Handwriting · Robert Leuschke
Neonderthaw
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CSSfont-family: 'Neonderthaw', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Neonderthaw is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Neonderthaw has an x-height shorter than 63%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 91%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Meow Script
Neonderthaw on one light table with its two closest fonts, Meow Script (78 out of 100) and Send Flowers (74). Meow Script is 50% heavier and 21% narrower, with an x-height 5% shorter; Send Flowers is 9% narrower and 12% heavier, with an x-height 13% taller.
Neonderthaw and Meow Script laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with NeonderthawMeow Script…
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 Neonderthaw 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
Neonderthaw 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 Neonderthaw, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Robert Leuschke
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2021
- Character sets
- 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.
Neonderthaw 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 Neonderthaw, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Neonderthaw under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Neonderthaw, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 39.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 78.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.50lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 42.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 30%letter box filled
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 63% of handwriting faces
WidthNear the middle of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 91% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Neonderthaw
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Meow Script7850% heavier · 21% narrower · x-height 5% shorter
- Send Flowers74x-height 13% taller · 9% narrower · 12% heavier
- Miss Fajardose71x-height 53% shorter · 50% narrower · 66% heavier
- Lichte Graphic CAT71x-height 35% taller · 25% lighter · 10% narrower
- League Script7051% lighter · x-height 16% shorter · 14% wider
- Ms Madi7019% narrower · 28% heavier · x-height 5% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Neonderthaw →Compare side by side →Get Neonderthaw on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Neonderthaw without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Neonderthaw sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Neonderthaw loads, this sets Arial in its place at 83.5% of its size, so running text keeps Neonderthaw’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Neonderthaw Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 83.48%;
ascent-override: 125.78%;
descent-override: 35.94%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Neonderthaw', 'Neonderthaw Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Neonderthaw
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Neonderthaw free for commercial use?
Yes. Neonderthaw 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 Neonderthaw?
FontKind doesn’t host Neonderthaw’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 Neonderthaw in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Neonderthaw 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 Neonderthaw in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Neonderthaw under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Neonderthaw in Figma?
Yes: Neonderthaw is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Neonderthaw have?
Neonderthaw 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 Neonderthaw?
Neonderthaw was designed by Robert Leuschke. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2021. Robert Leuschke also made Smooch Sans, Updock, Great Vibes and 84 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Neonderthaw?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Meow Script (78), Send Flowers (74) and Miss Fajardose (71), out of 100. Next to Neonderthaw, Meow Script is 50% heavier and 21% narrower, with an x-height 5% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Neonderthaw.