Handwriting · Astigmatic
Yesteryear
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CSSfont-family: 'Yesteryear', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Yesteryear is a free handwriting font by Astigmatic, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Yesteryear has an x-height shorter than 90%, is narrower than 67% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 100%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Mr Dafoe
Yesteryear on one light table with its two closest fonts, Mr Dafoe (82 out of 100) and Yellowtail (78). Mr Dafoe is 12% lighter, with an x-height 16% taller; Yellowtail is 30% lighter, with an x-height 50% taller.
Yesteryear and Mr Dafoe laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with YesteryearMr Dafoe…
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 Yesteryear alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Yesteryear 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 Yesteryear, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Astigmatic
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext
- 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, under another name. Not as “Yesteryear”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Yesteryear 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 Yesteryear, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Yesteryear under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Yesteryear, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 29.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 77.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.38lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 36.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 89%letter box filled
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 90% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 67% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 100% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Yesteryear
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Mr Dafoe82x-height 16% taller · 12% lighter
- Yellowtail78x-height 50% taller · 30% lighter
- Krugmann Brush77x-height 55% taller · 34% lighter · 14% narrower
- flottflott7520% lighter · x-height 9% taller
- Mrs Sheppards75x-height 22% taller · 6% lighter
- Norican75x-height 39% taller · 29% lighter · 9% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Yesteryear →Compare side by side →Get Yesteryear on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Yesteryear without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Allura52text 1.0% wider · x-height 2.1% taller
- Niconne50text 1.1% wider · same x-height
- Montez45text 1.7% narrower · x-height 3.0% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Yesteryear loads, this sets Arial in its place at 72.9% of its size, so running text keeps Yesteryear’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Yesteryear Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 72.87%;
ascent-override: 134.09%;
descent-override: 67.27%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Yesteryear', 'Yesteryear Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Yesteryear
Of the 746 home pages that load Yesteryear, 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 Sans20%151 sites · 1.1× chance
- Roboto18%131 sites · 0.9× chance
- Montserrat14%105 sites · 1.1× chance
- Poppins13%96 sites · 1.2× chance
- Lato8.6%64 sites · 1.1× chance
09 / Questions
Questions about Yesteryear
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Yesteryear free for commercial use?
Yes. Yesteryear is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Yesteryear”.
How do I download and install Yesteryear?
FontKind doesn’t host Yesteryear’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 Yesteryear in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Yesteryear 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 Yesteryear in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Yesteryear under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Yesteryear in Figma?
Yes: Yesteryear is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Yesteryear have?
Yesteryear 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 Yesteryear?
Yesteryear was designed by Astigmatic. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Astigmatic also made Aclonica, Parisienne, Righteous and 54 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Yesteryear?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Mr Dafoe (82), Yellowtail (78) and Krugmann Brush (77), out of 100. Next to Yesteryear, Mr Dafoe is 12% lighter, with an x-height 16% taller. See all 100 fonts like Yesteryear.