Handwriting · Robert Leuschke
Water Brush
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CSSfont-family: 'Water Brush', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Water Brush is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2022. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Water Brush has an average x-height, is narrower than 75% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 0.6 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Cherish
Water Brush on one light table with its two closest fonts, Cherish (92 out of 100) and Kolker Brush (86). Cherish is 20% narrower, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 21% shorter; Kolker Brush is 32% narrower and 23% heavier, with an x-height 54% shorter.
Water Brush and Cherish laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Water BrushCherish…
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 Water Brush 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
Water Brush 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 Water Brush, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Robert Leuschke
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2022
- 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.
Water Brush 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 Water Brush, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Water Brush under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Water Brush, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 43.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 78.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.55lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 32.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 46%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.56 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 75% of handwriting faces
InkNear the middle of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 98% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Water Brush
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Cherish92more stroke contrast · x-height 21% shorter · 20% narrower
- Kolker Brush86x-height 54% shorter · 32% narrower · 23% heavier
- Splash8532% wider · x-height 3% taller
- Comforter Brush80more stroke contrast · 15% lighter · x-height 6% taller
- Smooch7914% wider · x-height 11% shorter · 21% heavier
- Island Moments78more stroke contrast · x-height 30% shorter · 30% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Water Brush →Compare side by side →Get Water Brush on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Water Brush without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Water Brush sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Water Brush loads, this sets Arial in its place at 66.2% of its size, so running text keeps Water Brush’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Water Brush Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 66.17%;
ascent-override: 151.12%;
descent-override: 68.00%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Water Brush', 'Water Brush Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Water Brush
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Water Brush free for commercial use?
Yes. Water Brush 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 Water Brush?
FontKind doesn’t host Water Brush’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 Water Brush in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Water Brush 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 Water Brush in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Water Brush under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Water Brush in Figma?
Yes: Water Brush is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Water Brush have?
Water Brush 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 Water Brush?
Water Brush was designed by Robert Leuschke. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2022. Robert Leuschke also made Smooch Sans, Updock, Great Vibes and 84 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Water Brush?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Cherish (92), Kolker Brush (86) and Splash (85), out of 100. Next to Water Brush, Cherish is 20% narrower, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 21% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Water Brush.