Blantela font

Blantela is a calligraphy font created by Ikhsan Maulana and released through IM Studio (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.

Blantela Font Details

• Designer: Ikhsan Maulana
• Publisher: IM Studio
• Year: 2021 (from the copyright line in the font)
• Category: Calligraphy font
• Font styles: 1 (Regular)
• Weight: Regular (400)
• Glyphs: 230
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian
• OpenType features: Ligatures, stylistic alternates and fractions
• Kerning: Built in
• Version: 1.000
• Download: Free ZIP (27.7 KB) with one OTF file

What You Can Type With Blantela

Blantela covers the full alphabet in upper and lowercase, plus all ten numbers, so you can set names, dates and prices without switching fonts. 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 Blantela

Blantela has 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. Its ligatures switch on by themselves in most design apps: certain letter pairs join into one specially drawn shape.

Where Blantela Works Best

Think of Blantela 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 Ikhsan Maulana

DafontStyle has one more font by Ikhsan Maulana:

• Andirla font

Blantela Font FAQs

Is Blantela font free to download?

Yes, Blantela is a free download here (free ZIP (27.7 KB) with one OTF 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 Blantela font?

Blantela was designed by Ikhsan Maulana and published by IM Studio. The copyright line inside the font is dated 2021. You can find one more font by Ikhsan Maulana on DafontStyle, linked above.

How do I install Blantela 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 OTF files, which work on Windows, Mac and in every major design app. Restart any app that was already open so it picks up Blantela.

How do I get the alternate letters and swashes in Blantela?

They are OpenType features, so pick them from the Glyphs panel in Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop, or the OpenType settings in Figma. Canva and Cricut can't reach them directly; design the word in a desktop app and import it as an SVG.

Can I use Blantela 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 Blantela support accented letters?

Yes. Blantela 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 Blantela?

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