Handwriting · Kimberly Geswein

Shadows Into Light

Your words – they follow you round the site

Case

Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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

Shadows Into Light is a free handwriting font by Kimberly Geswein, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Shadows Into Light has an x-height taller than 96%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 89%. Its thickest strokes are 0.8 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with Covered By Your Grace →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Covered By Your Grace

Shadows Into Light on one light table with its two closest fonts, Covered By Your Grace (96 out of 100) and Waiting for the Sunrise (94). Covered By Your Grace is 55% heavier, with an x-height 19% shorter; Waiting for the Sunrise is 24% lighter and 5% wider, with an x-height 18% shorter.

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Ink shared with Shadows Into LightCovered By Your Grace…

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 Shadows Into Light 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 ownHandwriting font generator →Your words in Shadows Into Light and 29 more handwriting fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Shadows Into Light 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 Shadows Into Light, and can you use it?

Designer: Kimberly Geswein
Kind: Handwriting
Styles: 1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since: 2011
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.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

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

05 / Measurements

Shadows Into Light, measured

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

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

x-height: 60.4% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 66.4% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.91lowercase against capitals
Width: 38.6% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 32%letter box filled
Contrast: 0.83 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 96% of handwriting faces
WidthNear the middle of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 89% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 94% of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Shadows Into Light

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

Shadows Into Light's own familyShadows Into Light Two

All 100 fonts similar to Shadows Into Light →Compare side by side →Get Shadows Into Light on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Shadows Into Light without a jump

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

Liu Jian Mao Cao63same text width · x-height 1.2% shorter

Fallback while it loads

Until Shadows Into Light loads, this sets Arial in its place at 84.8% of its size, so running text keeps Shadows Into Light’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Shadows Into Light Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 84.84%;
  ascent-override: 138.47%;
  descent-override: 50.87%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Shadows Into Light', 'Shadows Into Light Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Shadows Into Light

Of the 8,228 home pages that load Shadows Into Light, 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 chanceShadows Into Light Two 40×Playfair Display 13×Old Standard TT 11×

Fonts that go with Shadows Into Light: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerShadows Into Light + 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 Shadows Into Light

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

Is Shadows Into Light free for commercial use?

Yes. Shadows Into Light 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 Shadows Into Light?

FontKind doesn’t host Shadows Into Light’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 Shadows Into Light in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Shadows Into Light 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 Shadows Into Light in Google Docs?

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

Is Shadows Into Light in Figma?

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

How many weights does Shadows Into Light have?

Shadows Into Light 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 Shadows Into Light?

Shadows Into Light was designed by Kimberly Geswein. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2011. Kimberly Geswein also made Zeyada, Waiting for the Sunrise, Gloria Hallelujah and 17 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Shadows Into Light?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Covered By Your Grace (96), Waiting for the Sunrise (94) and Loved by the King (85), out of 100. Next to Shadows Into Light, Covered By Your Grace is 55% heavier, with an x-height 19% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Shadows Into Light Two. See all 100 fonts like Shadows Into Light.