Automatic font
Every character, in your hand.
Reads your handwriting from one photo and draws a complete, consistent set in your style, including the characters you did not write.
Free previewHow it works: from your pen to a real font
Two ways to turn your handwriting into a font you can install anywhere. One starts with a photo. The other starts with a printer.
| What is compared | Automatic font Create font | Manual font Create font |
|---|---|---|
| Time | 2 mins | 6–8 hours |
| What happens | All characters are automatically created in your exact handwriting style. | Each character is traced from the ink you wrote in its box. |
| You upload | One photo of your handwriting on any paper | Photos of the printed filled-in template pages |
| You write | Any 1–2 sentences in your usual handwriting | Over 100+ characters written exactly in their template boxes |
| Missing characters | Drawn to match your style | Absent until you write them |
| Accents | About 60 Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian letters automatically drawn for you | Only if you manually write about 60 more letters |
| Spacing and baseline | Automatically tuned for every character | You manually adjust them in the editor |
| Weights | Regular, Medium and Bold | Regular |
| Files | TTF, OTF and WOFF for each weight | TTF, OTF and WOFF |
| Price | $8.99 once, after a free preview | Free |
| Start | Create font | Create font |
Which one looks most like my handwriting?
Both are your handwriting. Here is what each one holds on to.
Manual font
Each letter, exactly as you drew it.
Traced from the ink of every character you write in its box, with nothing interpreting in between.
Create fontWhichever you choose, what you get is your own handwriting: a real font, yours to keep, that installs anywhere and types like you.
Questions people ask
Is Write My Font accurate?
Yes, absolutely.
A Manual font is traced from the ink of every character you write, so each letter is exactly as you drew it, with nothing interpreting in between.
An Automatic font reads your letterforms from the photo and draws every character in that same hand, so the whole alphabet matches the writing in the picture, including the letters you did not write. You can see the free preview before you decide to pay.
Do I have to fill in a template?
Only for a Manual font. An Automatic font is made from a photo of a sentence or two you have already written, and the characters you did not write are drawn to match your style.
Can I try it before I pay?
Yes. The Automatic font's preview is free and you only pay when you download. A Manual font costs nothing from start to finish.
Can I make both from the same handwriting?
Yes. Photograph a sentence for an Automatic font and fill in a template for a Manual font. They are separate fonts in your account, and nothing stops you comparing them.
What should I write for an Automatic font?
A few natural sentences in any language written with the Latin alphabet, in your regular handwriting, in good light, all in one consistent style. The more relaxed the writing, the more the font feels like you.
Does it work with Chinese, Arabic or other non-Latin handwriting?
Not yet. Write My Font works with the Latin alphabet only.
Is there a subscription?
No. An Automatic font is $8.99, paid once. A Manual font costs nothing. Your font is yours to keep and use forever, including commercially.
What is Write My Font?
Write My Font (writemyfont.com) is an online tool that turns handwriting into installable fonts. It is an independent tool and not related or affiliated to any other tools or open-source repositories that use similar sounding names or domains. Questions go to help@writemyfont.com.
Now do it with yours
A photo, or a printer. Either way, it's your handwriting.
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