Kids Fonts: Friendly and Easy to Read
Fonts for children should be friendly and, above all, easy to read. This collection includes rounded, playful display fonts, school-style handwriting and fonts designed with beginning readers in mind, such as Andika and Lexend.
29 free fonts, previewed with your text
- Fredoka
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Andika
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Baloo 2
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Sniglet
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Playpen Sans
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Comic Neue
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Patrick Hand
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Lexend
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Schoolbell
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Coming Soon
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Atkinson Hyperlegible
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Mali
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Itim
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Pangolin
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Edu SA Beginner
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Edu NSW ACT Foundation
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Edu AU VIC WA NT Hand
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Sour Gummy
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Luckiest Guy
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Grandstander
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Balsamiq Sans
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Butterfly Kids
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Chelsea Market
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- DynaPuff
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Happy Monkey
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- ABeeZee
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Didact Gothic
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Borel
Once upon a time, a little owl…
- Twinkle Star
Once upon a time, a little owl…
How to use it
- 1For early readers, choose fonts with a single-storey a and g and clearly different b, d, p and q, such as Andika.
- 2Use large sizes and generous line spacing for worksheets and story text.
- 3Save playful display fonts for titles and keep instructions in a simple, readable font.
- 4If you teach in another language, check its letters: some school fonts, like the Edu fonts made for Australian schools, only cover basic Latin.
Type a name, a worksheet title or a birthday message to compare them. They work well for classroom posters, worksheets, story books, children's apps, toy packaging and party invitations.
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