Handwriting · Robert Leuschke
The Nautigal
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CSSfont-family: 'The Nautigal', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
The Nautigal is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, The Nautigal has an x-height shorter than 86%, is narrower than 94% 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 Birthstone Bounce
The Nautigal on one light table with its two closest fonts, Birthstone Bounce (85 out of 100) and Caramel (84). Birthstone Bounce is 30% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 74% taller; Caramel is 6% heavier, with more stroke contrast.
The Nautigal and Birthstone Bounce laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with The NautigalBirthstone Bounce…
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 The Nautigal alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
The Nautigal in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made The Nautigal, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Robert Leuschke
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2021
- 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.
The Nautigal 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 The Nautigal, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists The Nautigal under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
The Nautigal, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 30.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.47lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 26.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.95 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 86% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 94% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 83% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to The Nautigal
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Birthstone Bounce85more stroke contrast · x-height 74% taller · 30% wider
- Caramel84more stroke contrast · 6% heavier
- Qwigley8210% heavier · 4% wider
- Arizonia82more stroke contrast · 42% wider · x-height 12% taller
- Luxurious Script81more stroke contrast · x-height 11% taller · 6% wider
- Qwitcher Grypen81more stroke contrast · x-height 28% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to The Nautigal →Compare side by side →Get The Nautigal on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap The Nautigal without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until The Nautigal loads, this sets Arial in its place at 52.1% of its size, so running text keeps The Nautigal’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'The Nautigal Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 52.09%;
ascent-override: 167.01%;
descent-override: 63.35%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'The Nautigal', 'The Nautigal Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about The Nautigal
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is The Nautigal free for commercial use?
Yes. The Nautigal 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 The Nautigal?
FontKind doesn’t host The Nautigal’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 The Nautigal in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: The Nautigal 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 The Nautigal in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for The Nautigal under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is The Nautigal in Figma?
Yes: The Nautigal 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 The Nautigal have?
The Nautigal comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).
Who designed The Nautigal?
The Nautigal was designed by Robert Leuschke. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2021. Robert Leuschke also made Smooch Sans, Updock, Great Vibes and 84 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to The Nautigal?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Birthstone Bounce (85), Caramel (84) and Qwigley (82), out of 100. Next to The Nautigal, Birthstone Bounce is 30% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 74% taller. See all 100 fonts like The Nautigal.