% taller; Yellowtail is 21% lighter, with an x-height 30% taller.

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Ink shared with Mr DafoeMrs Sheppards…

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 Mr Dafoe 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 ownCalligraphy generator →Your words in Mr Dafoe and 29 more calligraphy fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Mr Dafoe 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 Dafoe, and can you use it?

Designer: Sudtipos
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 “Mr Dafoe”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

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

05 / Measurements

Mr Dafoe, measured

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

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

x-height: 34.2% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 70.1% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.49lowercase against capitals
Width: 37.0% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 78%letter box filled

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightSmaller than 76% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 63% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 98% of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Mr Dafoe

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap Mr Dafoe without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Mr Dafoe loads, this sets Arial in its place at 79.5% of its size, so running text keeps Mr Dafoe’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Mr Dafoe Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 79.54%;
  ascent-override: 123.34%;
  descent-override: 52.30%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Mr Dafoe', 'Mr Dafoe Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Mr Dafoe

Of the 758 home pages that load Mr Dafoe, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.

Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026

More than chanceJosefin Sans 11×Work Sans 6.5×Roboto Condensed 3.4×

The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerMr Dafoe + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other

09 / Questions

Questions about Mr Dafoe

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

Is Mr Dafoe free for commercial use?

Yes. Mr Dafoe 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 Dafoe”.

How do I download and install Mr Dafoe?

FontKind doesn’t host Mr Dafoe’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 Dafoe in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Mr Dafoe 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 Dafoe in Google Docs?

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

Is Mr Dafoe in Figma?

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

How many weights does Mr Dafoe have?

Mr Dafoe 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 Dafoe?

Mr Dafoe was designed by Sudtipos. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2011. Sudtipos also made Dr Sugiyama, Aguafina Script, Piedra and eleven more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Mr Dafoe?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Mrs Sheppards (97), Yellowtail (89) and Smooch (86), out of 100. Next to Mr Dafoe, Mrs Sheppards is 6% heavier, with an x-height 5% taller. See all 100 fonts like Mr Dafoe.