October Shine Font

October Shine is a handwritten font designed by Yudi Pratama Chandra and published by RantauType (2023). It looks like someone actually wrote it by hand: relaxed, friendly and a little imperfect in a good way. You can download it for free and test it with your own words in the preview above.

October Shine Font Details

• Designer: Yudi Pratama Chandra
• Publisher: RantauType
• Year: 2023 (from the copyright line in the font)
• Category: Handwritten font
• Font styles: 1 (Regular)
• Weight: Regular (400)
• Glyphs: 295
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Italian
• OpenType features: Ligatures (including optional ones)
• Extra characters: 99 copy-and-paste alternates (Private Use Area)
• Kerning: Built in
• Version: 1.014
• Download: Free ZIP (150.8 KB) with one OTF file

What You Can Type With October Shine

You get every letter from A to Z in both cases and all the numbers from 0 to 9, which means October Shine 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, Portuguese and Italian, not just English.

How to Use the Alternate Letters in October Shine

October Shine has optional ligatures 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 99 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.

Where October Shine Works Best

Think of October Shine 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 Yudi Pratama Chandra

DafontStyle has 37 more fonts by Yudi Pratama Chandra. Here are a few:

• Glendora Font
• Argine Font
• Antyna Font
• Funy Beach Font
• Corela Font
• Epic Burger Font

October Shine Font FAQs

Is October Shine font free to download?

Yes. You can download October Shine for free from this page: free ZIP (150.8 KB) with one OTF file. 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 October Shine font?

October Shine was designed by Yudi Pratama Chandra and published by RantauType. The copyright line inside the font is dated 2023. DafontStyle has 37 more fonts by Yudi Pratama Chandra, and a few are linked above.

How do I install October Shine 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 October Shine.

How do I get the alternate letters and swashes in October Shine?

Some are OpenType features, which you pick from the Glyphs panel in Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop. The other 99 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 October Shine 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 October Shine support accented letters?

Yes. October Shine includes the accented letters needed for Spanish, French, Portuguese and Italian, so it works for more than just English.

What fonts pair well with October Shine?

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