Segoe Script® alternatives. Closest free font by our measurements: Kalam, score 93.
Kalam leads with score 93 against Segoe Script, 12 points clear of Mynerve (81); Gveret Levin is third at 78 of the 24 free fonts we measured.
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Score 93 · closest by measurements
Kalam
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
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Segoe Script
Against Segoe Script: x-height 15% taller, 26% narrower, 6.1% heavier, and 53% less stroke contrast.
Letters that differ most from Segoe Script: J, 0, and l.
Styles: 3 weights, no italics.
- ✓Web
- ✓Logo
- ✓Selling
- OFL 1.1
2 of the 24 reach 80 against Segoe Script.
Which Segoe Script alternative to pick
Go with Kalam for Segoe Script when measured similarity is the priority: it scores 93 and has 3 weights, though it runs 26% narrower. Mynerve gives Segoe Script a lighter setting with ink 13% lighter, while Lumanosimo is 2.7% wider; compare those width changes before using either where line breaks matter. The lab labels all five with less stroke contrast than Segoe Script, and none of them has italics. For Segoe Script work Kalam alone offers more than two weights; Mynerve, Gveret Levin and Lumanosimo have one each.
- Gveret Levin gives Segoe Script 33% more ink while reducing stroke contrast by 69%; Kalam raises ink by only 6.1% and cuts contrast by 53%. Those gaps explain why choosing a darker Segoe Script alternative and choosing the highest-scoring one lead to different rows.
- Lumanosimo sits nearest Segoe Script in average width at 2.7% wider, yet its lowercase is 25% taller; a width-only choice therefore changes the vertical proportions of Segoe Script lettering considerably.
Where Kalam and Segoe Script differ
01 / Where the difference shows
J, 0, and l: Kalam parts from Segoe Script most here
Kalam keeps Segoe Script’s weight within 6.1%; the widest gap is 53% less stroke contrast.
The lab labels Kalam against Segoe Script: 26% narrower, x-height 15% taller, and less stroke contrast.
- x-height+15%
- Width−26%
- Weight+6.1%
- Contrast−53%
Every free font measured against Segoe Script
| Free font | Score | x-height | Width | Weight | Contrast | Letters that differ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalam | 93 | +15% | −26% | +6.1% | −53% | J 0 l |
| Mynerve | 81 | +2.5% | −22% | −13% | −59% | c p 9 |
| Gveret Levin | 78 | +19% | −11% | +33% | −69% | 9 c i |
| Fuzzy Bubbles | 78 | +20% | −7.5% | −19% | −64% | s G c |
| Lumanosimo | 78 | +25% | +2.7% | −7.6% | −58% | U W s |
| Nothing You Could Do | 77 | −8.1% | −19% | −23% | −66% | U J i |
| Grape Nuts | 75 | −22% | −33% | −15% | none recorded | W U Y |
| Monaspace Radon | 74 | +21% | +2% | −5.8% | −61% | 9 j W |
| Caveat | 74 | −20% | −41% | +2.1% | −63% | W U J |
| Mansalva | 73 | −13% | −21% | +29% | −32% | i g Q |
| Architects Daughter | 71 | +5.8% | −17% | −9.2% | −61% | i 1 D |
| Give You Glory | 71 | +23% | −24% | −32% | −71% | i l S |
| Handlee | 69 | +11% | −29% | −14% | −40% | o u A |
| Damion | 68 | −21% | −34% | +72% | −21% | W j 4 |
| Sedgwick Ave | 68 | +51% | −24% | +15% | −57% | Y W l |
| Calligraffitti | 67 | +5.4% | −34% | −5.5% | none recorded | Y U X |
| Gloria Hallelujah | 66 | +19% | −14% | +1.6% | −64% | c u d |
| Long Cang | 65 | +1.6% | −35% | −31% | −75% | f t B |
| Vujahday Script | 65 | −6.1% | −33% | −14% | −34% | U W X |
| Covered By Your Grace | 63 | +10% | −37% | +17% | −69% | O i U |
| Schoolbell | 63 | +6.6% | −28% | +6.7% | −64% | d c s |
| Cedarville Cursive | 63 | −6.3% | −20% | −7.3% | −37% | J Y S |
| Over the Rainbow | 62 | +81% | −23% | −42% | −65% | J S Q |
| Delicious Handrawn | 62 | −2.8% | −40% | +39% | −68% | C l i |
Segoe Script or Segoe Print
Segoe Print is the other Segoe handwriting font here, and Segoe Script is the joined script of the two. Through the 18 free fonts the lab measured beside both, Segoe Script has an x-height 19% shorter than Segoe Print’s, letters 9.3% wider, 7.7% more ink and 158% more stroke contrast. Kalam is the closest free font to both, at 93 for Segoe Script and 99 for Segoe Print, and Lumanosimo runs 2.7% wider than Segoe Script but 12% wider than Segoe Print. Use this page when your text is in Segoe Script.
Can I use these Segoe Script alternatives for…
| Free font | Web | App | Logo | Selling | Commercial | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalam | ✓ | !* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mynerve | ✓ | !* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gveret Levin | ✓ | !* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
- * Kalam, Mynerve, and Gveret Levin, Segoe Script alternatives inside an app: include the copyright notice and licence with the font files.
- OFL 1.1 text
- Full conditions for Segoe Script alternatives
Segoe Script alternatives: questions
What is the closest free alternative to Segoe Script?
Kalam scores 93 against Segoe Script, ahead of Mynerve (81) and Gveret Levin (78) among 24 free fonts.
Which Segoe Script alternative is closest in size?
Lumanosimo matches Segoe Script’s width most closely (2.7% wider), and Mynerve its x-height (x-height 2.5% taller), of these 5.
How does Mynerve differ from Segoe Script?
Mynerve scores 81 against Segoe Script: x-height 2.5% taller, 22% narrower, 13% lighter, and 59% less stroke contrast. Its c, p, and 9 differ most from Segoe Script’s.
Which Segoe Script alternative has the most weights?
Kalam has the most of the Segoe Script picks here, 3 weights; Fuzzy Bubbles has 2 weights, Mynerve has 1 weight, and Gveret Levin has 1 weight.
Can I use the Segoe Script alternatives commercially?
Yes, all 5 free alternatives to Segoe Script here allow commercial work.
Is Segoe Script an open font?
No. Segoe Script ships with Windows 11 and Microsoft 365.
Paid fonts that share free alternatives with Segoe Script
- Ink Free → Give You Glory10 free fonts measured against both, none among the closest to Segoe Script. Ink Free against Segoe Script: x-height 19% taller, 24% narrower, and 41% lighter.score 89
- Comic Sans MS → Drama Sans7 free fonts measured against both, none among the closest to Segoe Script. Comic Sans MS against Segoe Script: x-height 22% taller, 14% narrower, 5.9% heavier, and 67% less stroke contrast.score 100
About Segoe Script
Segoe Script is a script with the joining strokes of cursive handwriting, designed by Carl Crossgrove for Microsoft; no source we have dates Segoe Script. Windows 11 and Microsoft 365 both ship Segoe Script.
Segoe Script® is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation; FontForThat is not affiliated with Microsoft Corporation; this is an independent comparison.