Handwriting · Astigmatic
Stalemate
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CSSfont-family: 'Stalemate', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Stalemate is a free handwriting font by Astigmatic, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Stalemate has an x-height shorter than 94%, is narrower than 99% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 60%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Clicker Script
Stalemate on one light table with its two closest fonts, Clicker Script (77 out of 100) and Montez (74). Clicker Script is 49% wider, with an x-height 25% taller and more stroke contrast; Montez is 52% wider and 30% heavier, with an x-height 9% taller.
Stalemate and Clicker Script laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with StalemateClicker Script…
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 Stalemate 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
Stalemate 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 Stalemate, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Astigmatic
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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, under another name. Not as “Stalemate”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Stalemate 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 Stalemate, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Stalemate under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Stalemate, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 26.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 73.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.36lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 22.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.09 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 94% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 99% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 60% of handwriting faces
ContrastNear the middle of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Stalemate
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Clicker Script7749% wider · x-height 25% taller · more stroke contrast
- Montez7452% wider · 30% heavier · x-height 9% taller
- Fuggles7325% lighter · more stroke contrast · 5% wider
- Inspiration72x-height 22% taller · 11% wider · more stroke contrast
- Dawning of a New Day7156% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 19% taller
- Sacramento7147% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 16% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Stalemate →Compare side by side →Get Stalemate on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Stalemate without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Stalemate sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Stalemate loads, this sets Arial in its place at 46.5% of its size, so running text keeps Stalemate’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Stalemate Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 46.47%;
ascent-override: 193.01%;
descent-override: 122.39%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Stalemate', 'Stalemate Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Stalemate
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Stalemate free for commercial use?
Yes. Stalemate is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Stalemate”.
How do I download and install Stalemate?
FontKind doesn’t host Stalemate’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 Stalemate in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Stalemate 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 Stalemate in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Stalemate under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Stalemate in Figma?
Yes: Stalemate is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Stalemate have?
Stalemate 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 Stalemate?
Stalemate was designed by Astigmatic. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2012. Astigmatic also made Aclonica, Parisienne, Righteous and 54 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Stalemate?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Clicker Script (77), Montez (74) and Fuggles (73), out of 100. Next to Stalemate, Clicker Script is 49% wider, with an x-height 25% taller and more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Stalemate.