Handwriting · Julia García López
Yuyu Short
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CSSfont-family: 'Yuyu Short', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Yuyu Short is a free handwriting font by Julia García López, on Google Fonts since 2026. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Yuyu Short has an x-height shorter than 99%, is narrower than 78% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 89%. Its thickest strokes are 0.9 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Amatic SC
Yuyu Short on one light table with its two closest fonts, Amatic SC (98 out of 100) and Sue Ellen Francisco (81). Amatic SC is 69% lighter, with an x-height 338% taller; Sue Ellen Francisco is 9% narrower and 9% lighter, with an x-height 153% taller.
Yuyu Short and Amatic SC laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Yuyu ShortAmatic SC…
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 Yuyu Short 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
Yuyu Short 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 Yuyu Short, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Julia García López
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2026
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Yuyu Short 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
- Not verified. Look under More fonts. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Google Fonts first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Yuyu Short, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Yuyu Short under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Yuyu Short, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 15.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.21lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 32.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 60%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.95 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 99% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 78% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 89% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 84% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Yuyu Short
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Yuyu Short's own familyYuyu
- Amatic SC98x-height 338% taller · 69% lighter
- Sue Ellen Francisco81x-height 153% taller · 9% narrower · 9% lighter
- Hi Melody71x-height 114% taller · 33% lighter · 14% wider
- Just Another Hand70x-height 202% taller · 26% narrower
- Square Peg63x-height 79% taller · 15% narrower · 25% lighter
- Patrick Hand SC62x-height 205% taller · 28% wider · 39% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Yuyu Short →Compare side by side →Get Yuyu Short on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Yuyu Short without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Yuyu Short sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Yuyu Short loads, this sets Arial in its place at 69.3% of its size, so running text keeps Yuyu Short’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Yuyu Short Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 69.31%;
ascent-override: 134.18%;
descent-override: 28.86%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Yuyu Short', 'Yuyu Short Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Yuyu Short
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Yuyu Short free for commercial use?
Yes. Yuyu Short 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 Yuyu Short?
FontKind doesn’t host Yuyu Short’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 Yuyu Short in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Yuyu Short 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.
How many weights does Yuyu Short have?
Yuyu Short 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 Yuyu Short?
Yuyu Short was designed by Julia García López. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2026.
What fonts are similar to Yuyu Short?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Amatic SC (98), Sue Ellen Francisco (81) and Hi Melody (71), out of 100. Next to Yuyu Short, Amatic SC is 69% lighter, with an x-height 338% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Yuyu. See all 100 fonts like Yuyu Short.