Handwriting · Nicole Fally

Pinyon Script

Q: Is Pinyon Script free for commercial use?

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

Your words – they follow you round the site

Case

Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

Find the font. Find its kind.

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

Pinyon Script is a free handwriting font by Nicole Fally, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Pinyon Script has an x-height shorter than 79%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 5.2 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.

Compare with Kapakana →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Kapakana

Pinyon Script on one light table with its two closest fonts, Kapakana (100 out of 100) and Imperial Script (82). Kapakana is 21% narrower, with an x-height 21% shorter; Imperial Script is 19% narrower and 24% lighter, with an x-height 12% taller.

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Ink shared with Pinyon ScriptKapakana…

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 Pinyon 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 ownFancy font generator →Your words in Pinyon Script and 29 more fancy fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Pinyon 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 Pinyon Script, and can you use it?

Designer: Nicole Fally
Kind: Handwriting
Styles: 1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since: 2011
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.

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

05 / Measurements

Pinyon Script, measured

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

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

x-height: 33.5% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 68.8% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.49lowercase against capitals
Width: 38.8% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 43%letter box filled
Contrast: 5.20 : 1high stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightSmaller than 79% of handwriting faces
WidthNear the middle of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 98% of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Pinyon Script

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap Pinyon Script without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Pinyon Script loads, this sets Arial in its place at 77.4% of its size, so running text keeps Pinyon Script’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Pinyon Script Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 77.37%;
  ascent-override: 111.58%;
  descent-override: 49.67%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Pinyon Script', 'Pinyon Script Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Pinyon Script

Of the 2,051 home pages that load Pinyon 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

More than chanceLibre Caslon Display 158×Cinzel 8.5×Cormorant Garamond 8.4×

Fonts that go with Pinyon Script: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerPinyon 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 Pinyon Script

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

Is Pinyon Script free for commercial use?

Yes. Pinyon Script 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 Pinyon Script?

FontKind doesn’t host Pinyon 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 Pinyon Script in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Pinyon 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 Pinyon Script in Google Docs?

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

Is Pinyon Script in Figma?

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

How many weights does Pinyon Script have?

Pinyon 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 Pinyon Script?

Pinyon Script was designed by Nicole Fally. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2011. Nicole Fally also made Hammersmith One, Stoke, Rye and four more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Pinyon Script?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Kapakana (100), Imperial Script (82) and Luxurious Script (81), out of 100. Next to Pinyon Script, Kapakana is 21% narrower, with an x-height 21% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Pinyon Script.