Handwriting · Kimberly Geswein

Sue Ellen Francisco

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: 'Sue Ellen Francisco', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Sue Ellen Francisco is a free handwriting font by Kimberly Geswein, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Sue Ellen Francisco has an x-height shorter than 66%, is narrower than 86% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 79%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Loved by the King

Sue Ellen Francisco on one light table with its two closest fonts, Loved by the King (95 out of 100) and Amatic SC (93). Loved by the King is 44% lighter, with an x-height 71% taller and less stroke contrast; Amatic SC is 66% lighter and 8% wider, with an x-height 73% taller.

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Ink shared with Sue Ellen FranciscoLoved by the King…

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 Sue Ellen Francisco 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 →

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03 / Sizes

Sue Ellen Francisco at every size

1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words

12 px
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24 px
36 px
48 px
72 px

04 / Facts

Who made Sue Ellen Francisco, and can you use it?

Designer: Kimberly Geswein
Kind: Handwriting
Styles: 1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since: 2011
Character sets: latin
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.

Sue Ellen Francisco 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 →

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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 Sue Ellen Francisco, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Sue Ellen Francisco 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 Sue Ellen Francisco on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Sue Ellen Francisco, measured

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

Hxgp in Sue Ellen Francisco. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 38.3% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 91.4% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.42lowercase against capitals
Width: 29.2% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 55%letter box filled
Contrast: 0.96 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightSmaller than 66% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 86% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 79% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 82% of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Sue Ellen Francisco

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Sue Ellen Francisco →Compare side by side →Get Sue Ellen Francisco on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Sue Ellen Francisco without a jump

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

None of the fonts that look most like Sue Ellen Francisco sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.

Fallback while it loads

Until Sue Ellen Francisco loads, this sets Arial in its place at 61.6% of its size, so running text keeps Sue Ellen Francisco’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Sue Ellen Francisco Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 61.63%;
  ascent-override: 215.82%;
  descent-override: 100.45%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Sue Ellen Francisco', 'Sue Ellen Francisco Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Sue Ellen Francisco

Of the 424 home pages that load Sue Ellen Francisco, 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

The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerSue Ellen Francisco + 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 Sue Ellen Francisco

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

Is Sue Ellen Francisco free for commercial use?

Yes. Sue Ellen Francisco 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 Sue Ellen Francisco?

FontKind doesn’t host Sue Ellen Francisco’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 Sue Ellen Francisco in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Sue Ellen Francisco 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 Sue Ellen Francisco in Google Docs?

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

Is Sue Ellen Francisco in Figma?

Yes: Sue Ellen Francisco is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Sue Ellen Francisco have?

Sue Ellen Francisco 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 Sue Ellen Francisco?

Sue Ellen Francisco was designed by Kimberly Geswein. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2011. Kimberly Geswein also made Zeyada, Shadows Into Light, Waiting for the Sunrise and 18 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Sue Ellen Francisco?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Loved by the King (95), Amatic SC (93) and Just Another Hand (91), out of 100. Next to Sue Ellen Francisco, Loved by the King is 44% lighter, with an x-height 71% taller and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Sue Ellen Francisco.