Handwriting · Robert Leuschke
Whisper
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CSSfont-family: 'Whisper', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Whisper is a free handwriting font by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2022. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Whisper has an x-height shorter than 90%, is narrower than 74% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 67%. Its thickest strokes are 1.6 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Allison
Whisper on one light table with its two closest fonts, Allison (85 out of 100) and Bonheur Royale (82). Allison is 25% narrower and 9% heavier, with an x-height 13% shorter; Bonheur Royale is 17% narrower and 13% heavier, with an x-height 8% taller.
Whisper and Allison laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with WhisperAllison…
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 Whisper 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.
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- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Whisper 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 Whisper, 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.
Whisper 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 Whisper, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Whisper under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Whisper, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 28.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 63.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.46lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 33.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.64 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 90% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 74% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 67% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 71% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Whisper
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Allison8525% narrower · x-height 13% shorter · 9% heavier
- Bonheur Royale8217% narrower · x-height 8% taller · 13% heavier
- Ephesis81x-height 18% taller · 8% lighter · 4% narrower
- WindSong8150% wider · 33% lighter · x-height 16% taller
- Alex Brush80x-height 44% taller · 20% lighter · 8% wider
- Hurricane80x-height 31% taller · 8% narrower · 6% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Whisper →Compare side by side →Get Whisper on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Whisper without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Whisper sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Whisper loads, this sets Arial in its place at 64.8% of its size, so running text keeps Whisper’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Whisper Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 64.81%;
ascent-override: 135.78%;
descent-override: 61.72%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Whisper', 'Whisper Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Whisper
Of the 335 home pages that load Whisper, 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
- Lato39%130 sites · 4.8× chance
- Satisfy35%117 sites · 391× chance
- La Belle Aurore35%116 sites · 2,088× chance
- Nothing You Could Do35%116 sites · 1,090× chance
More than chanceLato 4.8×
Pair checkerWhisper + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Whisper
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Whisper free for commercial use?
Yes. Whisper 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 Whisper?
FontKind doesn’t host Whisper’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 Whisper in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Whisper 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 Whisper in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Whisper under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Whisper in Figma?
Yes: Whisper is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Whisper have?
Whisper 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 Whisper?
Whisper was designed by Robert Leuschke. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2022. Robert Leuschke also made Smooch Sans, Updock, Great Vibes and 84 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Whisper?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Allison (85), Bonheur Royale (82) and Ephesis (81), out of 100. Next to Whisper, Allison is 25% narrower and 9% heavier, with an x-height 13% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Whisper.