Handwriting · Font Diner
Schoolbell
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CSSfont-family: 'Schoolbell', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Schoolbell is a free handwriting font by Font Diner, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Schoolbell has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Gaegu
Schoolbell on one light table with its two closest fonts, Gaegu (84 out of 100) and Gloria Hallelujah (81). Gaegu is 17% lighter, with an x-height 22% shorter; Gloria Hallelujah is 21% wider, with an x-height 11% taller.
Schoolbell and Gaegu laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with SchoolbellGaegu…
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 Schoolbell 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
Schoolbell 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 Schoolbell, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Font Diner
- 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.
Schoolbell 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 Schoolbell, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Schoolbell under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Schoolbell, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 47.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 73.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.64lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 43.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 45%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.01 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of handwriting faces
WidthNear the middle of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 73% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Schoolbell
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Gaegu84x-height 22% shorter · 17% lighter
- Gloria Hallelujah8121% wider · x-height 11% taller
- Fuzzy Bubbles8129% wider · x-height 12% taller · 24% lighter
- Mynerve8018% lighter · 9% wider · x-height 4% shorter
- Coming Soon7933% lighter · 16% wider · x-height 15% taller
- Short Stack7844% wider · x-height 15% taller · 18% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Schoolbell →Compare side by side →Get Schoolbell on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Schoolbell without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Gochi Hand67text 2.5% wider · x-height 3.8% taller
- Long Cang67text 1.1% narrower · x-height 4.6% shorter
- Yeon Sung45same text width · x-height 0.9% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Schoolbell loads, this sets Arial in its place at 92.6% of its size, so running text keeps Schoolbell’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Schoolbell Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 92.61%;
ascent-override: 107.45%;
descent-override: 40.38%;
line-gap-override: 2.53%;
}
font-family: 'Schoolbell', 'Schoolbell Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Schoolbell
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Schoolbell free for commercial use?
Yes. Schoolbell 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 Schoolbell?
FontKind doesn’t host Schoolbell’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 Schoolbell in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Schoolbell 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 Schoolbell in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Schoolbell under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Schoolbell in Figma?
Yes: Schoolbell is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Schoolbell have?
Schoolbell 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 Schoolbell?
Schoolbell was designed by Font Diner. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2011. Font Diner also made Permanent Marker, Cherry Cream Soda, Homemade Apple and two more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Schoolbell?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Gaegu (84), Gloria Hallelujah (81) and Fuzzy Bubbles (81), out of 100. Next to Schoolbell, Gaegu is 17% lighter, with an x-height 22% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Schoolbell.