Handwriting · Sideshow
Sunshiney
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CSSfont-family: 'Sunshiney', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Sunshiney is a free handwriting font by Sideshow, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Sunshiney has an x-height shorter than 69%, is narrower than 65% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 73%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Walter Turncoat
Sunshiney on one light table with its two closest fonts, Walter Turncoat (96 out of 100) and Comico (85). Walter Turncoat is 45% wider and 28% lighter, with an x-height 45% taller; Comico is 71% wider and 14% lighter, with an x-height 91% taller.
Sunshiney and Walter Turncoat laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with SunshineyWalter Turncoat…
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 Sunshiney 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
Sunshiney 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 Sunshiney, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Sideshow
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin
- Licence
- Apache License 2.0
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. Mark the files you changed.
- Sharing the files
- Yes. With its notices, even for a fee.
Sunshiney is under the Apache License 2.0. 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 Sunshiney, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Sunshiney under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Sunshiney, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 37.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 74.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.50lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 36.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 52%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.02 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 69% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 65% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 73% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 69% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Sunshiney
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Walter Turncoat96x-height 45% taller · 45% wider · 28% lighter
- Comico85x-height 91% taller · 71% wider · 14% lighter
- Butterfly Kids8135% lighter · x-height 14% shorter · 12% narrower
- Princess Sofia80x-height 8% taller · more stroke contrast
- Unkempt6832% wider · x-height 26% taller · 31% lighter
- Caveat Brush6523% heavier · x-height 11% taller · 7% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Sunshiney →Compare side by side →Get Sunshiney on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Sunshiney without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Sunshiney loads, this sets Arial in its place at 76.5% of its size, so running text keeps Sunshiney’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Sunshiney Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 76.47%;
ascent-override: 130.13%;
descent-override: 39.07%;
line-gap-override: 3.45%;
}
font-family: 'Sunshiney', 'Sunshiney Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Sunshiney
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Sunshiney free for commercial use?
Yes. Sunshiney is under the Apache License 2.0 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a file you change is marked as changed.
How do I download and install Sunshiney?
FontKind doesn’t host Sunshiney’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 Sunshiney in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Sunshiney 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 Sunshiney in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Sunshiney under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Sunshiney in Figma?
Yes: Sunshiney is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Sunshiney have?
Sunshiney 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 Sunshiney?
Sunshiney was designed by Sideshow. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2011. Sideshow also made Satisfy, Chewy, Creepster and twelve more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Sunshiney?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Walter Turncoat (96), Comico (85) and Butterfly Kids (81), out of 100. Next to Sunshiney, Walter Turncoat is 45% wider and 28% lighter, with an x-height 45% taller. See all 100 fonts like Sunshiney.