Nisha Font

Nisha is a script font created by Aria Fakhari (2023). It has that hand-lettered, flowing feel people look for when regular type seems too stiff. It's a free download, and you can try it with your own text in the preview above first.

Nisha Font Details

• Designer: Aria Fakhari
• Year: 2023 (from the copyright line in the font)
• Category: Script font
• Font styles: 1 (Regular)
• Weight: Regular (400)
• Glyphs: 439
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian, plus Arabic characters
• OpenType features: Ligatures, contextual alternates, swashes and start and end letter forms
• Extra characters: 36 copy-and-paste alternates (Private Use Area)
• Kerning: Built in
• Version: 1.000
• Download: Free ZIP (694.3 KB) with three OTF files

What You Can Type With Nisha

With complete upper and lowercase letters and all ten digits, Nisha is ready for real wording, not just a single headline. Common punctuation such as &, !, ? and @ is included as well. It also has the accented letters you need for Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian. On top of that, it includes Arabic characters. Of its 439 glyphs, about 30 are not on your keyboard at all. That is where the alternates explained below live.

How to Use the Alternate Letters in Nisha

Nisha has swashes 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. 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 36 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 Nisha Works Best

Think of Nisha for wedding invitations, logos and signature-style headings. Its lowercase letters are small compared to the capitals, so set it a size or two bigger than usual. 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 Aria Fakhari

DafontStyle has one more font by Aria Fakhari:

• Kaman Font

Nisha Font FAQs

Is Nisha font free to download?

Yes. You can download Nisha for free from this page: free ZIP (694.3 KB) with three OTF files. Free to download doesn't always mean free for business use, so check the license section on this page before you use it in anything you sell.

Who designed Nisha font?

Nisha was designed by Aria Fakhari. The copyright line inside the font is dated 2023. You can find one more font by Aria Fakhari on DafontStyle, linked above.

How do I install Nisha on Windows or Mac?

Extract the ZIP file, then open the font file inside it. Click Install on Windows or Install Font on a Mac. 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 Nisha.

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

Some are OpenType features, which you pick from the Glyphs panel in Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop. The other 36 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 Nisha 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 Nisha support accented letters?

Yes. Nisha 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 Nisha?

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