Handwriting · Sideshow
Rochester
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CSSfont-family: 'Rochester', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Rochester is a free handwriting font by Sideshow, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Rochester has an x-height shorter than 61%, is narrower than 68% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 67%. Its thickest strokes are 1.6 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Style Script
Rochester on one light table with its two closest fonts, Style Script (89 out of 100) and Engagement (85). Style Script is 10% narrower and 14% heavier, with an x-height 13% taller; Engagement is 52% heavier and 24% narrower, with an x-height 24% shorter.
Rochester and Style Script laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with RochesterStyle Script…
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 Rochester 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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- @
- %
- (
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03 / Sizes
Rochester 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 Rochester, 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.
Rochester 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 Rochester, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Rochester under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Rochester, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 40.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 85.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.47lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 35.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 48%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.56 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 61% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 68% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 67% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 69% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Rochester
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Style Script89x-height 13% taller · 10% narrower · 14% heavier
- Engagement8552% heavier · 24% narrower · x-height 24% shorter
- Clicker Script84x-height 17% shorter · 24% lighter · 7% narrower
- Dancing Script83x-height 17% shorter · 9% wider · more stroke contrast
- Cookie7520% heavier · 9% narrower · x-height 7% shorter
- Mr Bedfort73x-height 35% shorter · 57% heavier · 16% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Rochester →Compare side by side →Get Rochester on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Rochester without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Rochester loads, this sets Arial in its place at 72.9% of its size, so running text keeps Rochester’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Rochester Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 72.93%;
ascent-override: 141.19%;
descent-override: 35.35%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Rochester', 'Rochester Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Rochester
Of the 751 home pages that load Rochester, 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
- Roboto20%148 sites · 1× chance
- Open Sans16%117 sites · 0.9× chance
- Montserrat8.4%63 sites · 0.6× chance
- Poppins7.1%53 sites · 0.6× chance
- Raleway6.7%50 sites · 1.6× chance
More than chanceRaleway 1.6×
Pair checkerRochester + 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 Rochester
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Rochester free for commercial use?
Yes. Rochester 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 Rochester?
FontKind doesn’t host Rochester’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 Rochester in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Rochester 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 Rochester in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Rochester under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Rochester in Figma?
Yes: Rochester is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Rochester have?
Rochester 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 Rochester?
Rochester was designed by Sideshow. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2011. Sideshow also made Satisfy, Chewy, Creepster and twelve more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Rochester?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Style Script (89), Engagement (85) and Clicker Script (84), out of 100. Next to Rochester, Style Script is 10% narrower and 14% heavier, with an x-height 13% taller. See all 100 fonts like Rochester.