Chicanos Font

Chicanos is a calligraphy font created by Billy Argel (2021). The letters have the smooth movement of real pen lettering, which is why even a single name looks special in it. You can download it for free and test it with your own words in the preview above.

Chicanos Font Details

• Designer: Billy Argel
• Year: 2021 (from the copyright line in the font)
• Category: Calligraphy font
• Font styles: 1 (Regular)
• Weight: Regular (400)
• Glyphs: 308
• Characters: A–Z, a–z and 0–9
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian
• OpenType features: Ligatures
• Extra characters: 9 copy-and-paste alternates (Private Use Area)
• Kerning: Built in
• Version: 1.000
• Download: Free ZIP (133.2 KB) with one TTF file

What You Can Type With Chicanos

Chicanos covers the full alphabet in upper and lowercase, plus all ten numbers, so you can set names, dates and prices without switching fonts. Punctuation is limited, so look at the character map if you need a specific symbol. 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 Chicanos

Its 9 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 Chicanos Works Best

Designers usually reach for fonts like Chicanos when they're making 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 Billy Argel

DafontStyle has 163 more fonts by Billy Argel. Here are a few:

• Palm springs font
• Rio Black font
• Rooster Font
• Golden Coast Font
• Dirty and Classic font
• Masterplan font

Chicanos Font FAQs

Is Chicanos font free to download?

Yes. You can download Chicanos for free from this page: free ZIP (133.2 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 Chicanos font?

Chicanos was designed by Billy Argel. The copyright line inside the font is dated 2021. DafontStyle has 163 more fonts by Billy Argel, and a few are linked above.

How do I install Chicanos 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 Chicanos.

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

The 9 alternates are separate characters, so copy them from Character Map on Windows or Font Book on a Mac and paste them into your text. This works in Cricut Design Space and Canva too.

Can I use Chicanos 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 Chicanos support accented letters?

Yes. Chicanos 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 Chicanos?

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