Handwriting · Kevin Burke
Pangolin
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CSSfont-family: 'Pangolin', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Pangolin is a free handwriting font by Kevin Burke, on Google Fonts since 2017. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Pangolin has an x-height taller than 92%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Azabache
Pangolin on one light table with its two closest fonts, Azabache (100 out of 100) and Margarine (77). Azabache is 13% heavier and 3% wider, with an x-height 6% shorter; Margarine is 20% heavier and 9% wider, with an x-height 10% taller.
Pangolin and Azabache laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with PangolinAzabache…
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 Pangolin 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
Pangolin 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 Pangolin, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Kevin Burke
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2017
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, 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.
Pangolin 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 Pangolin, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Pangolin under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Pangolin, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 55.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.77lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 46.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 44%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.04 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 92% of handwriting faces
WidthNear the middle of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 67% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Pangolin
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Azabache10013% heavier · x-height 6% shorter · 3% wider
- Margarine77x-height 10% taller · 20% heavier · 9% wider
- Walter Turncoat7114% wider · 16% lighter
- Magnetic Drawing7170% lighter · 26% wider · x-height 25% taller
- Winky Rough64x-height 9% shorter · more stroke contrast · 9% heavier
- Rock Salt5949% wider · x-height 40% taller · 20% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Pangolin →Compare side by side →Get Pangolin on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Pangolin without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Freckle Face40text 2.5% wider · x-height 2.5% shorter
- Hamburger Schwabacher Druckrauh25text 2.0% narrower · x-height 2.4% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Pangolin loads, this sets Arial in its place at 93.8% of its size, so running text keeps Pangolin’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Pangolin Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 93.75%;
ascent-override: 99.94%;
descent-override: 33.28%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Pangolin', 'Pangolin Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Pangolin
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Pangolin free for commercial use?
Yes. Pangolin 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 Pangolin?
FontKind doesn’t host Pangolin’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 Pangolin in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Pangolin 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 Pangolin in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Pangolin under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Pangolin in Figma?
Yes: Pangolin is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Pangolin have?
Pangolin 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 Pangolin?
Pangolin was designed by Kevin Burke. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2017. Kevin Burke also made Sedgwick Ave Display and Sedgwick Ave.
What fonts are similar to Pangolin?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Azabache (100), Margarine (77) and Walter Turncoat (71), out of 100. Next to Pangolin, Azabache is 13% heavier and 3% wider, with an x-height 6% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Pangolin.