Handwriting · Robert Leuschke
Waterfall
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Waterfall is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Waterfall has an x-height shorter than 94%, is narrower than 95% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 90%. Its thickest strokes are 2.2 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Corinthia
Waterfall on one light table with its two closest fonts, Corinthia (83 out of 100) and Fuggles (83). Corinthia is 50% heavier and 8% wider; Fuggles is 7% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 3% taller.
Waterfall and Corinthia laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with WaterfallCorinthia…
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 Waterfall 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
Waterfall 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 Waterfall, 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.
Waterfall 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 Waterfall, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Waterfall under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Waterfall, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 26.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 60.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.43lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 25.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 32%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.23 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 94% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 95% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 90% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 86% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Waterfall
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Corinthia8350% heavier · 8% wider
- Fuggles83less stroke contrast · 7% narrower · x-height 3% taller
- Allura8246% wider · 48% heavier · x-height 16% taller
- The Nautigal81x-height 18% taller · 36% heavier · less stroke contrast
- Hurricane80x-height 46% taller · 21% wider · 33% heavier
- Passions Conflict8061% heavier · x-height 30% shorter · 4% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Waterfall →Compare side by side →Get Waterfall on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Waterfall without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Waterfall loads, this sets Arial in its place at 51.8% of its size, so running text keeps Waterfall’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Waterfall Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 51.82%;
ascent-override: 169.80%;
descent-override: 54.03%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Waterfall', 'Waterfall Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Waterfall
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Waterfall free for commercial use?
Yes. Waterfall 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 Waterfall?
FontKind doesn’t host Waterfall’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 Waterfall in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Waterfall 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 Waterfall in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Waterfall under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Waterfall in Figma?
Yes: Waterfall is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Waterfall have?
Waterfall 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 Waterfall?
Waterfall 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 Waterfall?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Corinthia (83), Fuggles (83) and Allura (82), out of 100. Next to Waterfall, Corinthia is 50% heavier and 8% wider. See all 100 fonts like Waterfall.