Handwriting · Font Diner

Permanent Marker

Q: Is Permanent Marker free for commercial use?

Yes. Permanent Marker is under the Apache License 2.0, which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a file you change is marked as changed.

Your words – they follow you round the site

Case

Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Permanent Marker', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Permanent Marker is a free handwriting font by Font Diner, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Permanent Marker has an x-height taller than 94%, is wider than 79% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 80%. Its thickest strokes are 0.7 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with Rock Salt →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Rock Salt

Permanent Marker on one light table with its two closest fonts, Rock Salt (91 out of 100) and CAT Reporter (73). Rock Salt is 26% wider and 37% lighter, with an x-height 32% taller; CAT Reporter is 43% narrower and 34% heavier, with an x-height 30% shorter.

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Ink shared with Permanent MarkerRock Salt…

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.

Open in the compare tool →

02 / Letters

The Permanent Marker 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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Learning cursive? The cursive alphabet, letter by letter →

With this font

03 / Sizes

Permanent Marker 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 Permanent Marker, and can you use it?

Designer: Font Diner
Kind: Handwriting
Styles: 1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since: 2011
Character sets: latin
Licence: Apache License 2.0

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. Mark the files you changed.
Sharing the files: Yes. With its notices, even for a fee.

Permanent Marker is under the Apache License 2.0. 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 Permanent Marker, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Permanent Marker 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 Permanent Marker on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Permanent Marker, measured

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

Hxgp in Permanent Marker. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 59.0% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 74.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.80lowercase against capitals
Width: 55.4% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 56%letter box filled
Contrast: 0.72 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 94% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 79% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 80% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 96% of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Permanent Marker

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Permanent Marker →Compare side by side →Get Permanent Marker on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Permanent Marker without a jump

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

Mogra44text 0.6% wider · x-height 4.0% shorter

Fallback while it loads

Until Permanent Marker loads, this sets Arial in its place at 114.3% of its size, so running text keeps Permanent Marker’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Permanent Marker Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 114.33%;
  ascent-override: 97.04%;
  descent-override: 27.76%;
  line-gap-override: 2.65%;
}

font-family: 'Permanent Marker', 'Permanent Marker Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Permanent Marker

Of the 4,051 home pages that load Permanent Marker, 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

More than chanceCandal 166×Bree Serif 16×Play 10×

Fonts that go with Permanent Marker: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerPermanent Marker + 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 other

09 / Questions

Questions about Permanent Marker

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

Is Permanent Marker free for commercial use?

Yes. Permanent Marker is under the Apache License 2.0 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a file you change is marked as changed.

How do I download and install Permanent Marker?

FontKind doesn’t host Permanent Marker’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 Permanent Marker in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Permanent Marker 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 Permanent Marker in Google Docs?

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

Is Permanent Marker in Figma?

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

How many weights does Permanent Marker have?

Permanent Marker 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 Permanent Marker?

Permanent Marker was designed by Font Diner. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2011. Font Diner also made Schoolbell, Cherry Cream Soda, Homemade Apple and two more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Permanent Marker?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Rock Salt (91), CAT Reporter (73) and Caveat Brush (72), out of 100. Next to Permanent Marker, Rock Salt is 26% wider and 37% lighter, with an x-height 32% taller. See all 100 fonts like Permanent Marker.