I love fonts and if you really love scripts and handwritten fonts like I do, this collection is sure to keep your heart aflutter!
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First up are the premium fonts (my faves!) and then I’ve listed some good free alternatives below in case your budget is a bit tighter 🙂
Premium Handwritten Script Fonts
Hollyhock
Hollyhock is an energetic and messy font with tall letters with swashes and doodles galore!
Hollyhock with ornaments by Angie Baldelomar (Angie Makes) is just $32
Flirt Script
Playful and loopy, Flirt Script comes in two weights and with fun swashes.
Flirt Script starts at $50
Sudestada
Sudestada reminds me of very old calligraphy seen on parchment paper, but it’s got a nice French romantic feel to it. I could see this on a French restaurant menu. Comes with alternates.
Sudestada by Diego Giaccone and Alejandro Paul is just $59
Mina
Bringing back images of a stylish Mediterranean holiday in the 50’s, Mina comes in 15 different weights and styles.
Mina by Resistenza starts at $39
Rachele
Rachele is a cute thin script font that comes in 40 different weights and styles as well as plenty of ornaments and ligatures (those swirls you can add to the ends or beginnings of letters).
Rachele fonts by Resistenza start at $39
Quickpen
Quickpen by Laura Condouris looks like a casual script jotted down with a felt tip pen. It comes with swashes and contextual alternates.
Quickpen by Laura Condouris is one font for just $29
Notera
Notera is another casual script that looks as if it’s been jotted down on notepaper.
Notera by Måns Grebäck is on sale for $29.50 from $59 through tomorrow, March 25th!
Eye Catching
Eye Catching is fun script that takes you back to your teen years writing and passing notes across the classroom. It comes with contextual alternates that give it a messier, more authentically hand scribbled look.
Eye Catching by Jess Latham has two fonts, each at $40
Scripta Pro
Scripta Pro is a retro font that replicates ads from the 40’s and 50’s. It comes in two weights and also with a small caps sans serif font, catchwords and icons. A must have!
Scripta Pro by John Moore is on sale until April 10th and starts at $15!
Madelinette
Madelinette is a simple classic handwritten cursive. Simply beautiful.
Madelinette by Crystal Kluge and Stuart Sandler is $39
Matchmaker
Matchmaker is a modern handwritten font inspired by calligraphy.
Matchmaker by Angie Baldelomar (Angie Makes) is just $30
Free Handwritten Script Fonts
Castro Script
Castro Script was designed by by Måns Grebäck who also designed Notera above. The free version is available only for personal use.
Castro Script is free for personal use
Eyes Wide Open
Eyes Wide Open is another fun handwriting cursive from famed font designer Kimberly Geswein. It’s also free for personal use. Click to learn how to obtain a commercial license.
Eyes Wide Open is free for personal use
Jenna Sue
Jenna Sue by designer Jenna Sue (of course!) is free for both personal and commercial use!
Jenna Sue is free for both personal and commercial use
Honey Script
Honey Script is a handwritten script that’s perfect for retro designs.
Honey Script by Dieter Steffmann is free for both personal and commercial use
Halo Handletter
Halo Handletter is a nice and neat cursive font.
Halo Handletter by Mario Arturo is free for non-commercial use and donationware for commercial use.
Learning Curve
Learning Curve was inspired by cursive practice worksheets.
Learning Curve by Jess Latham is free for personal and commercial use
Bacana
Bacana comes in regular, thin and bold weights and is a very long, leisurely cursive font.
Bacana regular by MAGOfonts is free for personal and commercial use. Thin and bold versions are available for purchase.
La Belle Aurore
This whimsical, romantic handwriting is inspired by the romance of Casablanca.
La Belle Aurore by Kimberly Geswein is free on Google Fonts
Homemade Apple
Homemade Apple is a handwritten cursive with a chalk-like texture.
Homemade Apple is free on Google fonts
What do you think of script handwritten fonts? Are you using any in your designs now? If so, let us know below and if not, why not?
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These are great! I love adding pretty fonts to my images! Especially for Pinterest purposes.
Yes for sure Toyin! Glad you liked them!
So many gorgeous fonts here! Is it wrong to want them all?
Haha nope Robyn, I’ve become somewhat of a font hoarder myself 😉
Eee! You’re too sweet. Just thrilled to see Hollyhock featured. THANK YOU! 🙂
You’re so welcome Angie, I’ve always loved your stuff!
I really like “summer babe” in your image above but you don’t mention it in the rest of the post. A quick Google search didn’t bring it up either. Do you have more info about it?
Ah Stephanie, I messed up there and didn’t keep the images consistent. The font is actually called Quickpen, that Summer babe image was just an example image of the font. Sorry about that!!