Handwriting · Kimberly Geswein

Waiting for the Sunrise

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: 'Waiting for the Sunrise', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Waiting for the Sunrise is a free handwriting font by Kimberly Geswein, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Waiting for the Sunrise has an x-height taller than 64%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 96%. Its thickest strokes are 0.9 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Shadows Into Light

Waiting for the Sunrise on one light table with its two closest fonts, Shadows Into Light (94 out of 100) and The Girl Next Door (86). Shadows Into Light is 32% heavier and 5% narrower, with an x-height 22% taller; The Girl Next Door is 19% wider and 12% heavier, with an x-height 9% taller.

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Ink shared with Waiting for the SunriseShadows Into Light…

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 Waiting for the Sunrise alphabet

Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400

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03 / Sizes

Waiting for the Sunrise at every size

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

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72 px

04 / Facts

Who made Waiting for the Sunrise, and can you use it?

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

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

05 / Measurements

Waiting for the Sunrise, measured

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

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

x-height: 49.6% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 65.2% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.76lowercase against capitals
Width: 40.5% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 24%letter box filled
Contrast: 0.86 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 64% of handwriting faces
WidthNear the middle of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 96% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 91% of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Waiting for the Sunrise

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Waiting for the Sunrise →Compare side by side →Get Waiting for the Sunrise on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Waiting for the Sunrise without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Waiting for the Sunrise loads, this sets Arial in its place at 87.8% of its size, so running text keeps Waiting for the Sunrise’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Waiting for the Sunrise Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 87.82%;
  ascent-override: 127.43%;
  descent-override: 60.83%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Waiting for the Sunrise', 'Waiting for the Sunrise Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Waiting for the Sunrise

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

Is Waiting for the Sunrise free for commercial use?

Yes. Waiting for the Sunrise 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 Waiting for the Sunrise?

FontKind doesn’t host Waiting for the Sunrise’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 Waiting for the Sunrise in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Waiting for the Sunrise 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 Waiting for the Sunrise in Google Docs?

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

Is Waiting for the Sunrise in Figma?

Yes: Waiting for the Sunrise is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Waiting for the Sunrise have?

Waiting for the Sunrise 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 Waiting for the Sunrise?

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

What fonts are similar to Waiting for the Sunrise?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Shadows Into Light (94), The Girl Next Door (86) and Annie Use Your Telescope (85), out of 100. Next to Waiting for the Sunrise, Shadows Into Light is 32% heavier and 5% narrower, with an x-height 22% taller. See all 100 fonts like Waiting for the Sunrise.