Handwriting · Robert Leuschke
Square Peg
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CSSfont-family: 'Square Peg', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Square Peg is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2022. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Square Peg has an x-height shorter than 92%, is narrower than 90% 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 Grape Nuts
Square Peg on one light table with its two closest fonts, Grape Nuts (90 out of 100) and Reenie Beanie (81). Grape Nuts is 48% wider and 20% lighter, with an x-height 29% taller; Reenie Beanie is 23% wider and 37% lighter, with an x-height 52% taller.
Square Peg and Grape Nuts laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Square PegGrape Nuts…
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 Square Peg 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
Square Peg 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 Square Peg, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Robert Leuschke
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2022
- 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.
Square Peg 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 Square Peg, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Square Peg under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Square Peg, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 27.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 62.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.43lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 27.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 45%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.96 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 92% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 90% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 82% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Square Peg
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Grape Nuts9048% wider · x-height 29% taller · 20% lighter
- Reenie Beanie81x-height 52% taller · 23% wider · 37% lighter
- Caveat81x-height 32% taller · 31% wider
- Zeyada81x-height 43% taller · 26% wider · 18% lighter
- Gruenewald VA78more stroke contrast · 19% wider · x-height 10% taller
- Imrans School7510% wider · 16% lighter · x-height 8% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Square Peg →Compare side by side →Get Square Peg on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Square Peg without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Square Peg sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Square Peg loads, this sets Arial in its place at 57% of its size, so running text keeps Square Peg’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Square Peg Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 56.97%;
ascent-override: 161.48%;
descent-override: 70.21%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Square Peg', 'Square Peg Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Square Peg
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Square Peg free for commercial use?
Yes. Square Peg 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 Square Peg?
FontKind doesn’t host Square Peg’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 Square Peg in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Square Peg 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 Square Peg in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Square Peg under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Square Peg in Figma?
Yes: Square Peg is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Square Peg have?
Square Peg 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 Square Peg?
Square Peg was designed by Robert Leuschke. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2022. Robert Leuschke also made Smooch Sans, Updock, Great Vibes and 84 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Square Peg?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Grape Nuts (90), Reenie Beanie (81) and Caveat (81), out of 100. Next to Square Peg, Grape Nuts is 48% wider and 20% lighter, with an x-height 29% taller. See all 100 fonts like Square Peg.