Handwriting · Robert Leuschke
Praise
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CSSfont-family: 'Praise', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Praise is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Praise has an average x-height, is narrower than 64% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 90%. Its thickest strokes are 4.8 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Romanesco
Praise on one light table with its two closest fonts, Romanesco (86 out of 100) and Birthstone (85). Romanesco is 29% narrower, with an x-height 19% shorter and less stroke contrast; Birthstone is 36% lighter, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 15% shorter.
Praise and Romanesco laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with PraiseRomanesco…
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 Praise 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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- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Praise 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 Praise, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Robert Leuschke
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2021
- 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.
Praise 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 Praise, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Praise under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Praise, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 47.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 59.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.79lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 36.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 61%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 4.79 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 64% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 90% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 97% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Praise
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Romanesco8629% narrower · x-height 19% shorter · less stroke contrast
- Birthstone8536% lighter · less stroke contrast · x-height 15% shorter
- Rosaline7950% wider · x-height 21% shorter · 24% lighter
- Dancing Script77x-height 30% shorter · less stroke contrast · 19% lighter
- Courgette7734% wider · less stroke contrast · 17% lighter
- Aguafina Script7612% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Praise →Compare side by side →Get Praise on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Praise without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Praise sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Praise loads, this sets Arial in its place at 72.5% of its size, so running text keeps Praise’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Praise Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 72.53%;
ascent-override: 117.19%;
descent-override: 48.25%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Praise', 'Praise Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Praise
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Praise free for commercial use?
Yes. Praise 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 Praise?
FontKind doesn’t host Praise’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 Praise in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Praise 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 Praise in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Praise under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Praise in Figma?
Yes: Praise is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Praise have?
Praise 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 Praise?
Praise was designed by Robert Leuschke. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2021. Robert Leuschke also made Smooch Sans, Updock, Great Vibes and 84 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Praise?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Romanesco (86), Birthstone (85) and Rosaline (79), out of 100. Next to Praise, Romanesco is 29% narrower, with an x-height 19% shorter and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Praise.