Handwriting · Sideshow
Rancho
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CSSfont-family: 'Rancho', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Rancho is a free handwriting font by Sideshow, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Rancho has an x-height shorter than 64%, is narrower than 73% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 84%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Julee
Rancho on one light table with its two closest fonts, Julee (87 out of 100) and Just Another Hand (83). Julee is 28% wider and 27% lighter, with an x-height 26% taller; Just Another Hand is 29% narrower, with an x-height 19% taller and less stroke contrast.
Rancho and Julee laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with RanchoJulee…
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 Rancho 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
Rancho 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 Rancho, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Sideshow
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin
- Licence
- Apache License 2.0
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. Mark the files you changed.
- Sharing the files
- Yes. With its notices, even for a fee.
Rancho is under the Apache License 2.0. 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 Rancho, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Rancho under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Rancho, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 38.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 65.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.58lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 33.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 57%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.23 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 64% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 73% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 84% of handwriting faces
ContrastNear the middle of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Rancho
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Julee8728% wider · x-height 26% taller · 27% lighter
- Just Another Hand8329% narrower · x-height 19% taller · less stroke contrast
- Grand Hotel7129% heavier · more stroke contrast
- Engagement71x-height 21% shorter · 19% narrower · 28% heavier
- Graphic CAT66x-height 38% taller · 13% wider · 12% heavier
- Caveat Brush6318% wider · x-height 7% taller · 11% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Rancho →Compare side by side →Get Rancho on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Rancho without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Grand Hotel71same text width · x-height 2.2% taller
- Ruge Boogie34text 2.1% narrower · x-height 5.0% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Rancho loads, this sets Arial in its place at 67.6% of its size, so running text keeps Rancho’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Rancho Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 67.61%;
ascent-override: 132.75%;
descent-override: 47.52%;
line-gap-override: 3.46%;
}
font-family: 'Rancho', 'Rancho Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Rancho
Of the 647 home pages that load Rancho, 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
09 / Questions
Questions about Rancho
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Rancho free for commercial use?
Yes. Rancho is under the Apache License 2.0 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a file you change is marked as changed.
How do I download and install Rancho?
FontKind doesn’t host Rancho’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 Rancho in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Rancho 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 Rancho in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Rancho under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Rancho in Figma?
Yes: Rancho is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Rancho have?
Rancho 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 Rancho?
Rancho was designed by Sideshow. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2011. Sideshow also made Satisfy, Chewy, Creepster and twelve more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Rancho?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Julee (87), Just Another Hand (83) and Grand Hotel (71), out of 100. Next to Rancho, Julee is 28% wider and 27% lighter, with an x-height 26% taller. See all 100 fonts like Rancho.