Sterling Heights Font

Sterling Heights is a handwritten font made by Muh. Aswar (2018). The letters have the small wobbles and personality of real handwriting, so your text feels warm instead of printed. It's a free download, and you can try it with your own text in the preview above first.

Sterling Heights Font Details

• Designer: Muh. Aswar
• Year: 2018 (from the copyright line in the font)
• Category: Handwritten font
• Font styles: 1 (Regular)
• Weight: Regular (400)
• Glyphs: 158
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English
• OpenType features: Ligatures, stylistic alternates and one stylistic set
• Extra characters: 11 copy-and-paste alternates (Private Use Area)
• Kerning: None in the file
• Version: 1.00
• Download: Free ZIP (51.6 KB) with one TTF file

What You Can Type With Sterling Heights

You get every letter from A to Z in both cases and all the numbers from 0 to 9, which means Sterling Heights can handle full sentences, dates and prices. Common punctuation such as &, !, ? and @ is included as well. It doesn't include accented letters such as é or ñ, which makes it an English-only font.

How to Use the Alternate Letters in Sterling Heights

Sterling Heights has stylistic alternates and a stylistic set 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 11 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 Sterling Heights Works Best

Designers usually reach for fonts like Sterling Heights when they're making 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. The file has no kerning data, so in logos and big titles check pairs like AV, To and Wa and tighten the spacing by hand. 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.

Sterling Heights Font FAQs

Is Sterling Heights font free to download?

Yes. You can download Sterling Heights for free from this page: free ZIP (51.6 KB) with one TTF 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 Sterling Heights font?

Sterling Heights was designed by Muh. Aswar. The copyright line inside the font is dated 2018.

How do I install Sterling Heights 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 TTF files, which work on Windows, Mac, Cricut and almost every app. Restart any app that was already open so it picks up Sterling Heights.

How do I get the alternate letters and swashes in Sterling Heights?

Some are OpenType features, which you pick from the Glyphs panel in Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop. The other 11 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 Sterling Heights 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 Sterling Heights support accented letters?

No. Sterling Heights has no accented letters such as é, ñ or ü, so it's best for English text.

What fonts pair well with Sterling Heights?

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