Stayola Font

Stayola is a calligraphy font designed by Mans Greback and published by Mans Greback AB (2021). The letters have the smooth movement of real pen lettering, which is why even a single name looks special in it. It's a free download, and you can try it with your own text in the preview above first.

Stayola Font Details

• Designer: Mans Greback
• Publisher: Mans Greback AB
• Year: 2021 (from the copyright line in the font)
• Category: Calligraphy font
• Font styles: 1 (Regular)
• Weight: Regular (400)
• Glyphs: 958
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian
• OpenType features: Ligatures, swashes, 5 stylistic sets and fractions
• Extra characters: 73 copy-and-paste alternates (Private Use Area)
• Kerning: Built in
• Version: 1.000
• Download: Free ZIP (543.8 KB) with four OTF files

What You Can Type With Stayola

Stayola 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. Of its 958 glyphs, about 148 are not on your keyboard at all. That is where the alternates explained below live.

How to Use the Alternate Letters in Stayola

Stayola has swashes and 5 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 73 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 Stayola Works Best

Designers usually reach for fonts like Stayola when they're making wedding invitations, certificates and elegant quotes. 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 Mans Greback

DafontStyle has 196 more fonts by Mans Greback. Here are a few:

• Europe Underground Font
• Elevate Font
• House of the Dragon Font
• Ropest Font
• Harbell Font
• Bellavoir Delight Font

Stayola Font FAQs

Is Stayola font free to download?

Yes. You can download Stayola for free from this page: free ZIP (543.8 KB) with four 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 Stayola font?

Stayola was designed by Mans Greback and published by Mans Greback AB. The copyright line inside the font is dated 2021. DafontStyle has 196 more fonts by Mans Greback, and a few are linked above.

How do I install Stayola 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 Stayola.

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

Some are OpenType features, which you pick from the Glyphs panel in Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop. The other 73 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 Stayola 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 Stayola support accented letters?

Yes. Stayola 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 Stayola?

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