Handwriting · Patrick Wagesreiter

Patrick Hand SC

Q: Is Patrick Hand SC free for commercial use?

Yes. Patrick Hand SC is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.

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Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Patrick Hand SC', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Patrick Hand SC is a free handwriting font by Patrick Wagesreiter, on Google Fonts since 2013. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Patrick Hand SC has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 77%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Gamja Flower

Patrick Hand SC on one light table with its two closest fonts, Gamja Flower (81 out of 100) and CAT Kakographie (77). Gamja Flower is 26% heavier, with an x-height 21% shorter and more stroke contrast; CAT Kakographie is 9% heavier, with an x-height 11% shorter and more stroke contrast.

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Ink shared with Patrick Hand SCGamja Flower…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Patrick Hand SC 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.

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Write your ownHandwriting font generator →Your words in Patrick Hand SC and 29 more handwriting fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Patrick Hand SC 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 Patrick Hand SC, and can you use it?

Designer: Patrick Wagesreiter
Kind: Handwriting
Styles: 1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since: 2013
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.

Patrick Hand SC is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

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 Patrick Hand SC, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Patrick Hand SC under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Patrick Hand SC on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Patrick Hand SC, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Patrick Hand SC. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 46.1% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 66.2% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.70lowercase against capitals
Width: 41.1% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 37%letter box filled
Contrast: 0.99 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightNear the middle of handwriting faces
WidthNear the middle of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 77% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 78% of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Patrick Hand SC

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

Patrick Hand SC's own familyPatrick Hand

All 100 fonts similar to Patrick Hand SC →Compare side by side →Get Patrick Hand SC on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Patrick Hand SC without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

None of the fonts that look most like Patrick Hand SC sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.

Fallback while it loads

Until Patrick Hand SC loads, this sets Arial in its place at 82.8% of its size, so running text keeps Patrick Hand SC’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Patrick Hand SC Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 82.83%;
  ascent-override: 125.80%;
  descent-override: 37.67%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Patrick Hand SC', 'Patrick Hand SC Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Patrick Hand SC

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Patrick Hand SC free for commercial use?

Yes. Patrick Hand SC 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 Patrick Hand SC?

FontKind doesn’t host Patrick Hand SC’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 Patrick Hand SC in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Patrick Hand SC 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 Patrick Hand SC in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Patrick Hand SC under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Patrick Hand SC in Figma?

Yes: Patrick Hand SC is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Patrick Hand SC have?

Patrick Hand SC 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 Patrick Hand SC?

Patrick Hand SC was designed by Patrick Wagesreiter. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2013.

What fonts are similar to Patrick Hand SC?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Gamja Flower (81), CAT Kakographie (77) and Indie Flower (77), out of 100. Next to Patrick Hand SC, Gamja Flower is 26% heavier, with an x-height 21% shorter and more stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds Patrick Hand. See all 100 fonts like Patrick Hand SC.