Handwriting · Kinuta Font Factory
Yuji Hentaigana Akari
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CSSfont-family: 'Yuji Hentaigana Akari', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Yuji Hentaigana Akari is a free handwriting font by Kinuta Font Factory, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Yuji Hentaigana Akari has an x-height taller than 96%, is wider than 99% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 96%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Twinkle Star
Yuji Hentaigana Akari on one light table with its two closest fonts, Twinkle Star (99 out of 100) and Sacramento (90). Twinkle Star is 39% narrower and 48% heavier, with an x-height 21% shorter; Sacramento is 54% narrower and 106% heavier, with an x-height 52% shorter.
Yuji Hentaigana Akari and Twinkle Star laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Yuji Hentaigana AkariTwinkle Star…
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 Yuji Hentaigana Akari 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.
- a
- b
- c
- d
- e
- f
- g
- h
- i
- j
- k
- l
- m
- n
- o
- p
- q
- r
- s
- t
- u
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Yuji Hentaigana Akari 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 Yuji Hentaigana Akari, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Kinuta Font Factory
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2021
- Character sets
- japanese, 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Yuji Hentaigana Akari 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 Yuji Hentaigana Akari, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Yuji Hentaigana Akari under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Yuji Hentaigana Akari, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 63.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.4% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.85lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 72.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 25%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.19 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 96% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 99% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 96% of handwriting faces
ContrastNear the middle of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Yuji Hentaigana Akari
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Twinkle Star9939% narrower · 48% heavier · x-height 21% shorter
- Sacramento9054% narrower · 106% heavier · x-height 52% shorter
- Feronia8438% narrower · 57% heavier · x-height 23% shorter
- Crafty Girls7623% narrower · x-height 21% shorter · 37% heavier
- Bonbon7648% heavier · x-height 23% shorter · 20% narrower
- Send Flowers7147% narrower · x-height 31% shorter · 38% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Yuji Hentaigana Akari →Compare side by side →Get Yuji Hentaigana Akari on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Yuji Hentaigana Akari without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Yuji Hentaigana Akari sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Yuji Hentaigana Akari loads, this sets Arial in its place at 141.5% of its size, so running text keeps Yuji Hentaigana Akari’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Yuji Hentaigana Akari Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 141.53%;
ascent-override: 81.96%;
descent-override: 20.35%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Yuji Hentaigana Akari', 'Yuji Hentaigana Akari Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Yuji Hentaigana Akari
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Yuji Hentaigana Akari free for commercial use?
Yes. Yuji Hentaigana Akari 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 Yuji Hentaigana Akari?
FontKind doesn’t host Yuji Hentaigana Akari’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 Yuji Hentaigana Akari in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Yuji Hentaigana Akari 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 Yuji Hentaigana Akari in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Yuji Hentaigana Akari under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Yuji Hentaigana Akari in Figma?
Yes: Yuji Hentaigana Akari is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Yuji Hentaigana Akari have?
Yuji Hentaigana Akari 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 Yuji Hentaigana Akari?
Yuji Hentaigana Akari was designed by Kinuta Font Factory. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2021. Kinuta Font Factory also made Yuji Mai, Yuji Syuku and Yuji Boku.
What fonts are similar to Yuji Hentaigana Akari?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Twinkle Star (99), Sacramento (90) and Feronia (84), out of 100. Next to Yuji Hentaigana Akari, Twinkle Star is 39% narrower and 48% heavier, with an x-height 21% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Yuji Hentaigana Akari.