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The Best Signature Fonts

June 12, 2018 by Patricia 14 Comments

the best signature fonts

If you want a simple logo that looks like it’s been written by hand, you can’t go wrong with signature fonts. These belong to the general category of handwritten fonts, but these are more natural & free-flowing, usually with exaggerated strokes and a more uneven baseline — but without the swashes and flourishes of modern calligraphy.  These are also different from brush scripts, which have rough outlines and thicker down strokes.

I handpicked the most stylish signature fonts I could find, and tested over 4 dozen of them before I came up with this final list. These convey a really chic, authentic, handwritten look that would be perfect for lifestyle brands, photographers with a natural style, organic products, social media quotes, greeting cards, (and yes) email signatures, among other things.

best signature fonts for branding

Here is Smooth Stone used in a sample logo:

Smooth Stone font in a logo mockup

I paired it with a semi-bold version of Gotham Pro for the word “photography”. Really LOVE how it looks! It’s simple, stylish, and so on trend.  The best thing about it? Smooth Stone is free!

And this one is Silver South:

Silver South script font mockup

Possibly my favorite of the batch, Silver South Script is clean and free-flowing. It has discretionary ligatures and swashes, and comes with an Alt version if you want to vary how the letters look. (For a more natural, handwritten effect, particularly if you’re working with longer text, like quotes.)

These fonts will look stunning when paired with a simple sans-serif, or a modern high-contrast serif. Just don’t use them in the body text of your website.

SOURCES: don’t worry, some of them are free

Augustia
Budaphest
Crystal Sky
Darcey Oliver
Gloriant
Harris Signature
Holland
Homeland
La Ronda
Pink Script
Silver South
Smooth Stone
Southampton
Stampson
The Styled Edit
Think Pink


Do you have any favorite signature fonts that aren’t on the list? Do share them in the comments!

Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: font crush, font love, fonts, typefaces

About Patricia

Front-end web developer, graphic designer, artist, work-at-home mum living in Singapore. I blog about my passions, which range from interior design, art, colours, typography, and all things pretty!

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Comments

  1. Liston says

    March 22, 2019 at 11:33 pm

    Hi I am looking to redesign my website http://www.brandesense.com. can you let me know a quote for the same

    Reply
    • Patricia says

      April 24, 2019 at 1:07 pm

      Thanks! All my rates are published on my services page. Please take a look!

      Reply
      • Mitsuki says

        July 6, 2019 at 11:07 am

        Hi! Nice to me too. My name is Mitsuki,
        I’m looking to your page from Japan.

        i’d like you to design my shop.

        Reply
  2. kuliahdesain says

    July 23, 2019 at 11:31 am

    OMG ,,, LOVE LETTER “S” ……….

    Reply
  3. John Sampson says

    September 8, 2019 at 8:26 pm

    Absolutely love all these fonts. Pity I cannot access them. I would love to use some of them.

    Reply
    • Patricia says

      September 17, 2019 at 11:53 am

      Why can’t you access them? The links are found in the article.

      Reply
  4. kabeer khan says

    October 8, 2019 at 12:10 am

    Great combination of fonts.. Love the sliver south.

    Reply
  5. Jéssica Dominic says

    November 14, 2019 at 4:42 am

    Hello! I’m in love with the sources. But I could not download it! On the site says you need to pay…

    Reply
    • Patricia says

      November 18, 2019 at 7:58 pm

      Yes, that’s because they’re premium fonts, not free fonts.

      Reply
  6. Lisa Thompson says

    November 5, 2020 at 4:57 am

    Hi !

    I love the Southhampton Font… is there a possibility of being able to see our business name written before purchasing?

    Reply
    • Patricia says

      January 11, 2021 at 12:25 pm

      Yes, if you go to https://crmrkt.com/laqRWW you can try out the font first.

      Reply
  7. Pam Wilson says

    August 6, 2021 at 10:13 am

    My favorite is what you’re using for the “Pinit” button. I’d be so grateful if you’d tell us what it is.

    Thanks for this lovely work!

    Reply
    • Patricia says

      September 30, 2021 at 11:06 am

      It’s Poem Script Pro! 🙂

      Reply

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