Wave Block Font

Wave Block is a script font created by Riyadh Rahman. It has that hand-lettered, flowing feel people look for when regular type seems too stiff. You can download it for free and test it with your own words in the preview above.

Wave Block Font Details

• Designer: Riyadh Rahman
• Category: Script font
• Font styles: 1 (Regular)
• Weight: Regular (400)
• Glyphs: 281
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian
• OpenType features: Ligatures and stylistic alternates
• Extra characters: 15 copy-and-paste alternates (Private Use Area)
• Kerning: Built in
• Version: 1.00
• Download: Free ZIP (300.6 KB) with one OTF file

What You Can Type With Wave Block

Wave Block covers the full alphabet in upper and lowercase, plus all ten numbers, so you can set names, dates and prices without switching fonts. Everyday marks like &, !, ? and @ are there too. Thanks to its accented letters, it also works for Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian, not just English.

How to Use the Alternate Letters in Wave Block

Wave Block has stylistic alternates 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 15 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 Wave Block Works Best

Designers usually reach for fonts like Wave Block when they're making 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 Riyadh Rahman

DafontStyle has 34 more fonts by Riyadh Rahman. Here are a few:

• Beatcarb Font
• Subway Scrib Font
• Wiloka Font
• BrickFlare Font
• Sultan Font
• Spartwell Font

Wave Block Font FAQs

Is Wave Block font free to download?

Yes. You can download Wave Block for free from this page: free ZIP (300.6 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 Wave Block font?

Wave Block was designed by Riyadh Rahman. DafontStyle has 34 more fonts by Riyadh Rahman, and a few are linked above.

How do I install Wave Block 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 Wave Block.

How do I get the alternate letters and swashes in Wave Block?

Some are OpenType features, which you pick from the Glyphs panel in Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop. The other 15 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 Wave Block 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 Wave Block support accented letters?

Yes. Wave Block 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 Wave Block?

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