Handwriting · Robert Leuschke
Qwigley
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CSSfont-family: 'Qwigley', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Qwigley is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Qwigley has an x-height shorter than 83%, is narrower than 92% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 63%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Caramel
Qwigley on one light table with its two closest fonts, Caramel (84 out of 100) and Qwitcher Grypen (84). Caramel has an x-height 4% shorter; Qwitcher Grypen is 14% lighter and 4% narrower, with an x-height 30% shorter.
Qwigley and Caramel laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with QwigleyCaramel…
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 Qwigley 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
Qwigley 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 Qwigley, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Robert Leuschke
- 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.
Qwigley 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 Qwigley, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Qwigley under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Qwigley, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 31.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 48.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.65lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 26.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 47%letter box filled
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 83% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 92% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 63% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Qwigley
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Caramel84x-height 4% shorter
- Qwitcher Grypen84x-height 30% shorter · 14% lighter · 4% narrower
- The Nautigal829% lighter · 4% narrower
- Corinthia80x-height 18% shorter
- Hurricane78x-height 20% taller · 13% wider · 11% lighter
- Bonheur Royale78Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Qwigley →Compare side by side →Get Qwigley on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Qwigley without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Qwigley loads, this sets Arial in its place at 54% of its size, so running text keeps Qwigley’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Qwigley Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 54.04%;
ascent-override: 138.78%;
descent-override: 92.52%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Qwigley', 'Qwigley Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Qwigley
Of the 478 home pages that load Qwigley, 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 chanceJost 11×
Pair checkerQwigley + 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 other09 / Questions
Questions about Qwigley
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Qwigley free for commercial use?
Yes. Qwigley 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 Qwigley?
FontKind doesn’t host Qwigley’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 Qwigley in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Qwigley 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 Qwigley in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Qwigley under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Qwigley in Figma?
Yes: Qwigley is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Qwigley have?
Qwigley 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 Qwigley?
Qwigley was designed by Robert Leuschke. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Robert Leuschke also made Smooch Sans, Updock, Great Vibes and 84 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Qwigley?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Caramel (84), Qwitcher Grypen (84) and The Nautigal (82), out of 100. Next to Qwigley, Caramel has an x-height 4% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Qwigley.