Handwriting · Toshi Omagari

Tangerine

Q: Is Tangerine free for commercial use?

Yes. Tangerine is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.

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Case

Size72 px

Weight400 Regular

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Tangerine', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Tangerine is a free handwriting font by Toshi Omagari, on Google Fonts since 2010. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Tangerine has an x-height shorter than 95%, is narrower than 97% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 73%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with Italianno →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Italianno

Tangerine on one light table with its two closest fonts, Italianno (83 out of 100) and Grey Qo (80). Italianno is 16% wider and 22% heavier, with more stroke contrast; Grey Qo is 13% wider, with an x-height 22% taller.

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Ink shared with TangerineItalianno…

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 Tangerine 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 →

With this font

Write your ownCalligraphy generator →Your words in Tangerine and 29 more calligraphy fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Weights

Tangerine in 2 weights

2 weights, 400–700

400 Regular
700 Bold

04 / Facts

Who made Tangerine, and can you use it?

Designer: Toshi Omagari
Kind: Handwriting
Styles: 2 weights, 400–700
On Google Fonts since: 2010
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.

Tangerine 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 →

Read the licence

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

05 / Measurements

Tangerine, measured

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

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

x-height: 25.5% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 68.1% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.37lowercase against capitals
Width: 24.3% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 38%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.03 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightSmaller than 95% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 97% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 73% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 68% of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Tangerine

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Tangerine →Compare side by side →Get Tangerine on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Tangerine without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Tangerine loads, this sets Arial in its place at 49.1% of its size, so running text keeps Tangerine’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Tangerine Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 49.07%;
  ascent-override: 152.84%;
  descent-override: 50.95%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Tangerine', 'Tangerine Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Tangerine

Of the 2,070 home pages that load Tangerine, 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

More than chancePrata 15×Cabin 6.7×Lora 3.8×

Fonts that go with Tangerine: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerTangerine + 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 Tangerine

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

Is Tangerine free for commercial use?

Yes. Tangerine 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 Tangerine?

FontKind doesn’t host Tangerine’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.

Is Tangerine in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Tangerine 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 Tangerine in Google Docs?

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

Is Tangerine in Figma?

Yes: Tangerine is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Tangerine have?

Tangerine comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).

Who designed Tangerine?

Tangerine was designed by Toshi Omagari. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2010. Toshi Omagari also made DynaPuff.

What fonts are similar to Tangerine?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Italianno (83), Grey Qo (80) and Niconne (77), out of 100. Next to Tangerine, Italianno is 16% wider and 22% heavier, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Tangerine.