Handwriting · Astigmatic

Sacramento

Q: Is Sacramento free for commercial use?

Yes. Sacramento 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 “Sacramento”.

Your words – they follow you round the site

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Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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

Sacramento is a free handwriting font by Astigmatic, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Sacramento has an x-height shorter than 86%, is narrower than 76% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 71%. Its thickest strokes are 2.1 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.

Compare with Send Flowers →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Send Flowers

Sacramento on one light table with its two closest fonts, Send Flowers (92 out of 100) and Yuji Hentaigana Akari (90). Send Flowers is 17% wider and 33% lighter, with an x-height 44% taller; Yuji Hentaigana Akari is 120% wider and 51% lighter, with an x-height 109% taller.

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Ink shared with SacramentoSend Flowers…

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 Sacramento 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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Learning cursive? The cursive alphabet, letter by letter →

With this font

Write your ownCursive font generator →Your words in Sacramento and 29 more cursive fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Sacramento 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 Sacramento, 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 “Sacramento”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

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

05 / Measurements

Sacramento, measured

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

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

x-height: 30.6% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 74.4% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.41lowercase against capitals
Width: 32.8% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 51%letter box filled
Contrast: 2.10 : 1high stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightSmaller than 86% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 76% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 71% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 84% of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Sacramento

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap Sacramento without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Sacramento loads, this sets Arial in its place at 66.9% of its size, so running text keeps Sacramento’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Sacramento Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 66.91%;
  ascent-override: 139.02%;
  descent-override: 79.10%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Sacramento', 'Sacramento Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Sacramento

Of the 2,478 home pages that load Sacramento, 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

More than chanceCabin Sketch 118×Josefin Sans 8.9×Cormorant Garamond 3.6×

Fonts that go with Sacramento: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerSacramento + 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 other

09 / Questions

Questions about Sacramento

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

Is Sacramento free for commercial use?

Yes. Sacramento 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 “Sacramento”.

How do I download and install Sacramento?

FontKind doesn’t host Sacramento’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 Sacramento in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Sacramento 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 Sacramento in Google Docs?

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

Is Sacramento in Figma?

Yes: Sacramento is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Sacramento have?

Sacramento 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 Sacramento?

Sacramento was designed by Astigmatic. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2012. Astigmatic also made Aclonica, Parisienne, Righteous and 54 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Sacramento?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Send Flowers (92), Yuji Hentaigana Akari (90) and Twinkle Star (84), out of 100. Next to Sacramento, Send Flowers is 17% wider and 33% lighter, with an x-height 44% taller. See all 100 fonts like Sacramento.