Handwriting · Vernon Adams
Niconne
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CSSfont-family: 'Niconne', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Niconne is a free handwriting font by Vernon Adams, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Niconne has an x-height shorter than 90%, is narrower than 63% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 86%. Its thickest strokes are 2.9 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Junior CAT
Niconne on one light table with its two closest fonts, Junior CAT (79 out of 100) and Tangerine (77). Junior CAT is 15% narrower and 12% lighter, with an x-height 14% taller; Tangerine is 34% narrower and 34% lighter, with less stroke contrast.
Niconne and Junior CAT laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with NiconneJunior CAT…
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 Niconne 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
Niconne 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 Niconne, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Vernon Adams
- 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 “Nicone”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Niconne 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 Niconne, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Niconne under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Niconne, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 29.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.42lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 36.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 58%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.94 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 90% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 63% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 86% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 89% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Niconne
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Junior CAT7915% narrower · x-height 14% taller · 12% lighter
- Tangerine7734% narrower · 34% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Carattere75x-height 20% taller · 15% narrower · 26% lighter
- Great Vibes74x-height 21% taller · 14% narrower · 18% lighter
- Meddon7285% wider · x-height 38% taller · more stroke contrast
- Rouge Script7218% narrower · 33% lighter · x-height 15% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Niconne →Compare side by side →Get Niconne on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Niconne without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Allura63same text width · x-height 2.1% taller
- Montez53text 2.8% narrower · x-height 3.0% shorter
- Yesteryear50text 1.1% narrower · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Niconne loads, this sets Arial in its place at 73.7% of its size, so running text keeps Niconne’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Niconne Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 73.70%;
ascent-override: 125.76%;
descent-override: 38.75%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Niconne', 'Niconne Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Niconne
Of the 721 home pages that load Niconne, 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
- Open Sans18%133 sites · 1× chance
- Montserrat14%101 sites · 1.1× chance
- Lato11%79 sites · 1.4× chance
- Roboto11%79 sites · 0.5× chance
- Raleway10%74 sites · 2.5× chance
- Poppins7.2%52 sites · 0.7× chance
More than chanceRaleway 2.5×
Pair checkerNiconne + 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 Niconne
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Niconne free for commercial use?
Yes. Niconne 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 “Nicone”.
How do I download and install Niconne?
FontKind doesn’t host Niconne’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 Niconne in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Niconne 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 Niconne in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Niconne under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Niconne in Figma?
Yes: Niconne is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Niconne have?
Niconne 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 Niconne?
Niconne was designed by Vernon Adams. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2011. Vernon Adams also made Bangers, Nunito, Oswald and 53 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Niconne?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Junior CAT (79), Tangerine (77) and Carattere (75), out of 100. Next to Niconne, Junior CAT is 15% narrower and 12% lighter, with an x-height 14% taller. See all 100 fonts like Niconne.