Alarate Script Font

Alarate Script is a calligraphy font designed by Vava Aryanto and published by FallenGraphic (2019). 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.

Alarate Script Font Details

• Designer: Vava Aryanto
• Publisher: FallenGraphic
• Year: 2019 (from the copyright line in the font)
• Category: Calligraphy font
• Font styles: 1 (Regular)
• Weight: Regular (400)
• Glyphs: 470
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian
• OpenType features: Ligatures, contextual alternates, stylistic alternates and 12 stylistic sets
• Extra characters: 253 copy-and-paste alternates (Private Use Area)
• Kerning: Built in
• Version: 2.00
• Download: Free ZIP (141.9 KB) with one TTF file

What You Can Type With Alarate Script

With complete upper and lowercase letters and all ten digits, Alarate Script is ready for real wording, not just a single headline. Everyday marks like &, !, ? and @ are there too. Thanks to its accented letters, it also works for Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian, not just English.

How to Use the Alternate Letters in Alarate Script

Alarate Script has stylistic alternates and 12 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 253 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. Ligatures and contextual alternates switch on by themselves: some letter pairs join into one shape and letters change to fit their neighbours, so repeated letters don't look copy-pasted. This works automatically in most design apps and modern browsers.

Where Alarate Script Works Best

Alarate Script is a natural fit for wedding invitations, certificates and elegant quotes. Its lowercase letters are small compared to the capitals, so set it a size or two bigger than usual. 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.

More Fonts by Vava Aryanto

DafontStyle has 7 more fonts by Vava Aryanto. Here are a few:

• HostGard Font
• Sudaya Font
• Me Gusta Font
• Elegant Retro Font
• Bogies Bird Font
• Former Broston Font

Alarate Script Font FAQs

Is Alarate Script font free to download?

Yes, Alarate Script is a free download here (free ZIP (141.9 KB) with one TTF file), no sign-up needed. For commercial projects, read the license note on this page first, since that's set by the designer.

Who designed Alarate Script font?

Alarate Script was designed by Vava Aryanto and published by FallenGraphic. The copyright line inside the font is dated 2019. DafontStyle has 7 more fonts by Vava Aryanto, and a few are linked above.

How do I install Alarate Script on Windows or Mac?

Unzip the download first. On Windows, right-click the font file and choose Install. On a Mac, double-click it and click Install Font. The ZIP contains TTF files, which work on Windows, Mac, Cricut and almost every app. Restart any app that was already open so it picks up Alarate Script.

How do I get the alternate letters and swashes in Alarate Script?

Some are OpenType features, which you pick from the Glyphs panel in Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop. The other 253 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 Alarate Script 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.

Does Alarate Script support accented letters?

Yes. Alarate Script 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 Alarate Script?

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