Handwriting · Peter Wiegel
EuroScript
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CSSfont-family: 'EuroScript', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
EuroScript is a free handwriting font by Peter Wiegel, from the designer’s own site. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, EuroScript has an average x-height, is wider than 74% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 80%. Its thickest strokes are 3.9 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Helvetia Verbundene
EuroScript on one light table with its two closest fonts, Helvetia Verbundene (94 out of 100) and Discipuli Britannica (79). Helvetia Verbundene is 27% lighter and 7% narrower, with an x-height 7% shorter; Discipuli Britannica is 22% heavier and 10% wider, with an x-height 6% shorter.
EuroScript and Helvetia Verbundene laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with EuroScriptHelvetia Verbundene…
Most different letters first; the figure is the share of ink the fonts have in common. Where the fonts agree the letters cancel to black: every white sliver is a real difference.
02 / Letters
The EuroScript alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
EuroScript in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made EuroScript, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Peter Wiegel
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700
- From
- Peter Wiegel
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext
- Licence
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes, under another name. Not as “EuroScript”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
EuroScript is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and EuroScript comes from Peter Wiegel. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- Not verified. Install it from Peter Wiegel first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for EuroScript, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists EuroScript under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
EuroScript, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 42.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 80.4% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.52lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 53.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 55%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 3.92 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 74% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 80% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 95% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to EuroScript
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Helvetia Verbundene9427% lighter · x-height 7% shorter · 7% narrower
- Discipuli Britannica7922% heavier · 10% wider · x-height 6% shorter
- Damion7325% narrower · x-height 17% shorter · 31% heavier
- Norican7226% narrower · less stroke contrast · 14% heavier
- Courgette72x-height 20% taller · less stroke contrast · 8% narrower
- Feronia72less stroke contrast · 17% narrower · x-height 16% taller
All 100 fonts similar to EuroScript →Compare side by side →Get EuroScript on Peter Wiegel
07 / Swap
Swap EuroScript without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until EuroScript loads, this sets Arial in its place at 110.9% of its size, so running text keeps EuroScript’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'EuroScript Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 110.92%;
ascent-override: 101.06%;
descent-override: 48.23%;
line-gap-override: 1.98%;
}
font-family: 'EuroScript', 'EuroScript Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about EuroScript
Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list
Is EuroScript free for commercial use?
Yes. EuroScript is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “EuroScript”.
How do I download and install EuroScript?
EuroScript comes free from Peter Wiegel . Download it from its page there and unzip the file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses are FontKind’s own copy, kept with its licence file .
Is EuroScript in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and EuroScript comes from Peter Wiegel. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
How many weights does EuroScript have?
EuroScript comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).
Who designed EuroScript?
EuroScript was designed by Peter Wiegel. Peter Wiegel also made 18th Century, 5by7, 5by7light and 81 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to EuroScript?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Helvetia Verbundene (94), Discipuli Britannica (79) and Damion (73), out of 100. Next to EuroScript, Helvetia Verbundene is 27% lighter and 7% narrower, with an x-height 7% shorter. See all 100 fonts like EuroScript.