Harriet Font

Harriet is a handwritten font made by Letterara (2019). It looks like someone actually wrote it by hand: relaxed, friendly and a little imperfect in a good way. You can download it for free and test it with your own words in the preview above.

Harriet Font Details

• Designer: Letterara
• Year: 2019 (from the copyright line in the font)
• Category: Handwritten font
• Font styles: 1 (Regular)
• Weight: Regular (400)
• Glyphs: 246
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian
• OpenType features: Ligatures and swashes
• Extra characters: 45 copy-and-paste alternates (Private Use Area)
• Kerning: Built in
• Version: 1.00
• Download: Free ZIP (39.5 KB) with one TTF file

What You Can Type With Harriet

You get every letter from A to Z in both cases and all the numbers from 0 to 9, which means Harriet 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 Harriet

Harriet has swashes 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 45 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 Harriet Works Best

Think of Harriet for 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 Letterara

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

• Jennie Font
• Bestowens Font
• Breakfury Font
• Alaskan malamute Font
• Queenlord Personal use Font
• Heavytal Font

Harriet Font FAQs

Is Harriet font free to download?

Yes. You can download Harriet for free from this page: free ZIP (39.5 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 Harriet font?

Harriet 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 Harriet 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 Harriet.

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

Some are OpenType features, which you pick from the Glyphs panel in Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop. The other 45 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 Harriet 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 Harriet support accented letters?

Yes. Harriet 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 Harriet?

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