Alaskan malamute Font

Alaskan malamute is a calligraphy font designed by Letterara (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.

Alaskan malamute Font Details

• Designer: Letterara
• Year: 2019 (from the copyright line in the font)
• Category: Calligraphy font
• Font styles: 1 (Regular)
• Weight: Regular (400)
• Glyphs: 188
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian
• OpenType features: Ligatures, swashes and stylistic alternates
• Extra characters: 5 copy-and-paste alternates (Private Use Area)
• Kerning: Built in
• Version: 1.00
• Download: Free ZIP (31.1 KB) with one TTF file

What You Can Type With Alaskan malamute

You get every letter from A to Z in both cases and all the numbers from 0 to 9, which means Alaskan malamute can handle full sentences, dates and prices. 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 Alaskan malamute

Alaskan malamute has swashes and stylistic alternates 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. 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 5 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.

Where Alaskan malamute Works Best

Think of Alaskan malamute 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 Letterara

DafontStyle has 28 more fonts by Letterara. Here are a few:

• Harriet Font
• Jennie Font
• Bestowens Font
• Queenlord Personal use Font
• Heavytal Font
• Highcrest Font for personal use

Alaskan malamute Font FAQs

Is Alaskan malamute font free to download?

Yes. You can download Alaskan malamute for free from this page: free ZIP (31.1 KB) with one TTF file. 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 Alaskan malamute font?

Alaskan malamute was designed by Letterara. The copyright line inside the font is dated 2019. DafontStyle has 28 more fonts by Letterara, and a few are linked above.

How do I install Alaskan malamute 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 contains TTF files, which work on Windows, Mac, Cricut and almost every app. Restart any app that was already open so it picks up Alaskan malamute.

How do I get the alternate letters and swashes in Alaskan malamute?

Some are OpenType features, which you pick from the Glyphs panel in Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop. The other 5 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 Alaskan malamute 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 Alaskan malamute support accented letters?

Yes. Alaskan malamute 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 Alaskan malamute?

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