Handwriting · Kimberly Geswein
Over the Rainbow
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CSSfont-family: 'Over the Rainbow', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Over the Rainbow is a free handwriting font by Kimberly Geswein, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Over the Rainbow has an x-height taller than 99%, is wider than 60% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 96%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Liu Jian Mao Cao
Over the Rainbow on one light table with its two closest fonts, Liu Jian Mao Cao (100 out of 100) and Give You Glory (81). Liu Jian Mao Cao is 17% narrower and 11% heavier, with an x-height 25% shorter; Give You Glory is 18% heavier, with an x-height 32% shorter and less stroke contrast.
Over the Rainbow and Liu Jian Mao Cao laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Over the RainbowLiu Jian Mao Cao…
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 Over the Rainbow 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
Over the Rainbow 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 Over the Rainbow, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Kimberly Geswein
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Over the Rainbow 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 Over the Rainbow, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Over the Rainbow under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Over the Rainbow, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 80.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 87.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.92lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 24%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.98 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 99% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 60% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 96% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 80% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Over the Rainbow
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Liu Jian Mao Cao100x-height 25% shorter · 17% narrower · 11% heavier
- Give You Glory81x-height 32% shorter · 18% heavier · less stroke contrast
- Loved by the King7136% narrower · x-height 18% shorter · 25% heavier
- Cedarville Cursive71x-height 48% shorter · 60% heavier · more stroke contrast
- Shadows Into Light68x-height 24% shorter · 18% narrower · 30% heavier
- Zeyada67x-height 52% shorter · 27% narrower · 51% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Over the Rainbow →Compare side by side →Get Over the Rainbow on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Over the Rainbow without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Over the Rainbow sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Over the Rainbow loads, this sets Arial in its place at 101.9% of its size, so running text keeps Over the Rainbow’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Over the Rainbow Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 101.86%;
ascent-override: 135.37%;
descent-override: 64.90%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Over the Rainbow', 'Over the Rainbow Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Over the Rainbow
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Over the Rainbow free for commercial use?
Yes. Over the Rainbow 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 Over the Rainbow?
FontKind doesn’t host Over the Rainbow’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 Over the Rainbow in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Over the Rainbow 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 Over the Rainbow in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Over the Rainbow under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Over the Rainbow in Figma?
Yes: Over the Rainbow is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Over the Rainbow have?
Over the Rainbow 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 Over the Rainbow?
Over the Rainbow was designed by Kimberly Geswein. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2011. Kimberly Geswein also made Zeyada, Shadows Into Light, Waiting for the Sunrise and 18 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Over the Rainbow?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Liu Jian Mao Cao (100), Give You Glory (81) and Loved by the King (71), out of 100. Next to Over the Rainbow, Liu Jian Mao Cao is 17% narrower and 11% heavier, with an x-height 25% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Over the Rainbow.