Handwriting · Robert Leuschke

Qwitcher Grypen

Q: Is Qwitcher Grypen free for commercial use?

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

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Case

Size72 px

Weight400 Regular

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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

Qwitcher Grypen is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Qwitcher Grypen has an x-height shorter than 98%, is narrower than 94% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 64%. Its thickest strokes are 2.0 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.

Compare with Qwigley →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Qwigley

Qwitcher Grypen on one light table with its two closest fonts, Qwigley (84 out of 100) and WindSong (83). Qwigley is 17% heavier and 4% wider, with an x-height 42% taller; WindSong is 92% wider and 34% lighter, with an x-height 51% taller.

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Ink shared with Qwitcher GrypenQwigley…

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 Qwitcher Grypen 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 / Weights

Qwitcher Grypen in 2 weights

2 weights, 400–700

400 Regular
700 Bold

04 / Facts

Who made Qwitcher Grypen, and can you use it?

Designer: Robert Leuschke
Kind: Handwriting
Styles: 2 weights, 400–700
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.

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

05 / Measurements

Qwitcher Grypen, measured

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

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

x-height: 22.3% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 50.2% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.44lowercase against capitals
Width: 25.8% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 40%letter box filled
Contrast: 2.04 : 1high stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightSmaller than 98% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 94% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 64% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 82% of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Qwitcher Grypen

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Qwitcher Grypen →Compare side by side →Get Qwitcher Grypen on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Qwitcher Grypen without a jump

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

None of the fonts that look most like Qwitcher Grypen sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.

Fallback while it loads

Until Qwitcher Grypen loads, this sets Arial in its place at 52.4% of its size, so running text keeps Qwitcher Grypen’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Qwitcher Grypen Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 52.43%;
  ascent-override: 152.59%;
  descent-override: 57.22%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Qwitcher Grypen', 'Qwitcher Grypen Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Qwitcher Grypen

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

Is Qwitcher Grypen free for commercial use?

Yes. Qwitcher Grypen 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 Qwitcher Grypen?

FontKind doesn’t host Qwitcher Grypen’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.

Is Qwitcher Grypen in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Qwitcher Grypen 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 Qwitcher Grypen in Google Docs?

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

Is Qwitcher Grypen in Figma?

Yes: Qwitcher Grypen is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Qwitcher Grypen have?

Qwitcher Grypen comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).

Who designed Qwitcher Grypen?

Qwitcher Grypen was designed by Robert Leuschke. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2021. Robert Leuschke also made Smooch Sans, Updock, Great Vibes and 84 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Qwitcher Grypen?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Qwigley (84), WindSong (83) and The Nautigal (81), out of 100. Next to Qwitcher Grypen, Qwigley is 17% heavier and 4% wider, with an x-height 42% taller. See all 100 fonts like Qwitcher Grypen.