10 free unique handwriting fonts you need in your design toolkit
Achieve handwriting harmony with these 10 free handwriting fonts that deserve a spot in your design toolkit.
As you may already be aware, there is a wealth of free fonts out there (and handwriting fonts are no exception). However, it can be tricky to navigate through the plethora of fonts available. So, I've put together a list of my favourite free handwriting fonts. I gravitate towards handwriting fonts that look realistic, are well-made and a little quirky - and that's what you'll find in this list.
These 10 free fonts deserve a spot in your design toolkit 👇🏼
Good Dog
Good dog is a great free font with 100% free licensing. It's friendly and fun and one of the more realistic handwriting fonts. It has two styles - Good Dog Cool and Good Dog Plain (Good Dog Cool has little dots incorporated in the characters). There is also a new version (aptly called GoodDog New) available on Adobe Fonts.
License use: 100% Free
Jackson
I love this font. It's really fun, a little quirky and has so much character. It is free for personal use, but also has a full version available to buy.
License: Free for personal use
Bristol
Bristol is a chunky handwriting font that is 'based on Banksy felt pen handwriting in letter to Bridge Farm School' (as quoted by the author, Jovanny Lemonad).
The collection is created by designers who have drawn these fonts and then allowed everyone to use, share, change and improve the fonts, free of charge.
License: Public domain / GPL / OFL (Option for donation)
Lore
Lore is a handwriting font from your's truly, Typeheist. It's an all caps handwriting font based off my own handwriting. The demo is available for you to trial in your design projects (and you can buy the full version and all weights here too).
License: Limited character set and free for personal use
Tomatoes
Tomatoes is a smooth, curvy handwriting font with some nice round shapes (like a tomato?). The full font is available at billyargel.com.
License: Limited character set and free for personal use
BRICK
Brick is a 'handwritten font inspired by my 4 month work vacation in NYC and the building tags and letter forms.' I love how organically the letter shapes fit together. The commercial license is available to buy too.
License: Free for personal use
Caveat
A Google Fonts special, Caveat is a handwriting type family designed by Pablo Impallari. It is designed for both short annotations and body text usage. If you want something a little more artistic, check out Caveat Brush.
License: Open Font License
CHI
Named after the vital life force or energy that runs through all living being, Chi is a handwritten, bubbly typeface by Chloe Chan. I love it because it's friendly and fun and has a really great feel about it.
License: Free for personal and commercial use
The Gloves
The Gloves is a quirky little font with some unique characters that fit in amongst others. I love its textured edges and slightly slanted shapes.
License: Free for personal use (option to donate)
Malina Script
Malina is an sophistated, elongated script font with a nice flow about it. It looks lovely when used for headings, quotes or with imagery.
License: Free for personal and commercial use
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