Montana Font

Montana is a script font designed by Alex Couture (2016). Its flowing, pen-made letters give names and short phrases a personal, polished look. It's a free download, and you can try it with your own text in the preview above first.

Montana Font Details

• Designer: Alex Couture
• Year: 2016 (from the copyright line in the font)
• Category: Script font
• Font styles: 1 (Regular)
• Weight: Regular (400)
• Glyphs: 242
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian
• OpenType features: Ligatures, stylistic alternates and 4 stylistic sets
• Extra characters: 42 copy-and-paste alternates (Private Use Area)
• Kerning: Built in
• Version: 1.000
• Download: Free ZIP (64.4 KB) with one OTF and one TTF files

What You Can Type With Montana

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

Montana has stylistic alternates and 4 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 42 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 Montana Works Best

Think of Montana for wedding invitations, logos and signature-style headings. Script fonts read best in short bursts, so keep it to names, titles and one-line quotes. Skip all caps: script capitals are drawn to start a word, not to fill one.

Montana Font FAQs

Is Montana font free to download?

Yes, Montana is a free download here (free ZIP (64.4 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 Montana font?

Montana was designed by Alex Couture. The copyright line inside the font is dated 2016.

How do I install Montana 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 Montana.

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

Some are OpenType features, which you pick from the Glyphs panel in Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop. The other 42 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 Montana 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 Montana support accented letters?

Yes. Montana 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 Montana?

For the small print, like dates, addresses or menu items, pair it with a clean sans serif such as Montserrat or Lato.