Karleysa Font

Karleysa is a handwritten font designed by Dede Nugraha and published by Denustudios (2022). It has a casual, written-with-a-pen look that makes designs feel personal. It's a free download, and you can try it with your own text in the preview above first.

Karleysa Font Details

• Designer: Dede Nugraha
• Publisher: Denustudios
• Year: 2022 (from the copyright line in the font)
• Category: Handwritten font
• Font styles: 1 (Regular)
• Weight: Regular (400)
• Glyphs: 309
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian
• OpenType features: Ligatures and 9 stylistic sets
• Extra characters: 75 copy-and-paste alternates (Private Use Area)
• Kerning: Built in
• Version: 1.00
• Download: Free ZIP (87.2 KB) with one OTF file

What You Can Type With Karleysa

With complete upper and lowercase letters and all ten digits, Karleysa is ready for real wording, not just a single headline. 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 Karleysa

Karleysa has 9 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 75 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 Karleysa Works Best

Think of Karleysa 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 Dede Nugraha

DafontStyle has 54 more fonts by Dede Nugraha. Here are a few:

• Willsyard Font
• Anelyas Font
• Mamylinus Font
• Gladyamor Font
• Balinesty Font
• Daisyes Font

Karleysa Font FAQs

Is Karleysa font free to download?

Yes, Karleysa is a free download here (free ZIP (87.2 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 Karleysa font?

Karleysa was designed by Dede Nugraha and published by Denustudios. The copyright line inside the font is dated 2022. DafontStyle has 54 more fonts by Dede Nugraha, and a few are linked above.

How do I install Karleysa 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 Karleysa.

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

Some are OpenType features, which you pick from the Glyphs panel in Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop. The other 75 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 Karleysa 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 Karleysa support accented letters?

Yes. Karleysa 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 Karleysa?

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