Escrita Font

Escrita is a handwritten font made by Jan Hoberg. It has a casual, written-with-a-pen look that makes designs feel personal. You can download it for free and test it with your own words in the preview above.

Escrita Font Details

• Designer: Jan Hoberg
• Category: Handwritten font
• Font styles: 1 (Hand)
• Weight: Regular (400)
• Glyphs: 136
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian
• OpenType features: Ligatures
• Extra characters: 13 copy-and-paste alternates (Private Use Area)
• Kerning: Built in
• Version: 1.003
• Download: Free ZIP (101.4 KB) with one OTF file

What You Can Type With Escrita

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

Its 13 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 Escrita Works Best

Think of Escrita for greeting cards, journal pages and friendly social posts. Its lowercase letters are tall compared to the capitals, which keeps it readable at smaller sizes. Set it a bit larger than you would a normal text font. Handwriting styles lose their charm once they get too small to read comfortably.

Escrita Font FAQs

Is Escrita font free to download?

Yes. You can download Escrita for free from this page: free ZIP (101.4 KB) with one OTF 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 Escrita font?

Escrita was designed by Jan Hoberg.

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

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

The 13 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 Escrita 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 Escrita support accented letters?

Yes. Escrita 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 Escrita?

A plain sans serif like Open Sans or Poppins makes a good partner for any longer text around it.