Khansa Font

Khansa is a handwritten font designed by Zulfikar Ali and published by Afredo.fk (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.

Khansa Font Details

• Designer: Zulfikar Ali
• Publisher: Afredo.fk
• Year: 2020 (from the copyright line in the font)
• Category: Handwritten font
• Font styles: 1 (Regular)
• Weight: Regular (400)
• Glyphs: 256
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian
• OpenType features: Ligatures and one stylistic set
• Extra characters: 29 copy-and-paste alternates (Private Use Area)
• Kerning: Built in
• Version: 1.000
• Download: Free ZIP (34.1 KB) with one OTF file

What You Can Type With Khansa

Khansa covers the full alphabet in upper and lowercase, plus all ten numbers, so you can set names, dates and prices without switching fonts. 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 Khansa

Khansa has a stylistic set 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 29 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 Khansa Works Best

Khansa is a natural fit 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 Zulfikar Ali

DafontStyle has one more font by Zulfikar Ali:

• Dirgantara Font

Khansa Font FAQs

Is Khansa font free to download?

Yes, Khansa is a free download here (free ZIP (34.1 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 Khansa font?

Khansa was designed by Zulfikar Ali and published by Afredo.fk. The copyright line inside the font is dated 2020. You can find one more font by Zulfikar Ali on DafontStyle, linked above.

How do I install Khansa 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 Khansa.

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

Some are OpenType features, which you pick from the Glyphs panel in Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop. The other 29 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 Khansa 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 Khansa support accented letters?

Yes. Khansa 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 Khansa?

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