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Signature Fonts: See Your Name as an Autograph

Signature fonts imitate the fast, confident strokes of a handwritten autograph. Type your name to see it as a flowing signature, from elegant vintage styles to quick, casual scrawls.

34 free fonts, previewed with your text

How to use it

  1. 1Preview both your full name and your initials: some fonts look best with a short name, others shine with long, flowing words.
  2. 2For a watermark or logo, choose a font with strong strokes so the signature stays legible when scaled down.
  3. 3For contracts and official documents, check which kind of electronic signature is required; a typed name in a signature font may not be enough.
  4. 4Signature styles vary a lot in slant and size. Try a few and keep the one closest to how you sign by hand.

They are great for email sign-offs, personal logos, photo watermarks, thank-you cards and social media profiles.

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Frequently asked questions

Fonts based on real handwriting, such as Mrs Saint Delafield, Herr Von Muellerhoff and Monsieur La Doulaise, have the fast, slanted look of a real autograph. Allison and Whisper feel more modern.

Yes, but email apps rarely load custom fonts. Save your signature as an image, for example a screenshot of the preview, and add that image to your email signature.

Yes. With Dearfont you can turn your own handwriting into a font. For a signature itself, your real autograph will always be the most personal option.

Yes. Every font here comes from Google Fonts and is released under an open-source license, mostly the SIL Open Font License, so you can use it in personal and commercial projects, including print, logos and merchandise. The OFL only forbids selling the font files on their own.

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