The Billion Font

The Billion is a handwritten font designed by Dwi Ahidian (2022). 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.

The Billion Font Details

• Designer: Dwi Ahidian
• Year: 2022 (from the copyright line in the font)
• Category: Handwritten font
• Font styles: 1 (Regular)
• Weight: Regular (400)
• Glyphs: 102
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English
• OpenType features: Ligatures, swashes and one stylistic set
• Extra characters: 6 copy-and-paste alternates (Private Use Area)
• Kerning: Built in
• Version: 1.00
• Download: Free ZIP (97.0 KB) with two OTF and two TTF files

What You Can Type With The Billion

You get every letter from A to Z in both cases and all the numbers from 0 to 9, which means The Billion 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 The Billion

The Billion has swashes 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 6 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 The Billion Works Best

Designers usually reach for fonts like The Billion 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. 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 Dwi Ahidian

DafontStyle has 4 more fonts by Dwi Ahidian. Here are a few:

• Amity Signature Font
• Royal Ambition Script Signature Font
• Brigend Signature Font
• Yustine Signature Font

The Billion Font FAQs

Is The Billion font free to download?

Yes. You can download The Billion for free from this page: free ZIP (97.0 KB) with two OTF and two TTF 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 The Billion font?

The Billion was designed by Dwi Ahidian. The copyright line inside the font is dated 2022. DafontStyle has 4 more fonts by Dwi Ahidian, and a few are linked above.

How do I install The Billion 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 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 The Billion.

How do I get the alternate letters and swashes in The Billion?

Some are OpenType features, which you pick from the Glyphs panel in Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop. The other 6 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 The Billion 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 The Billion support accented letters?

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

What fonts pair well with The Billion?

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