Cursive fonts: 20 premium families compared from $16 to $49 on price, glyph count, file formats and language support, using the figures each seller publishes.
“Cursive” covers a wide range of typefaces, and the differences that matter when you buy one are rarely the ones shown in a preview image. Two scripts can look almost identical in a specimen and behave completely differently in use, because one ships positional alternates that reshape letters at the start and end of a word and the other does not.
This page compares twenty premium cursive and calligraphy fonts on the specifications published by their sellers on Creative Market, checked on 22 August 2026. Where a seller does not publish a figure, that is stated rather than guessed.
The full list at a glance
| Font | Designer | Price | Formats | Language support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christo Calligraphy Script | Up Up Creative | $29 | OTF, TTF | 200 languages |
| Miltona Elegant Script | Seagulls Creative | $16 | OTF | Multilingual |
| Handwritten Font Bundle is back! | VladCristea | $24 | OTF, TTF, WOFF | Not listed by the seller |
| Vena Amoris | Delve Fonts | $49 | OTF | 312 Latin-based languages |
| Pomp & Circumstance Script | Nicky Laatz | $30 | OTF, TTF | Not listed by the seller |
| Dockyard | Lemonthe | $17 | OTF, TTF, webfont | Multilingual |
| Blackbird Crayon Script SVG | Ana’s Fonts | $16 | SVG, OTF, TTF | Not listed by the seller |
| The Designer’s Font BUNDLE | KA Designs | $19 | OTF, TTF | Not listed by the seller |
| Dolce Vintage | Calamar Studio | $19 | OTF, TTF, WOFF | Not listed by the seller |
| La Roche Font Duo | Calamar Studio | $18 | OTF, TTF | Western, Central, South-Eastern European |
| Editorial Society – Luxury Font Duo | Davide Bassu | $24 | OTF, TTF, webfont | Western European |
| Winky Show Dotted Art Fashion Script | Struvictory.art | $24 | OTF, TTF | Not listed by the seller |
| Mastery Calligraphy | IM Studio | $23 | OTF, TTF | Multilingual |
| Mozart II – Basic Version | Blessed Print | $20 | OTF, TTF, webfont | 17 European languages |
| Aline Barton | JamalCreativeStudio | $20 | OTF, TTF | International |
| Desert Rope Font Duo | NienowBrand | $19 | OTF, TTF, AI, PNG, SVG | Not listed by the seller |
| Perfections – Classy Romantic Script | BrandSemut | $19 | OTF, TTF | Not listed by the seller |
| Dear Maison Handwritten Font | Calamar Studio | $19 | OTF, TTF, WOFF | Not listed by the seller |
| Artisan – Flourish Script | Arendxstudio | $18 | OTF, TTF, WOFF, WOFF2 | Multilingual |
| Bayshore + Neon Glow Styles | Sam Parrett | $18 | OTF | Multilingual |
Prices are the desktop licence as listed on 22 August 2026 and change often, particularly during Creative Market sale periods. Check the current price on the product page before buying.
How to choose
Connecting scripts need alternates, not just ligatures
A cursive face joins letters. If it has no contextual or positional alternates, the same letterform repeats at every position and joins break visibly in words with double letters. Look for contextual alternates, positional forms or a large ligature count in the table below.
Glyph count tells you about coverage, not quality
A 1,000-glyph font is usually carrying alternates and extended language sets, not better drawing. It matters if you set text in languages beyond English, or if you want several variants of the same letter for lettering work.
Check the format list before buying for web use
Several of these ship OTF only. If you need to self-host on a website you want WOFF or WOFF2 in the download, or you will be converting files yourself.
The 20 fonts in detail
Mr Christo Calligraphy Script
Elegant calligraphic script for branding and weddings, by Up Up Creative.
| Designer | Up Up Creative |
| Desktop price | $29 |
| Styles included | Not listed by the seller |
| Glyphs / character set | 1031 |
| Ligatures & alternates | 95 ligatures plus character variants and initial/final forms |
| Formats | OTF, TTF |
| Language support | 200 languages |
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Miltona Elegant Script
Modern romantic elegant script, by Seagulls Creative.
| Designer | Seagulls Creative |
| Desktop price | $16 |
| Styles included | Not listed by the seller |
| Glyphs / character set | Letters, numerals, symbols, punctuation |
| Ligatures & alternates | Ligatures plus beginning and ending alternates |
| Formats | OTF |
| Language support | Multilingual |
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Handwritten Font Bundle is back!
