Handwriting · Robert Leuschke
Smooch
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CSSfont-family: 'Smooch', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Smooch is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Smooch has an x-height shorter than 64%, is narrower than 61% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 80%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Mr Dafoe
Smooch on one light table with its two closest fonts, Mr Dafoe (86 out of 100) and Cherish (83). Mr Dafoe is 40% heavier, with an x-height 11% shorter; Cherish is 29% narrower and 16% lighter, with an x-height 12% shorter.
Smooch and Mr Dafoe laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with SmoochMr Dafoe…
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 Smooch 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
Smooch 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 Smooch, 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.
Smooch 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 Smooch, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Smooch under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Smooch, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 38.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 64.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.60lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 37.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 56%letter box filled
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 64% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 61% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 80% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Smooch
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Smooch's own familySmooch Sans
- Mr Dafoe8640% heavier · x-height 11% shorter
- Cherish8329% narrower · x-height 12% shorter · 16% lighter
- Vujahday Script8234% lighter · 10% wider · x-height 8% taller
- Yellowtail81x-height 15% taller · 11% heavier
- Water Brush7912% narrower · x-height 12% taller · 17% lighter
- Krugmann Brush76x-height 18% taller · 17% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Smooch →Compare side by side →Get Smooch on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Smooch without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Smooch loads, this sets Arial in its place at 76.2% of its size, so running text keeps Smooch’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Smooch Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 76.23%;
ascent-override: 124.63%;
descent-override: 59.04%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Smooch', 'Smooch Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Smooch
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Smooch free for commercial use?
Yes. Smooch 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 Smooch?
FontKind doesn’t host Smooch’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 Smooch in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Smooch 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 Smooch in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Smooch under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Smooch in Figma?
Yes: Smooch is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Smooch have?
Smooch 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 Smooch?
Smooch was designed by Robert Leuschke. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2021. Robert Leuschke also made Updock, Great Vibes, Birthstone and 83 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Smooch?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Mr Dafoe (86), Cherish (83) and Vujahday Script (82), out of 100. Next to Smooch, Mr Dafoe is 40% heavier, with an x-height 11% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Smooch Sans. See all 100 fonts like Smooch.