Handwriting · Robert Leuschke
Twinkle Star
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CSSfont-family: 'Twinkle Star', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Twinkle Star is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Twinkle Star has an x-height taller than 68%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 78%.
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01 / Light table
Laid on top of Yuji Hentaigana Akari
Twinkle Star on one light table with its two closest fonts, Yuji Hentaigana Akari (99 out of 100) and Send Flowers (94). Yuji Hentaigana Akari is 63% wider and 33% lighter, with an x-height 26% taller; Send Flowers is 13% narrower and 7% lighter, with an x-height 13% shorter.
Twinkle Star and Yuji Hentaigana Akari laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Twinkle StarYuji Hentaigana Akari…
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 Twinkle Star 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
Twinkle Star 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 Twinkle Star, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Robert Leuschke
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- 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.
Twinkle Star 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 Twinkle Star, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Twinkle Star under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Twinkle Star, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 74.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.68lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 44.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 36%letter box filled
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 68% of handwriting faces
WidthNear the middle of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 78% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Twinkle Star
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Yuji Hentaigana Akari9963% wider · x-height 26% taller · 33% lighter
- Send Flowers9413% narrower · x-height 13% shorter · 7% lighter
- Sacramento84x-height 40% shorter · 26% narrower · 39% heavier
- Delius Swash Caps7714% wider
- Bonbon7430% wider
- Crafty Girls7225% wider · 8% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Twinkle Star →Compare side by side →Get Twinkle Star on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Twinkle Star without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Twinkle Star loads, this sets Arial in its place at 92.3% of its size, so running text keeps Twinkle Star’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Twinkle Star Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 92.28%;
ascent-override: 100.78%;
descent-override: 37.93%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Twinkle Star', 'Twinkle Star Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Twinkle Star
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Twinkle Star free for commercial use?
Yes. Twinkle Star 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 Twinkle Star?
FontKind doesn’t host Twinkle Star’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 Twinkle Star in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Twinkle Star 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 Twinkle Star in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Twinkle Star under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Twinkle Star in Figma?
Yes: Twinkle Star is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Twinkle Star have?
Twinkle Star 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 Twinkle Star?
Twinkle Star 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 Twinkle Star?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Yuji Hentaigana Akari (99), Send Flowers (94) and Sacramento (84), out of 100. Next to Twinkle Star, Yuji Hentaigana Akari is 63% wider and 33% lighter, with an x-height 26% taller. See all 100 fonts like Twinkle Star.