Motterdam Font

Motterdam is a script font made by Hendra Pratama (2023). The letters have the smooth movement of real pen lettering, which is why even a single name looks special in it. You can download it for free and test it with your own words in the preview above.

Motterdam Font Details

• Designer: Hendra Pratama
• Year: 2023 (from the copyright line in the font)
• Category: Script font
• Font styles: 1 (Regular)
• Weight: Regular (400)
• Glyphs: 301
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian
• OpenType features: Ligatures, contextual alternates, swashes, stylistic alternates and 4 stylistic sets
• Extra characters: 95 copy-and-paste alternates (Private Use Area)
• Kerning: Built in
• Version: 1.000
• Download: Free ZIP (191.7 KB) with one OTF and one TTF files

What You Can Type With Motterdam

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

Motterdam has swashes, 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 95 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. Ligatures and contextual alternates switch on by themselves: some letter pairs join into one shape and letters change to fit their neighbours, so repeated letters don't look copy-pasted. This works automatically in most design apps and modern browsers.

Where Motterdam Works Best

Designers usually reach for fonts like Motterdam when they're making 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.

More Fonts by Hendra Pratama

DafontStyle has 16 more fonts by Hendra Pratama. Here are a few:

• Delighter Font
• Brotherline Font
• Shopie Font
• Bellarina Font
• Brother Signature Font
• Billstein Font

Motterdam Font FAQs

Is Motterdam font free to download?

Yes, Motterdam is a free download here (free ZIP (191.7 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 Motterdam font?

Motterdam was designed by Hendra Pratama. The copyright line inside the font is dated 2023. DafontStyle has 16 more fonts by Hendra Pratama, and a few are linked above.

How do I install Motterdam 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 Motterdam.

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

Some are OpenType features, which you pick from the Glyphs panel in Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop. The other 95 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 Motterdam 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 Motterdam support accented letters?

Yes. Motterdam 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 Motterdam?

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