Handwriting · Carolina Short
Mynerve
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CSSfont-family: 'Mynerve', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Mynerve is a free handwriting font by Carolina Short, on Google Fonts since 2023. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Mynerve has an average x-height, is wider than 62% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 75%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Mansalva
Mynerve on one light table with its two closest fonts, Mansalva (88 out of 100) and Fuzzy Bubbles (87). Mansalva is 47% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 15% shorter; Fuzzy Bubbles is 19% wider and 7% lighter, with an x-height 17% taller.
Mynerve and Mansalva laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with MynerveMansalva…
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 Mynerve 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
Mynerve 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 Mynerve, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Carolina Short
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2023
- Character sets
- greek, 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.
Mynerve 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 Mynerve, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Mynerve under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Mynerve, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 45.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.65lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.15 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 62% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 75% of handwriting faces
ContrastNear the middle of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Mynerve
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Mansalva8847% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 15% shorter
- Fuzzy Bubbles8719% wider · x-height 17% taller · 7% lighter
- Gloria Hallelujah82x-height 16% taller · 11% wider · 17% heavier
- Schoolbell8022% heavier · 8% narrower · x-height 4% taller
- Gaegu78x-height 19% shorter · 6% narrower
- Kalam76x-height 13% taller · 22% heavier · 4% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Mynerve →Compare side by side →Get Mynerve on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Mynerve without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Mynerve loads, this sets Arial in its place at 97.4% of its size, so running text keeps Mynerve’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Mynerve Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 97.43%;
ascent-override: 95.46%;
descent-override: 39.00%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Mynerve', 'Mynerve Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Mynerve
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Mynerve free for commercial use?
Yes. Mynerve 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 Mynerve?
FontKind doesn’t host Mynerve’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 Mynerve in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Mynerve 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 Mynerve in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Mynerve under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Mynerve in Figma?
Yes: Mynerve is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Mynerve have?
Mynerve 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 Mynerve?
Mynerve was designed by Carolina Short. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2023. Carolina Short also made Mansalva and Asimovian.
What fonts are similar to Mynerve?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Mansalva (88), Fuzzy Bubbles (87) and Gloria Hallelujah (82), out of 100. Next to Mynerve, Mansalva is 47% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 15% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Mynerve.