Handwriting · Astigmatic

Yellowtail

Q: Is Yellowtail free for commercial use?

Yes. Yellowtail 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.

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: 'Yellowtail', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Yellowtail is a free handwriting font by Astigmatic, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Yellowtail has an average x-height, is narrower than 63% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 91%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with Damion →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Damion

Yellowtail on one light table with its two closest fonts, Damion (93 out of 100) and Mr Dafoe (89). Damion is 18% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 21% shorter; Mr Dafoe is 27% heavier, with an x-height 23% shorter.

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Ink shared with YellowtailDamion…

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 Yellowtail 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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Learning cursive? The cursive alphabet, letter by letter →

With this font

Write your ownTattoo font generator →Your words in Yellowtail and 18 more tattoo fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Yellowtail 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 Yellowtail, and can you use it?

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

Yellowtail is under the Apache License 2.0. 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 Yellowtail, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Yellowtail 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 Yellowtail on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Yellowtail, measured

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

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

x-height: 44.4% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 72.1% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.62lowercase against capitals
Width: 37.0% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 62%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.20 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among handwriting faces

Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind

x-heightNear the middle of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 63% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 91% of handwriting faces
ContrastNear the middle of handwriting faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Yellowtail

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Yellowtail →Compare side by side →Get Yellowtail on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Yellowtail without a jump

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

None of the fonts that look most like Yellowtail sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.

Fallback while it loads

Until Yellowtail loads, this sets Arial in its place at 73.6% of its size, so running text keeps Yellowtail’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Yellowtail Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 73.63%;
  ascent-override: 131.97%;
  descent-override: 40.92%;
  line-gap-override: 12.20%;
}

font-family: 'Yellowtail', 'Yellowtail Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Yellowtail

Of the 2,101 home pages that load Yellowtail, 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

More than chanceOswald 2.9×Work Sans 1.9×

Fonts that go with Yellowtail: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerYellowtail + 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 other

09 / Questions

Questions about Yellowtail

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

Is Yellowtail free for commercial use?

Yes. Yellowtail 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 Yellowtail?

FontKind doesn’t host Yellowtail’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 Yellowtail in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Yellowtail 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 Yellowtail in Google Docs?

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

Is Yellowtail in Figma?

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

How many weights does Yellowtail have?

Yellowtail 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 Yellowtail?

Yellowtail was designed by Astigmatic. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2011. Astigmatic also made Aclonica, Parisienne, Righteous and 54 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Yellowtail?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Damion (93), Mr Dafoe (89) and Condiment (87), out of 100. Next to Yellowtail, Damion is 18% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 21% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Yellowtail.