Handwriting · Astigmatic
Romanesco
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CSSfont-family: 'Romanesco', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Romanesco is a free handwriting font by Astigmatic, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Romanesco has an x-height shorter than 67%, is narrower than 93% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 89%. Its thickest strokes are 2.6 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Praise
Romanesco on one light table with its two closest fonts, Praise (86 out of 100) and Junior CAT (79). Praise is 40% wider, with an x-height 24% taller and more stroke contrast; Junior CAT is 20% wider and 16% lighter, with an x-height 12% shorter.
Romanesco and Praise laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with RomanescoPraise…
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 Romanesco 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
Romanesco 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 Romanesco, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Astigmatic
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext
- 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, under another name. Not as “Romanesco”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Romanesco 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 Romanesco, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Romanesco under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Romanesco, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 38.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 67.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.57lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 26.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 61%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.63 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 67% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 93% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 89% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 88% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Romanesco
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Praise8640% wider · x-height 24% taller · more stroke contrast
- Junior CAT7920% wider · x-height 12% shorter · 16% lighter
- Charm7960% wider · x-height 25% taller · 33% lighter
- Britney7865% wider · x-height 18% taller · 35% lighter
- Kristi76less stroke contrast · 13% lighter · 4% wider
- Felipa7440% wider · x-height 35% taller · 41% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Romanesco →Compare side by side →Get Romanesco on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Romanesco without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Romanesco sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Romanesco loads, this sets Arial in its place at 53.5% of its size, so running text keeps Romanesco’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Romanesco Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 53.48%;
ascent-override: 170.36%;
descent-override: 44.09%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Romanesco', 'Romanesco Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Romanesco
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Romanesco free for commercial use?
Yes. Romanesco is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Romanesco”.
How do I download and install Romanesco?
FontKind doesn’t host Romanesco’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 Romanesco in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Romanesco 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 Romanesco in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Romanesco under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Romanesco in Figma?
Yes: Romanesco is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Romanesco have?
Romanesco 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 Romanesco?
Romanesco was designed by Astigmatic. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2012. Astigmatic also made Aclonica, Parisienne, Righteous and 54 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Romanesco?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Praise (86), Junior CAT (79) and Charm (79), out of 100. Next to Romanesco, Praise is 40% wider, with an x-height 24% taller and more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Romanesco.