Fancy Matter Font

Fancy Matter is a handwritten font designed by Donis Miftahudin (2020). The letters have the small wobbles and personality of real handwriting, so your text feels warm instead of printed. It's a free download, and you can try it with your own text in the preview above first.

Fancy Matter Font Details

• Designer: Donis Miftahudin
• Year: 2020 (from the copyright line in the font)
• Category: Handwritten font
• Font styles: 1 (Regular)
• Weight: Regular (400)
• Glyphs: 474
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian
• OpenType features: Ligatures, swashes and 6 stylistic sets
• Extra characters: 124 copy-and-paste alternates (Private Use Area)
• Kerning: Built in
• Version: 1.00
• Download: Free ZIP (69.7 KB) with one OTF file

What You Can Type With Fancy Matter

Fancy Matter 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 Fancy Matter

Fancy Matter has swashes and 6 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 124 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 Fancy Matter Works Best

Designers usually reach for fonts like Fancy Matter when they're making greeting cards, journal pages and friendly social posts. Its lowercase letters are small compared to the capitals, so set it a size or two bigger than usual. 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.

More Fonts by Donis Miftahudin

DafontStyle has 79 more fonts by Donis Miftahudin. Here are a few:

• Boomber Rockstar Font
• Equestrian Script Font
• Breaker Rockin Display Font
• Vintage Signature Font
• Streetfire Font
• Stay Retro Font

Fancy Matter Font FAQs

Is Fancy Matter font free to download?

Yes, Fancy Matter is a free download here (free ZIP (69.7 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 Fancy Matter font?

Fancy Matter was designed by Donis Miftahudin. The copyright line inside the font is dated 2020. DafontStyle has 79 more fonts by Donis Miftahudin, and a few are linked above.

How do I install Fancy Matter 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 Fancy Matter.

How do I get the alternate letters and swashes in Fancy Matter?

Some are OpenType features, which you pick from the Glyphs panel in Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop. The other 124 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 Fancy Matter 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 Fancy Matter support accented letters?

Yes. Fancy Matter 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 Fancy Matter?

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