Handwriting · Tart Workshop

Princess Sofia

Q: Is Princess Sofia free for commercial use?

Yes. Princess Sofia 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 “Princess Sofia”.

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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: 'Princess Sofia', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Princess Sofia is a free handwriting font by Tart Workshop, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Princess Sofia has an x-height shorter than 60%, is narrower than 62% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 74%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with Butterfly Kids →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Butterfly Kids

Princess Sofia on one light table with its two closest fonts, Butterfly Kids (93 out of 100) and Sunshiney (80). Butterfly Kids is 36% lighter and 13% narrower, with an x-height 20% shorter; Sunshiney has an x-height 7% shorter and less stroke contrast.

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Ink shared with Princess SofiaButterfly Kids…

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 Princess Sofia 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 ownCalligraphy generator →Your words in Princess Sofia and 29 more calligraphy fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Princess Sofia 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 Princess Sofia, and can you use it?

Designer: Tart Workshop
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 “Princess Sofia”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

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

05 / Measurements

Princess Sofia, measured

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

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

x-height: 40.1% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 78.8% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.51lowercase against capitals
Width: 37.2% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 52%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.29 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightSmaller than 60% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 62% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 74% of handwriting faces
ContrastNear the middle of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Princess Sofia

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Princess Sofia →Compare side by side →Get Princess Sofia on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Princess Sofia without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Princess Sofia loads, this sets Arial in its place at 77.5% of its size, so running text keeps Princess Sofia’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Princess Sofia Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 77.55%;
  ascent-override: 127.19%;
  descent-override: 72.28%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Princess Sofia', 'Princess Sofia Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Princess Sofia

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

Is Princess Sofia free for commercial use?

Yes. Princess Sofia 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 “Princess Sofia”.

How do I download and install Princess Sofia?

FontKind doesn’t host Princess Sofia’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 Princess Sofia in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Princess Sofia 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 Princess Sofia in Google Docs?

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

Is Princess Sofia in Figma?

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

How many weights does Princess Sofia have?

Princess Sofia 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 Princess Sofia?

Princess Sofia was designed by Tart Workshop. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2012. Tart Workshop also made Crafty Girls, Chelsea Market, Fredericka the Great and two more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Princess Sofia?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Butterfly Kids (93), Sunshiney (80) and Babylonica (76), out of 100. Next to Princess Sofia, Butterfly Kids is 36% lighter and 13% narrower, with an x-height 20% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Princess Sofia.