Handwriting · Kimberly Geswein
Zeyada
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CSSfont-family: 'Zeyada', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Zeyada is a free handwriting font by Kimberly Geswein, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Zeyada has an x-height shorter than 64%, is narrower than 70% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 76%. Its thickest strokes are 0.9 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Square Peg
Zeyada on one light table with its two closest fonts, Square Peg (81 out of 100) and Reenie Beanie (79). Square Peg is 20% narrower and 22% heavier, with an x-height 30% shorter; Reenie Beanie is 23% lighter, with an x-height 7% taller.
Zeyada and Square Peg laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ZeyadaSquare Peg…
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 Zeyada 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
Zeyada 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 Zeyada, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Kimberly Geswein
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Zeyada 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 Zeyada, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Zeyada under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Zeyada, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 38.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 63.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.60lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 34.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.88 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 64% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 70% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 76% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 89% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Zeyada
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Square Peg81x-height 30% shorter · 20% narrower · 22% heavier
- Reenie Beanie7923% lighter · x-height 7% taller
- Just Me Again Down Here7972% heavier · x-height 25% shorter · 13% narrower
- The Girl Next Door79x-height 41% taller · 40% wider · 27% lighter
- Liu Jian Mao Cao77x-height 55% taller · 26% lighter · 13% wider
- Cedarville Cursive7641% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 8% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Zeyada →Compare side by side →Get Zeyada on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Zeyada without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Zeyada loads, this sets Arial in its place at 77.2% of its size, so running text keeps Zeyada’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Zeyada Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 77.19%;
ascent-override: 118.17%;
descent-override: 86.04%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Zeyada', 'Zeyada Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Zeyada
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Zeyada free for commercial use?
Yes. Zeyada 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 Zeyada?
FontKind doesn’t host Zeyada’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 Zeyada in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Zeyada 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 Zeyada in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Zeyada under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Zeyada in Figma?
Yes: Zeyada is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Zeyada have?
Zeyada 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 Zeyada?
Zeyada was designed by Kimberly Geswein. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2011. Kimberly Geswein also made Shadows Into Light, Waiting for the Sunrise, Gloria Hallelujah and 18 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Zeyada?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Square Peg (81), Reenie Beanie (79) and Just Me Again Down Here (79), out of 100. Next to Zeyada, Square Peg is 20% narrower and 22% heavier, with an x-height 30% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Zeyada.