The 26 best free cursive fonts
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The best script fonts can add a touch of elegance and personality to any design project, making them a good option for everything from wedding invitations to websites, brochures to branding. And there are many free options that rival the quality of premium typefaces.
To help you find the right one, we've brought together 30 of the best free script fonts in one place, showcasing a variety of styles from classic calligraphy to modern brush strokes. Each font has been carefully selected for its versatility, readability and aesthetic appeal.
All of the fonts listed below were free at least for personal use at the time of publication. Some are also free for commercial use – but just make sure you check the conditions on each font. For further ideas, check out our list of the best free fonts. We've also got a handy guide to the best font pairings and a deep dive into the hottest header and display fonts.
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01. Choko Milky
Choko Milky is a free script font that's bursting with personality. With its bold bubbly style, it's perfect for adding a dose of retro appeal to your projects. Ideal for websites, invitations and any project that needs an energetic boost, it pairs perfectly with bright colours and cartoon style visuals.
02. Auro Rumpthut
Elegant but energetic, Khaiun's Auro Rumpthut is a modern calligraphy font that would work well on clothing and bags as well as on cards and invitations. There's a lovely flow to the characters, and the lowercase letters have beginning and ending swashes to create a realistic-looking hand-lettered style.
03. Clattering
A script font created with a brushstroke, Clattering has a lovely dynamic movement and fluidity. Against a beach-orientated background it can create a surfer-chic look, but in a black and white composition, it can pull off a more elegant look.
04. Seaweed Script
Designed by Dave 'Squid' Cohen of Neapolitan, a DBA of Font Diner, Inc, Seaweed Script is characterful calligraphy font. With its uneven edges, it looks very earthy and authentic. Its ocean-going theme means it wouldn't look out of place on the likes of a pirate map, for instance.
05. Barcelony
Looking for free script fonts for invitations or other stationery? We can highly recommend Barcelony, designed by Creatype Studio. Smooth, elegant and classic, this casual monoline, signature-style font is packed with personality yet still clear and easy to read.
06. Cervanttis
On the hunt for a handwritten, signature-style font? Another impressive free script font from created by Creatype Studio, Cervanttis Signature Script is an elegant monoline handwritten typeface with a natural and stylish flow. A good choice for branding projects, logo, wedding designs and social media posts.
07. Satisfy
Designed by Sideshow, Satisfy offers a modern twist on a classic script look. Note that the glyphs are joined together, giving this brush-script, display font an authentic handwritten feel. In a see of samey free script fonts, this simple yet effective type will help your projects stand out from the crowd.
08. America
You don't see a lot of free fonts based on hit songs, but here's the exception. Inspired by Childish Gambino’s This is America, it boasts large dramatic capitals and a natural flowing stroke. This bold textured script font features a full upper- and lower-case character set, plus several alternate characters.
09. Bribera
There’s a lovely 3D feel to this rough bold, hand-lettering script font. Designed by Sarid Ezra, Briberra features stylistic alternates and swashes and is a great choice for quotes, T-shirt designs and other branding projects. It also contains multilingual characters, supports and PUA.
10. Bimbo
Handwriting script fonts can often look a little fake, but here’s one that looks more like real writing. An extension and redesign of the Arsenale White typeface, this monoline display font is ideal for minimal lettering and logos, fake handwritten notes, and metatextual jokes.
11. Ochre
If you’re seeking free script fonts that evoke an atmosphere of elegance and romance, then you might like Ochre Script. Designed by Gizem Kili?, this hand-drawn calligraphy font will help you add a personal feel to wedding stationery, cards, letters, invitations and similar designs.
12. Raindy Monoline
Raindy Monoline is a heavy yet adorable script font. With its looping, joined glyphs and soft curves, it's perfect for cutesy projects that need a cheerful feel, and will add an element of calm too. A good option for branding projects, logos, wedding designs, social media posts, advertisements and product packaging.
13. Hoodson Script
With a bouncy baseline and a bonus Swash set, this free script font packs plenty of punch and personality into every curve. Hoodson Script is the work of Hendra Maulia and is suitable for logos, handwritten quotes, product packaging, header, poster, merchandise and greeting cards.
14. Serendipity
Of all the free cursive fonts we've spotted of late, Serendipity is one of the most inspired. Created by The HungryJPEG and featuring more than 90 hand-drawn characters, it enables you to add a dash of originality and individuality to your lettering and logo designs.
