Keith Font

Keith is a handwritten font made by olexstudio (2019). 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.

Keith Font Details

• Designer: olexstudio
• Year: 2019 (from the copyright line in the font)
• Category: Handwritten font
• Font styles: 1 (Regular)
• Weight: Regular (400)
• Glyphs: 339
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian
• OpenType features: Ligatures and 3 stylistic sets
• Extra characters: 136 copy-and-paste alternates (Private Use Area)
• Kerning: Built in
• Version: 1.000
• Download: Free ZIP (124.7 KB) with one OTF and one TTF files

What You Can Type With Keith

You get every letter from A to Z in both cases and all the numbers from 0 to 9, which means Keith can handle full sentences, dates and prices. Common punctuation such as &, !, ? and @ is included as well. It also has the accented letters you need for Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian.

How to Use the Alternate Letters in Keith

Keith has 3 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 136 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 Keith Works Best

Think of Keith for greeting cards, journal pages and friendly social posts. 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.

Keith Font FAQs

Is Keith font free to download?

Yes, Keith is a free download here (free ZIP (124.7 KB) with one OTF and one TTF files), no sign-up needed. For commercial projects, read the license note on this page first, since that's set by the designer.

Who designed Keith font?

Keith was designed by olexstudio. The copyright line inside the font is dated 2019.

How do I install Keith 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 has both OTF and TTF versions of the same font. Install only one of them (OTF is the better pick for Adobe apps), because installing both can show duplicate names in your font list. Restart any app that was already open so it picks up Keith.

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

Some are OpenType features, which you pick from the Glyphs panel in Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop. The other 136 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 Keith 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 Keith support accented letters?

Yes. Keith 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 Keith?

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