Aesthetic Midnight Font

Aesthetic Midnight is a calligraphy font created by Fian Muslim Aditya and released through Elevatype Co (2021). It has that hand-lettered, flowing feel people look for when regular type seems too stiff. It's a free download, and you can try it with your own text in the preview above first.

Aesthetic Midnight Font Details

• Designer: Fian Muslim Aditya
• Publisher: Elevatype Co
• Year: 2021 (from the copyright line in the font)
• Category: Calligraphy font
• Font styles: 1 (Regular)
• Weight: Regular (400)
• Color font: Yes, colors are built into the letters
• Glyphs: 350
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian
• OpenType features: Ligatures and 9 stylistic sets
• Extra characters: 79 copy-and-paste alternates (Private Use Area)
• Kerning: Built in
• Version: 1.00
• Download: Free ZIP (340.0 KB) with two OTF and two TTF files

What You Can Type With Aesthetic Midnight

Aesthetic Midnight covers the full alphabet in upper and lowercase, plus all ten numbers, so you can set names, dates and prices without switching fonts. Common punctuation such as &, !, ? and @ is included as well. It also has the accented letters you need for Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian.

How to Use the Alternate Letters in Aesthetic Midnight

Aesthetic Midnight has 9 stylistic sets built in as OpenType features. In Illustrator and InDesign, open the Glyphs panel (Window > Type) and select a letter to see its alternates. In Photoshop, use Window > Glyphs. Figma shows them under the text settings as OpenType features. Microsoft Word can switch on stylistic sets in the Font dialog under Advanced. Canva and Cricut Design Space can't reach OpenType alternates, so for those, set the word in a desktop app first and import it as an SVG. Another 79 alternates are stored as separate characters, so you can copy them from Character Map on Windows or Font Book on a Mac and paste them anywhere, including Cricut Design Space and Canva. Its ligatures switch on by themselves in most design apps: certain letter pairs join into one specially drawn shape. Its colors live inside the font file. Photoshop, Illustrator and web browsers show them; many other apps show the letters in one plain color instead.

Where Aesthetic Midnight Works Best

Think of Aesthetic Midnight for wedding invitations, certificates and elegant quotes. Script fonts read best in short bursts, so keep it to names, titles and one-line quotes. Skip all caps: script capitals are drawn to start a word, not to fill one.

Aesthetic Midnight Font FAQs

Is Aesthetic Midnight font free to download?

Yes. You can download Aesthetic Midnight for free from this page: free ZIP (340.0 KB) with two OTF and two TTF files. Free to download doesn't always mean free for business use, so check the license section on this page before you use it in anything you sell.

Who designed Aesthetic Midnight font?

Aesthetic Midnight was designed by Fian Muslim Aditya and published by Elevatype Co. The copyright line inside the font is dated 2021.

How do I install Aesthetic Midnight on Windows or Mac?

Extract the ZIP file, then open the font file inside it. Click Install on Windows or Install Font on a Mac. The ZIP has both OTF and TTF versions of the same font. Install only one of them (OTF is the better pick for Adobe apps), because installing both can show duplicate names in your font list. Restart any app that was already open so it picks up Aesthetic Midnight.

How do I get the alternate letters and swashes in Aesthetic Midnight?

Some are OpenType features, which you pick from the Glyphs panel in Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop. The other 79 are separate characters you can copy from Character Map (Windows) or Font Book (Mac) and paste into any app, Cricut and Canva included.

Can I use Aesthetic Midnight in Canva and Cricut?

Canva lets you upload it on Pro, Teams and other plans with font uploads (Brand Kit > Upload a font); free accounts can't upload fonts. For Cricut Design Space, install it on your computer first and it shows up under System fonts. Its built-in colors won't show there, only the letter shapes.

Does Aesthetic Midnight support accented letters?

Yes. Aesthetic Midnight includes the accented letters needed for Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian, so it works for more than just English.

What fonts pair well with Aesthetic Midnight?

For the small print, like dates, addresses or menu items, pair it with a clean sans serif such as Montserrat or Lato.