23-font handwritten script bundle, by VladCristea.
| Designer | VladCristea |
| Desktop price | $24 |
| Styles included | 23 fonts across 17 families |
| Glyphs / character set | Not listed by the seller |
| Ligatures & alternates | Not listed by the seller |
| Formats | OTF, TTF, WOFF |
| Language support | Not listed by the seller |
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Vena Amoris
Copperplate script with swash forms, by Delve Fonts.
| Designer | Delve Fonts |
| Desktop price | $49 |
| Styles included | Not listed by the seller |
| Glyphs / character set | Not listed by the seller |
| Ligatures & alternates | Stylistic and contextual alternates, standard and discretionary ligatures, swash and positional forms |
| Formats | OTF |
| Language support | 312 Latin-based languages |
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Pomp & Circumstance Script
Bouncy textured 1950s retro script, by Nicky Laatz.
| Designer | Nicky Laatz |
| Desktop price | $30 |
| Styles included | Not listed by the seller |
| Glyphs / character set | Not listed by the seller |
| Ligatures & alternates | OpenType alternates and ligatures |
| Formats | OTF, TTF |
| Language support | Not listed by the seller |
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Dockyard
Relaxed handwritten script with gentle flow, by Lemonthe.
| Designer | Lemonthe |
| Desktop price | $17 |
| Styles included | Not listed by the seller |
| Glyphs / character set | Numerals, punctuation, multilingual set |
| Ligatures & alternates | Ligatures, swashes, contextual alternates, PUA encoded |
| Formats | OTF, TTF, webfont |
| Language support | Multilingual |
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Blackbird Crayon Script SVG
Crayon-textured SVG colour script, by Ana’s Fonts.
| Designer | Ana’s Fonts |
| Desktop price | $16 |
| Styles included | Script with ligatures and alternates |
| Glyphs / character set | Not listed by the seller |
| Ligatures & alternates | Ligatures and alternates |
| Formats | SVG, OTF, TTF |
| Language support | Not listed by the seller |
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The Designer’s Font BUNDLE
Mixed bundle of script, serif, sans and doodles, by KA Designs.
| Designer | KA Designs |
| Desktop price | $19 |
| Styles included | Not listed by the seller |
| Glyphs / character set | Not listed by the seller |
| Ligatures & alternates | Not listed by the seller |
| Formats | OTF, TTF |
| Language support | Not listed by the seller |
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Dolce Vintage
Calligraphic script with torn vintage texture, by Calamar Studio.
| Designer | Calamar Studio |
| Desktop price | $19 |
| Styles included | Not listed by the seller |
| Glyphs / character set | Not listed by the seller |
| Ligatures & alternates | Not listed by the seller |
| Formats | OTF, TTF, WOFF |
| Language support | Not listed by the seller |
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La Roche Font Duo
Contemporary calligraphy duo with serif companion, by Calamar Studio.
| Designer | Calamar Studio |
| Desktop price | $18 |
| Styles included | La Roche Script (upper + lower), La Roche Serif (caps only) |
| Glyphs / character set | Basic characters, numerals, punctuation |
| Ligatures & alternates | Ligatures plus many stylistic alternates |
| Formats | OTF, TTF |
| Language support | Western, Central, South-Eastern European |
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Editorial Society – Luxury Font Duo
Editorial serif paired with refined script, by Davide Bassu.
| Designer | Davide Bassu |
| Desktop price | $24 |
| Styles included | Serif (Light/Regular/Bold, Regular/Tall) + Script (Thin/Bold and obliques) |
| Glyphs / character set | Not listed by the seller |
| Ligatures & alternates | 25 handcrafted ligatures and alternates |
| Formats | OTF, TTF, webfont |
| Language support | Western European |
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Winky Show Dotted Art Fashion Script
Dotted-stroke fashion script, by Struvictory.art.
| Designer | Struvictory.art |
| Desktop price | $24 |
| Styles included | Not listed by the seller |
| Glyphs / character set | Not listed by the seller |
| Ligatures & alternates | Not listed by the seller |
| Formats | OTF, TTF |
| Language support | Not listed by the seller |
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Mastery Calligraphy
Smooth classic feminine calligraphy, by IM Studio.
