Handwriting · Robert Leuschke
Shalimar
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CSSfont-family: 'Shalimar', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Shalimar is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Shalimar has an x-height shorter than 89%, is narrower than 96% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 82%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Moon Dance
Shalimar on one light table with its two closest fonts, Moon Dance (83 out of 100) and Fuggles (80). Moon Dance is 28% wider, with an x-height 23% taller; Fuggles is 11% lighter and 4% narrower, with an x-height 9% shorter.
Shalimar and Moon Dance laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ShalimarMoon Dance…
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 Shalimar 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
Shalimar 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 Shalimar, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Robert Leuschke
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2021
- 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.
Shalimar 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 Shalimar, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Shalimar under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Shalimar, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 29.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 58.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.50lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 24.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 35%letter box filled
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 89% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 96% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 82% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Shalimar
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Moon Dance8328% wider · x-height 23% taller
- Fuggles80x-height 9% shorter · 11% lighter · 4% narrower
- Bilbo79x-height 30% taller · 20% wider · 11% heavier
- Qwigley7734% heavier · 11% wider · x-height 7% taller
- Zeyada7542% wider · x-height 30% taller
- Licorice74x-height 27% taller · 13% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Shalimar →Compare side by side →Get Shalimar on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Shalimar without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Shalimar sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Shalimar loads, this sets Arial in its place at 49.3% of its size, so running text keeps Shalimar’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Shalimar Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 49.34%;
ascent-override: 162.14%;
descent-override: 85.12%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Shalimar', 'Shalimar Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Shalimar
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Shalimar free for commercial use?
Yes. Shalimar 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 Shalimar?
FontKind doesn’t host Shalimar’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 Shalimar in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Shalimar 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 Shalimar in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Shalimar under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Shalimar in Figma?
Yes: Shalimar is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Shalimar have?
Shalimar 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 Shalimar?
Shalimar was designed by Robert Leuschke. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2021. Robert Leuschke also made Smooch Sans, Updock, Great Vibes and 84 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Shalimar?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Moon Dance (83), Fuggles (80) and Bilbo (79), out of 100. Next to Shalimar, Moon Dance is 28% wider, with an x-height 23% taller. See all 100 fonts like Shalimar.