Handwriting · Robert Leuschke
Puppies Play
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CSSfont-family: 'Puppies Play', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Puppies Play is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Puppies Play has an x-height shorter than 95%, is narrower than 95% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Ingrid Darling
Puppies Play on one light table with its two closest fonts, Ingrid Darling (85 out of 100) and Olé (83). Ingrid Darling is 8% wider, with an x-height 33% taller; Olé is 12% wider, with an x-height 11% taller.
Puppies Play and Ingrid Darling laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Puppies PlayIngrid Darling…
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 Puppies Play 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.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Puppies Play 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 Puppies Play, 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.
Puppies Play 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 Puppies Play, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Puppies Play under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Puppies Play, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 25.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 58.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.44lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 25.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.20 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 95% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 95% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
ContrastNear the middle of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Puppies Play
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Ingrid Darling85x-height 33% taller · 8% wider
- Olé8312% wider · x-height 11% taller
- Ruge Boogie80x-height 56% taller · 30% wider
- Rouge Script78x-height 31% taller · 19% wider · 7% lighter
- Lovers Quarrel78more stroke contrast · 8% narrower
- Updock77x-height 51% taller · 8% wider · 13% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Puppies Play →Compare side by side →Get Puppies Play on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Puppies Play without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Lovers Quarrel78text 2.3% narrower · x-height 1.2% taller
- Fuggles75text 1.9% narrower · x-height 3.9% taller
- Tangerine71text 2.5% narrower · x-height 1.5% shorter
- Waterfall68text 3.0% wider · same x-height
- Allison61text 2.9% wider · x-height 3.1% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Puppies Play loads, this sets Arial in its place at 50.3% of its size, so running text keeps Puppies Play’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Puppies Play Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 50.32%;
ascent-override: 149.03%;
descent-override: 49.68%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Puppies Play', 'Puppies Play Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Puppies Play
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Puppies Play free for commercial use?
Yes. Puppies Play 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 Puppies Play?
FontKind doesn’t host Puppies Play’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 Puppies Play in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Puppies Play 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 Puppies Play in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Puppies Play under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Puppies Play in Figma?
Yes: Puppies Play is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Puppies Play have?
Puppies Play 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 Puppies Play?
Puppies Play 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 Puppies Play?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Ingrid Darling (85), Olé (83) and Ruge Boogie (80), out of 100. Next to Puppies Play, Ingrid Darling is 8% wider, with an x-height 33% taller. See all 100 fonts like Puppies Play.