| Designer | IM Studio |
| Desktop price | $23 |
| Styles included | Regular |
| Glyphs / character set | Not listed by the seller |
| Ligatures & alternates | Style sets ss01-ss03 plus ligatures |
| Formats | OTF, TTF |
| Language support | Multilingual |
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Mozart II – Basic Version
Calligraphy remix with two uppercase sets, by Blessed Print.
| Designer | Blessed Print |
| Desktop price | $20 |
| Styles included | Not listed by the seller |
| Glyphs / character set | 2 uppercase sets, refined lowercase, ligatures, symbols |
| Ligatures & alternates | Ligatures, swashes, stylistic alternates |
| Formats | OTF, TTF, webfont |
| Language support | 17 European languages |
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Aline Barton
Elegant handwritten script with swashes, by JamalCreativeStudio.
| Designer | JamalCreativeStudio |
| Desktop price | $20 |
| Styles included | Not listed by the seller |
| Glyphs / character set | 650+ |
| Ligatures & alternates | Swashes, stylistic sets, stylistic and contextual alternates |
| Formats | OTF, TTF |
| Language support | International |
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Desert Rope Font Duo
Vintage western script with rope texture, by NienowBrand.
| Designer | NienowBrand |
| Desktop price | $19 |
| Styles included | 2 (Desert Rope + Sunwell bonus) |
| Glyphs / character set | Not listed by the seller |
| Ligatures & alternates | Character alternates and ligatures |
| Formats | OTF, TTF, AI, PNG, SVG |
| Language support | Not listed by the seller |
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Perfections – Classy Romantic Script
Modern romantic calligraphy script, by BrandSemut.
| Designer | BrandSemut |
| Desktop price | $19 |
| Styles included | Not listed by the seller |
| Glyphs / character set | Not listed by the seller |
| Ligatures & alternates | Not listed by the seller |
| Formats | OTF, TTF |
| Language support | Not listed by the seller |
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Dear Maison Handwritten Font
Fluid elegant handwritten calligraphy, by Calamar Studio.
| Designer | Calamar Studio |
| Desktop price | $19 |
| Styles included | Not listed by the seller |
| Glyphs / character set | Uppercase, lowercase, numerals, punctuation |
| Ligatures & alternates | Some ligatures and alternates |
| Formats | OTF, TTF, WOFF |
| Language support | Not listed by the seller |
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Artisan – Flourish Script
Elegant script with graceful flourishes, by Arendxstudio.
| Designer | Arendxstudio |
| Desktop price | $18 |
| Styles included | Not listed by the seller |
| Glyphs / character set | Uppercase, lowercase, numerals, punctuation, accents |
| Ligatures & alternates | Stylistic sets, PUA encoded |
| Formats | OTF, TTF, WOFF, WOFF2 |
| Language support | Multilingual |
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Bayshore + Neon Glow Styles
Hand-drawn 80s retro monoline script, by Sam Parrett.
| Designer | Sam Parrett |
| Desktop price | $18 |
| Styles included | 1 |
| Glyphs / character set | Full uppercase and lowercase, punctuation, multilingual |
| Ligatures & alternates | End swashes, underline swashes, stylistic alternates |
| Formats | OTF |
| Language support | Multilingual |
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How this list was put together
Every font here was drawn from products that have recorded real sales through our own affiliate account, rather than from a marketplace popularity sort. That is a small sample and we are not presenting it as a bestseller chart — it simply means each entry is something a real buyer chose, not a listing picked to fill a page.
Every specification in the tables above was read from the seller’s own Creative Market listing on 22 August 2026. Where a seller does not publish a figure — glyph counts and language coverage are the two most often missing — the table says so instead of estimating. Licence terms, included formats and prices are set by each seller and can change without notice, so treat this page as a starting point and confirm the details on the product page before you buy.
If the budget is zero: free cursive fonts on this site
Every font above is a paid licence. These are released under the SIL Open Font License — free for commercial use including client work, downloadable here with the licence file included, and with every figure below read from the font binary rather than a listing:
- Great Vibes — single static weight, 2,025 glyphs, full Vietnamese
- Dancing Script — variable weight 400–700, 643 glyphs, full Vietnamese
A free font is the right answer more often than a page full of affiliate links usually admits. What a paid licence still buys you is depth in one specific place — a deeper alternate set, a matched companion face drawn by the same hand, or a style the open-source library simply does not cover.
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