Handwriting · Impallari Type

Petit Formal Script

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Case

Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Petit Formal Script', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Petit Formal Script is a free handwriting font by Impallari Type, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Petit Formal Script has an x-height taller than 93%, is wider than 95% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 95%. Its thickest strokes are 2.5 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.

Compare with Sirivennela →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Sirivennela

Petit Formal Script on one light table with its two closest fonts, Sirivennela (75 out of 100) and Britney (75). Sirivennela is 38% narrower, with an x-height 38% shorter; Britney is 28% narrower and 55% heavier, with an x-height 23% shorter.

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Ink shared with Petit Formal ScriptSirivennela…

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 Petit Formal Script 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

Write your ownCursive font generator →Your words in Petit Formal Script and 29 more cursive fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Petit Formal Script 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 Petit Formal Script, and can you use it?

Designer: Impallari Type
Kind: Handwriting
Styles: 1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since: 2012
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 “Petit Formal Script”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Petit Formal Script 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 Petit Formal Script, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Petit Formal Script 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 Petit Formal Script on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Petit Formal Script, measured

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

Hxgp in Petit Formal Script. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 58.8% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 78.6% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.75lowercase against capitals
Width: 60.3% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 26%letter box filled
Contrast: 2.52 : 1high stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 93% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 95% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 95% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 87% of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Petit Formal Script

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Petit Formal Script →Compare side by side →Get Petit Formal Script on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Petit Formal Script without a jump

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

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Petit Formal Script loads, this sets Arial in its place at 121.1% of its size, so running text keeps Petit Formal Script’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Petit Formal Script Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 121.07%;
  ascent-override: 82.00%;
  descent-override: 21.25%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Petit Formal Script', 'Petit Formal Script Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Petit Formal Script

Of the 695 home pages that load Petit Formal Script, 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

The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerPetit Formal Script + 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 Petit Formal Script

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

Is Petit Formal Script free for commercial use?

Yes. Petit Formal Script 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 “Petit Formal Script”.

How do I download and install Petit Formal Script?

FontKind doesn’t host Petit Formal Script’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 Petit Formal Script in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Petit Formal Script 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 Petit Formal Script in Google Docs?

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

Is Petit Formal Script in Figma?

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

How many weights does Petit Formal Script have?

Petit Formal Script 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 Petit Formal Script?

Petit Formal Script was designed by Impallari Type. It has been on Google Fonts since September 2012. Impallari Type also made Libre Baskerville, Dancing Script, Libre Franklin and 29 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Petit Formal Script?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Sirivennela (75), Britney (75) and Dancing Script (73), out of 100. Next to Petit Formal Script, Sirivennela is 38% narrower, with an x-height 38% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Petit Formal Script.