Handwriting · Robert Leuschke
Ruthie
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CSSfont-family: 'Ruthie', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Ruthie is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Ruthie has an x-height shorter than 85%, is narrower than 87% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Love Light
Ruthie on one light table with its two closest fonts, Love Light (100 out of 100) and Lavishly Yours (87). Love Light has an x-height 3% taller; Lavishly Yours is 9% wider and 9% heavier, with an x-height 21% shorter.
Ruthie and Love Light laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with RuthieLove Light…
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 Ruthie 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
Ruthie 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 Ruthie, 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.
Ruthie 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 Ruthie, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Ruthie under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Ruthie, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 31.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 64.4% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.48lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 29.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 85% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 87% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Ruthie
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Love Light100x-height 3% taller
- Lavishly Yours87x-height 21% shorter · 9% wider · 9% heavier
- Beau Rivage85x-height 10% taller
- Bonheur Royale836% narrower
- Inspiration7815% narrower
- Mea Culpa78Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Ruthie →Compare side by side →Get Ruthie on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Ruthie without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Love Light100text 0.6% wider · x-height 3.2% taller
- Bonheur Royale83text 2.2% narrower · same x-height
- Mea Culpa78text 2.6% narrower · x-height 2.2% taller
- Island Moments57same text width · x-height 3.5% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Ruthie loads, this sets Arial in its place at 61.3% of its size, so running text keeps Ruthie’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Ruthie Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 61.27%;
ascent-override: 130.57%;
descent-override: 73.44%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Ruthie', 'Ruthie Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Ruthie
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Ruthie free for commercial use?
Yes. Ruthie 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 Ruthie?
FontKind doesn’t host Ruthie’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 Ruthie in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Ruthie 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 Ruthie in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Ruthie under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Ruthie in Figma?
Yes: Ruthie is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Ruthie have?
Ruthie 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 Ruthie?
Ruthie 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 Ruthie?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Love Light (100), Lavishly Yours (87) and Beau Rivage (85), out of 100. Next to Ruthie, Love Light has an x-height 3% taller. See all 100 fonts like Ruthie.