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Mr De Haviland
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CSSfont-family: 'Mr De Haviland', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Mr De Haviland is a free handwriting font by Sudtipos, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Mr De Haviland has an x-height shorter than 98%, is narrower than 94% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 79%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Mrs Saint Delafield
Mr De Haviland on one light table with its two closest fonts, Mrs Saint Delafield (90 out of 100) and Herr Von Muellerhoff (82). Mrs Saint Delafield is 7% wider; Herr Von Muellerhoff is 17% lighter and 8% wider, with an x-height 21% taller.
Mr De Haviland and Mrs Saint Delafield laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Mr De HavilandMrs Saint Delafield…
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 De Haviland 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 De Haviland 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 De Haviland, 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 De Haviland”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Mr De Haviland 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 De Haviland, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Mr De Haviland under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Mr De Haviland, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 21.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.30lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 25.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 55%letter box filled
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 98% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 94% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 79% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Mr De Haviland
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Mrs Saint Delafield907% wider
- Herr Von Muellerhoff82x-height 21% taller · 17% lighter · 8% wider
- Allison80x-height 15% taller · 22% lighter · 4% narrower
- Parisienne78x-height 61% taller · 48% wider · 20% lighter
- Ms Madi78x-height 69% taller · 32% wider · 30% lighter
- Alex Brush78x-height 90% taller · 38% wider · 43% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Mr De Haviland →Compare side by side →Get Mr De Haviland on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Mr De Haviland without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Mr De Haviland loads, this sets Arial in its place at 54% of its size, so running text keeps Mr De Haviland’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Mr De Haviland Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 54.02%;
ascent-override: 161.98%;
descent-override: 81.82%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Mr De Haviland', 'Mr De Haviland Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Mr De Haviland
Of the 432 home pages that load Mr De Haviland, 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
- Raleway34%145 sites · 8.1× chance
- Open Sans23%101 sites · 1.3× chance
- Roboto19%84 sites · 1× chance
- Montserrat18%78 sites · 1.4× chance
More than chanceRaleway 8.1×
Pair checkerMr De Haviland + 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 other09 / Questions
Questions about Mr De Haviland
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Mr De Haviland free for commercial use?
Yes. Mr De Haviland 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 De Haviland”.
How do I download and install Mr De Haviland?
FontKind doesn’t host Mr De Haviland’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 De Haviland in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Mr De Haviland 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 De Haviland in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Mr De Haviland under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Mr De Haviland in Figma?
Yes: Mr De Haviland is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Mr De Haviland have?
Mr De Haviland 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 De Haviland?
Mr De Haviland was designed by Sudtipos. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2011. Sudtipos also made Mr Dafoe, Dr Sugiyama, Aguafina Script and eleven more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Mr De Haviland?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Mrs Saint Delafield (90), Herr Von Muellerhoff (82) and Allison (80), out of 100. Next to Mr De Haviland, Mrs Saint Delafield is 7% wider. See all 100 fonts like Mr De Haviland.