Handwriting · Sudtipos

Mrs Sheppards

Q: Is Mrs Sheppards free for commercial use?

Yes. Mrs Sheppards 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 “Mrs Sheppards”.

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Case

Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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

Mrs Sheppards is a free handwriting font by Sudtipos, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Mrs Sheppards has an x-height shorter than 72%, is narrower than 62% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 99%. Its thickest strokes are 1.7 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Mr Dafoe

Mrs Sheppards on one light table with its two closest fonts, Mr Dafoe (97 out of 100) and Yellowtail (78). Mr Dafoe has an x-height 5% shorter; Yellowtail is 26% lighter, with an x-height 24% taller and less stroke contrast.

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Ink shared with Mrs SheppardsMr Dafoe…

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 Mrs Sheppards alphabet

Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400

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03 / Sizes

Mrs Sheppards 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 Mrs Sheppards, 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 “Mrs Sheppards”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

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

05 / Measurements

Mrs Sheppards, measured

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

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

x-height: 35.9% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 68.8% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.52lowercase against capitals
Width: 37.2% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 83%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.69 : 1moderate stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightSmaller than 72% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 62% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 99% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 72% of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Mrs Sheppards

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap Mrs Sheppards without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Mrs Sheppards loads, this sets Arial in its place at 77.8% of its size, so running text keeps Mrs Sheppards’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Mrs Sheppards Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 77.77%;
  ascent-override: 123.31%;
  descent-override: 48.60%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Mrs Sheppards', 'Mrs Sheppards Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Mrs Sheppards

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

Is Mrs Sheppards free for commercial use?

Yes. Mrs Sheppards 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 “Mrs Sheppards”.

How do I download and install Mrs Sheppards?

FontKind doesn’t host Mrs Sheppards’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 Mrs Sheppards in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Mrs Sheppards 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 Mrs Sheppards in Google Docs?

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

Is Mrs Sheppards in Figma?

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

How many weights does Mrs Sheppards have?

Mrs Sheppards 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 Mrs Sheppards?

Mrs Sheppards 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 Mrs Sheppards?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Mr Dafoe (97), Yellowtail (78) and CAT Kurier (77), out of 100. Next to Mrs Sheppards, Mr Dafoe has an x-height 5% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Mrs Sheppards.