Rich in elegance and curves and inspired by ancient handwritten texts, today there are a large gamut of script fonts available for use, you are literally spoiled for choice.
Though they are considered a single group, calligraphy fonts are generally subdivided into various styles/categories...
Formal ones, inspired by the formal calligraphy of the seventeenth century; casual ones, more modern fonts that generally vary in thickness and aim at reproducing fast manual writing; calligraphic fonts, which comprise actual calligraphy fonts that have been used for centuries and are still commonly used today; and finally Blackletter & Lombardic fonts, inspired by lettering for manuscripts used prior to the invention of movable type.
The commonality is that they are all inspired by manual writing. This is why they feature beautifully fluid characters that allow designers to add personal and playful accents to their work. However, this manual aesthetic tends to limit the use of calligraphy fonts to titles or "accents", excluding them from the body of the text; except for announcements, invitations, etc.
We tried to select the widest range of free fonts, and most of the fonts on this list are free, however, the few that have costs associated we included because we found them worthy of mention in this list and well worth the price.
01. Bickham Script Pro
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- Designer: Richard Lipton
- Publisher: Adobe
02. Black Script
[maxbutton id="1" url="https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/fenotype/black-script/" ] [maxbutton id="2" url="https://freedesignresources.net/free-back-to-black-script/" text="Free for personal use" ]
- Designer: Emil Karl Bertell
- Publisher: Fenotype
03. Brush Script
[maxbutton id="1" url="https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/bitstream/brush-script/" ] [maxbutton id="2" url="https://fontzone.net/font-download/brushscriptstd" text="Free for Personal Use" ]
- Designer: Robert E. Smith
- Publisher: Adobe
04. Burgues Script
[maxbutton id="1" url="https://www.fonts.com/font/sudtipos/burgues-script/regular" ] [maxbutton id="2" url="http://fontsgeek.com/fonts/Burgues-Script-Regular" text="Free for personal use" ]
- Designer: Alejandro Paul
- Publisher: Sudtipos
05. Buttermilk
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- Designer: Jessica Hische
- Publisher: Jessica Hische
06. Calgary Script
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- Designer: Alejandro Paul
- Publisher: Sudtipos
07. Compendium
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- Designer: Alejandro Paul
- Publisher: Sudtipos
08. Coronet
[maxbutton id="1" url="https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/coronet/" ] [maxbutton id="2" url="https://www.wfonts.com/font/coronet" text="Free for personal use" ]
- Designer: Robert Hunter Middleton
- Publisher: Adobe
09. Easyscript
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- Designer: Joel Nordstroem
- Publisher: Lineto
10. HT Pasticceria
[maxbutton id="1" url="https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/flat-it/ht-pasticceria/" ] [maxbutton id="2" url="https://www.uxfree.com/ht-pasticceria-font/" text="Free for personal use" ]
- Designer: Ryoichi Tsunekawa
- Publisher: Dharma Type
11. Maestro
[maxbutton id="1" url="https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/canadatype/maestro/" ] [maxbutton id="2" url="https://www.uxfree.com/maestro-font-family/" text="Free for personal use" ]
- Designers: Philip Bouwsma & Patrick Griffin
- Publisher: Canada Type
12. Memoriam
[maxbutton id="1" url="https://fonts.adobe.com/fonts/memoriam" ] [maxbutton id="2" url="https://www.uxfree.com/memoriam-pro-font/" text="Free for personal use" ]
- Designer: Patrick Griffin
- Publisher: Canada Type
13. Metroscript
[maxbutton id="1" url="https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/alphabetsoup/metroscript/" ] [maxbutton id="2" url="http://fontsgeek.com/fonts/MetroScript-Regular" text="Free for personal use" ]
- Designer: Michael Doret
- Publisher: Alphabet Soup
14. Ministry Script
[maxbutton id="1" url="https://www.fonts.com/font/sudtipos/ministry-script/regular" ] [maxbutton id="2" url="https://www.wfonts.com/font/ministry-script" text="Free for personal use" ]
- Designer: Alejandro Paul
- Publisher: Sudtipos
15. PF Bodoni Script Pro
[maxbutton id="1" url="https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/parachute/pf-bodoni-script-pro/" ] [maxbutton id="2" url="http://www.freeforfonts.com/pf-bodoni-script-pro-free-download/" text="Free for personal use" ]
- Designer: Panos Vassiliou
- Publisher: Parachute
16. PF Champion Script Pro
[maxbutton id="1" url="https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/parachute/pf-champion-script-pro/" ] [maxbutton id="2" url="http://freakfonts.com/fonts/pfchampion-script-pro-bold.html" text="Free for personal use" ]
- Designer: Panos Vassiliou
- Publisher: Parachute
17. Sackers English Script
[maxbutton id="1" url="https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/mti/sackers-script/sackers-english-script-27643/" ] [maxbutton id="2" url="https://www.wfonts.com/font/sackers-english-script-at" text="Free for personal use" ]
- Designer: Monotype Design Studio
- Publisher: Monotype
18. Sign Painter Script
[maxbutton id="1" url="https://houseind.com/hi/signpainter" ] [maxbutton id="2" url="https://best-font.com/fonts/download-sign-painter-house-script-font.html" text="Free for personal use" ]
- Designer: Ken Barber
- Publisher: House Industries
19. Snell Roundhand
[maxbutton id="1" url="https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/bitstream/roundhand/" ] [maxbutton id="2" url="https://www.wfonts.com/font/snell-roundhand" ]
- Designers: Charles Snell & Matthew Carter
- Publisher: Bitstream
20. Wiesbaden Swing
[maxbutton id="1" url="https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/wiesbadenswing/" ] [maxbutton id="2" url="https://best-font.com/fonts/download-wiesbaden-swing-roman-font.html" text="Free for personal use" ]
- Designer: Rosemarie Kloos-Rau
- Publisher: Linotype
We hope that you have enjoyed this list of script fonts that we’ve compiled for you and that you’ve found several that you like and that you can use in your artistic and creative designs. We appreciate your time and gratefully accept any feedback. Thank you and please visit our blog again for new posts.
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