15. Youth Touch
Bursting with youthful energy, this vibrant script lettering font was created by Herofonts' Guilhem Greco. Capable of supporting 310 characters, this expressive and versatile font was created in 2018 and has been downloaded almost a million times since.
16. Vegan Style
Looking for more free script fonts that evoke a young and trendy feel? Vegan Style, created by Billy Argel in 2018, blends boldness with beauty to create something fresh and original. Supporting 280 characters, this font is partial and free to download for personal use only.
17. Alex Brush
There's a beautiful flow to this brush script, which was created by designer Rob Leuschke of TypeSETit. Alex Brush features short ascenders and descenders, allowing a legibility not seen in many other script fonts.
18. La Sonnambula
Designed by Fernando Haro, La Sonnambula is a handwritten and extended font that's been designed with calligraphic texts and elegant titles in mind. It's named after an opera by Vincenzo Bellini, performed by Maria Callas in Milan in 1957. Yet despite its classic roots, it's bang up to date, even including a Bitcoin symbol.
19. Flanella
One of the most original free script fonts we've found, Flanella provides a delightfully delicate, looping script that's full of character and flair. This expressive font is free for both commercial and personal projects.
20. The Woodlands
One of the best free cursive fonts we've seen in a long while, The Woodlands offers a strikingly modern and original take on the calligraphic aesthetic. The work of Jeremy Vessey, this cursive font is free for both personal and commercial use, although you'll need to provide your email address.
21. Noelan
Somewhat at the quirkier end of free script fonts, Noelan includes a number of alternates and international characters, for easy mixing and matching. Created by the team at ndro, it includes many alternates for easy mixing and matching, and also has international characters.
22. Fabfelt Script
Fabien Despinoy is the creative behind Fabfelt, one of the most industrial-feeling free script fonts on our list. He set out to design a handwritten typeface without graininess, and the result is a natural-looking font with a splash of retro charm.
23. Debby
Released by Artimasa back in 2016, this expressive hand-drawn brush font will add a natural touch to your designs. With its irregular, bouncing characters, Debby is a designed to be used for wedding invitations, posters, logos and greeting cards.
24. Black Jack
Hitting that sweet spot between sophisticated and open, Black Jack was created by Ronna Penner of Typadelic. Although this cursive font is only available in one style, Black Jack comprises 177 characters, including a full set of upper and lower case letters and numbers.
25. Anke Calligraphic FG Regular
One of the quirkiest free script fonts around, Anke Calligraphic FG Regular was originally designed by Anke Arnold, but has been extended to include international characters by Fontgrube Media Design, adding 100 kern pairs to make it run more smoothly.
26. Tahu!
A clean, professional, and modern script font, Tahul includes a full upper- and lower-case set, plus numerals, punctuation and a range of special characters, making it nice and versatile. Designed by Syaf Rizal, it's intended for "ads, logos, branding or anything that that you'll need".
27. 5th Grade Cursive
This fancy-looking handwritten font has an old-fashioned look and feel to it, making it perfect for all retro- and vintage-inspired projects. It was designed by Lee Batchelor, who wanted a font that faithfully reproduced the cursive he learned in elementary school.
28. Christopher Hand
This isn't the most technically finessed of our free script fonts, but we love the ease of the letterforms and the honesty of the designer's notes. Crafted by El Stinger, it allows you to present an appearance of effortless scrawl.
29. Grand Hotel
Grand Hotel has a classic weight and subtlety that makes you think of artisan signage and craft, but its cursive lowercase lends itself to a host of different uses. This most refined of free script fonts was designed by Brian J Bonislawsky and Jim Lyles for Astigmatic.
30. Pregnancy Journey
Pregnancy Journey is charming single line font that's perfect for a multitude of projects. As suggested by the namesake it's perfect for baby shower invites or pregnancy announcements due to its soft cursive lettering. It has a tasteful bespoke appeal that's also good for wedding invites.
Seeking inspiration on how to use these fonts? For a delightful example of stunning cursive fonts in action, check out Megan Markle's beautiful hand-drawn logo that shows off her impressive calligraphy skills. Meanwhile, if you're after a taste of nostalgia, check out the Kellogg's typeface that celebrates the brand's design legacy.
