Handwriting · Sideshow
Walter Turncoat
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CSSfont-family: 'Walter Turncoat', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Walter Turncoat is a free handwriting font by Sideshow, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Walter Turncoat has an x-height taller than 90%, is wider than 73% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 75%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Sunshiney
Walter Turncoat on one light table with its two closest fonts, Sunshiney (96 out of 100) and Comico (85). Sunshiney is 31% narrower and 40% heavier, with an x-height 31% shorter; Comico is 18% wider and 20% heavier, with an x-height 31% taller.
Walter Turncoat and Sunshiney laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Walter TurncoatSunshiney…
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 Walter Turncoat 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.
- a
- b
- c
- d
- e
- f
- g
- h
- i
- j
- k
- l
- m
- n
- o
- p
- q
- r
- s
- t
- u
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Walter Turncoat 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 Walter Turncoat, 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.
Walter Turncoat 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 Walter Turncoat, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Walter Turncoat under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Walter Turncoat, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 54.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 53.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.01 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 90% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 73% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 75% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 70% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Walter Turncoat
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Sunshiney96x-height 31% shorter · 31% narrower · 40% heavier
- Comico85x-height 31% taller · 18% wider · 20% heavier
- Winky Rough7729% heavier · 12% narrower · x-height 6% shorter
- Chelsea Market7336% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 8% taller
- Unkempt71x-height 13% shorter · 9% narrower
- Pangolin7112% narrower · 19% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Walter Turncoat →Compare side by side →Get Walter Turncoat on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Walter Turncoat without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playpen Sans28text 1.0% narrower · x-height 0.9% taller
- Gloria Hallelujah21text 2.8% wider · x-height 2.9% shorter
- Gveret Levin18text 0.6% wider · x-height 2.9% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Walter Turncoat loads, this sets Arial in its place at 110.9% of its size, so running text keeps Walter Turncoat’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Walter Turncoat Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 110.88%;
ascent-override: 94.94%;
descent-override: 28.45%;
line-gap-override: 2.55%;
}
font-family: 'Walter Turncoat', 'Walter Turncoat Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Walter Turncoat
Of the 694 home pages that load Walter Turncoat, 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
- Open Sans12%81 sites · 0.6× chance
- Roboto11%77 sites · 0.5× chance
- Montserrat8.8%61 sites · 0.7× chance
09 / Questions
Questions about Walter Turncoat
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Walter Turncoat free for commercial use?
Yes. Walter Turncoat 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 Walter Turncoat?
FontKind doesn’t host Walter Turncoat’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 Walter Turncoat in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Walter Turncoat 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 Walter Turncoat in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Walter Turncoat under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Walter Turncoat in Figma?
Yes: Walter Turncoat is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Walter Turncoat have?
Walter Turncoat 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 Walter Turncoat?
Walter Turncoat 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 Walter Turncoat?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Sunshiney (96), Comico (85) and Winky Rough (77), out of 100. Next to Walter Turncoat, Sunshiney is 31% narrower and 40% heavier, with an x-height 31% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Walter Turncoat.