Kaushan Script

Handwriting · by Impallari Type · 1 style

Download

KaushanScript.zip · 210 KB · 2 files including OFL.txt

Typography profile

Weights
400 only
Italics
None
Scripts
Latin (incl. Extended)
Best for
  • Handwritten accents
  • Latin Extended languages
Consider alternatives for
  • Long body text
  • Text that relies on bold or italic emphasis
  • Scripts other than Latin
Characteristics
  • Stylistic alternates
  • Small x-height

Styles

32px
  1. Kaushan Script Regular 400 at 18px

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

  2. Kaushan Script Regular 400 at 32px

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

BPOZZ Design Note

Measured against the em, its lowercase sits mid-library rather than low: upstream reworked the long ascenders and descenders that make most scripts look small on screen. Against its own capitals the lowercase still ranks in the bottom quarter, so capitals dominate mixed-case words.

BPOZZ editorial guidance for designers.

About Kaushan Script

About
A deliberately unrefined brush script by Impallari Type with varying stroke angles and a lively baseline, tuned to stay readable on the web at 16px.
Designer
Impallari Type
Version
1.002
Category
Handwriting
License
SIL Open Font License 1.1

You may use, embed, modify and redistribute this font, including in commercial projects. The font files may not be sold on their own. Read the full license (OFL.txt).

This family declares a Reserved Font Name: if you modify the font, the modified version must use a different name.

Source
Google Fonts

Download files taken unmodified from the google/fonts repository. Added to Google Fonts 25 Jan 2012.

Upstream project: github.com/librefonts/kaushanscript.

Available styles
  • Regular 400
Available formats
  • TTF download and web preview
Character sets
Latin, Latin Extended