The best free fonts: Handwriting fonts
37. Timothy
Handwritten fonts aren't all about swirly scrawl
Handwriting fonts don't have to be about swirly letters. In this hand-drawn font, Timothy, it's block capitals that add a hand-written touch. Timothy was inspired by designer Timothy Goodman and is free for personal and commercial use. We think it'd be good for invitations of handwritten notes.
- Free for personal and commercial use
- DOWNLOAD HERE
38. Kavivanar
This slanted handwriting font is based on typical Tamal handwriting
This bold handwriting font was inspired by the slanting letterforms found in typical Tamal handwriting (as well as a Tamil alphabet, it also includes Latin letterforms). Kavivanar was designed by Tharique Azeez, a type designer based in Sri Lanka, and is free to download.
- Free for personal and commercial use
- DOWNLOAD HERE
39. Tomato Soup
The scratchy handmade feel of Tomato Soup is ideal for invitations or to recreate a handwritten note look
If you ever feel like you want to recreate the scratchy handwriting of your doctor or perhaps teacher, this is the font for you. Tomato Soup was made by Typed.one and looks best when there's less text – we wouldn't recommend writing out long chunks of text with it. However, it's ideal for invitations or anywhere where you want to recreate the handmade look. And if it doesn't quite fit the bill, check out our round up of other brilliant free script fonts from around the web.
- Free for personal and commercial use
- DOWNLOAD HERE
40. Ambarella
Ambarella is a beautiful calligraphy typeface
Ambarella is a beautiful free font from Polem Studio. The handwritten design in a modern calligraphy style includes various swashes, alternates and Western European characters.
- Free for personal and commercial use
- DOWNLOAD HERE
41. Quefira
This swooshy font adds style to your designs
Querifa Script by Vultype Co has swooshing ligatures yet still manages to have an uncluttered feel. It could work in invites or greetings cards, as well as menus and packaging. It comes with numerals and punctuation as well as a stylish set of alternates.
- Free for personal and commercial use
- DOWNLOAD HERE
42. Nickainley
Nickainley is one of our favourite free handwriting fonts. This Monoline script with a classic, vintage feel, includes uppercase and lowercase characters, as well as numerics and punctuation marks. Offering a variety of possible use cases, including logos, T-shirt designs, letterhead and signage, this free font was created by Indonesian agency Seniors Studio.
- Free for personal and commercial use
- DOWNLOAD HERE
43. Shadows into Light
This free handwriting font has rounded edges and a clean feel
Shadows Into Light is the work of type designer Kimberly Geswein. Ideal for adding a personal touch to your projects, this free font features rounded edges and neat, clean characters. It's currently available in one style only, but has already proven extremely popular.
- Free for personal and commercial use
- DOWNLOAD HERE
44. Pacifico
Pacifico is a fun brush script handwriting font inspired by 1950s American surf culture. This open source font was one of the great contributions to the free software community by the late designer Vernon Adams.
- Free for personal and commercial use
- DOWNLOAD HERE
45. Cute Punk
Cute Punk offers a vibrant, youthful and thoroughly modern take on the handwriting font. Infusing the style with a striking, almost geometric feel, this free font is the work of Flou, a designer and illustrator from Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Free for personal and commercial use
- DOWNLOAD HERE
46. Yellowtail
Yellowtail is an old-school, flat, brush font that evokes classic 1930s typefaces like Gillies Gothic and Kaufmann. Designed by typography institute Astigmatic, its mixture of connecting and non-connecting letterforms gives it a unique look and ensures good legibility.
- Free for personal and commercial use
- DOWNLOAD HERE
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