JW Type Hand
My handwriting, made into a font.
JW Type Hand is a digitized version of my own handwriting: loose, unfussy, and a little imperfect in the way real pen-on-paper writing is (also, literally – each letter was written by hand on tracing paper, not digitally). Its relaxed strokes, easy slant, and natural baseline make it a handwritten accent for beauty, lifestyle, and personal brands that want to feel warm, human, and editorial.
What sets JW Type Hand apart is how real it looks. Every letter and number has an alternate, and 322 ligatures join common letter pairs the way my hand naturally does. Built-in contextual alternates then work in the background, swapping in a different version whenever the same letter appears twice in a row. “Cashmere,” “Glossier-pink,” or “hello lovely” never show the repeated, stamped-out characters that give most script fonts away. It simply looks written.
Use it for logos and wordmarks, packaging, product labels, social graphics, headlines, signatures, and personal notes. It works best paired with a clean sans (like Figura Sans or Dallas Sans) or refined serif (Like Editor’s Note, Ethic, or Suffix), where it adds the personal touch without competing for attention.
Features
- Authentic handwritten style based on Jen Wagner’s own hand
- Alternates for every letter and number
- 322 ligatures for natural letter connections
- Contextual alternates that automatically prevent repeated letterforms
- Arrows, circles, and underlines (via Glyph panel)
- Ideal for beauty, lifestyle, wellness, and personal brands
- Works in any app that supports OpenType features (alternates and ligatures switch on automatically in most modern design software)
More use case images coming soon, I just wait any longer to share this one!!
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Features
- Uppercase & Lowercase; alternates for each letter and number
- 322 Ligatures for a handwritten feel
- Contextual alternates that automatically switch double letters (to avoid the “this is a font” giveaway)
- Numbers & punctuation
- 202 languages supported:
Abenaki, Afaan Oromo, Afar, Afrikaans, Albanian, Alsatian, Amis, Anuta, Aragonese, Aranese, Aromanian, Arrernte, Arvanitic, Asturian, Aymara, Azerbaijani, Bashkir, Basque, Bikol, Bislama, Bosnian, Breton, Cape Verdean, Catalan, Cebuano, Chamorro, Chavacano, Chickasaw, Cimbrian, Cofan, Corsican, Creek, Crimean Tatar, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dawan, Delaware, Dholuo, Drehu, Dutch, English, Estonian, Faroese, Fijian, Filipino, Finnish, Folkspraak, French, Frisian, Friulian, Gagauz, Galician, Genoese, German, Gooniyandi, Greenlandic, Guadeloupean, Gwichin, Haitian Creole, Han, Hawaiian, Hiligaynon, Hopi, Hotcak, Hungarian, Icelandic, Ido, Ilocano, Indonesian, Interglossa, Interlingua, Irish, Istroromanian, Italian, Jamaican, Javanese, Jerriais, Kaingang, Kala Lagaw Ya, Kapampangan, Kaqchikel, Karakalpak, Karelian, Kashubian, Kikongo, Kinyarwanda, Kiribati, Kirundi, Klingon, Kurdish, Ladin, Latin, Latino Sine, Latvian, Lithuanian, Lojban, Lombard, Low Saxon, Luxembourgish, Makhuwa, Malay, Maltese, Manx, Maori, Marquesan, Meglenoromanian, Meriam Mir, Mirandese, Mohawk, Moldovan, Montagnais, Montenegrin, Murrinhpatha, Nagamese Creole, Ndebele, Neapolitan, Ngiyambaa, Niuean, Noongar, Norwegian, Novial, Occidental, Occitan, Oshiwambo, Ossetian, Palauan, Papiamento, Piedmontese, Polish, Portuguese, Potawatomi, Qeqchi, Quechua, Rarotongan, Romanian, Romansh, Rotokas, Sami Lule, Sami Southern, Samoan, Sango, Saramaccan, Sardinian, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian, Seri, Seychellois, Shawnee, Shona, Sicilian, Silesian, Slovak, Slovenian, Slovio, Somali, Sorbian Lower, Sorbian Upper, Sotho Northern, Sotho Southern, Spanish, Sranan, Sundanese, Swahili, Swazi, Swedish, Tagalog, Tahitian, Tetum, Tok Pisin, Tokelauan, Tongan, Tshiluba, Tsonga, Tswana, Tumbuka, Turkish, Turkmen, Tuvaluan, Tzotzil, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Venetian, Vepsian, Volapuk, Voro, Wallisian, Walloon, Waraywaray, Warlpiri, Wayuu, Welsh, Wikmungkan, Wiradjuri, Xavante, Xhosa, Yapese, Yindjibarndi, Zapotec, Zazaki, Zulu, Zuni
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But wait, how can I use this font?
Have a different question or a special use you need a license for?
Desktop License Use does not accommodate:
Just shoot me an email at support@jenwagner.co and I'll be happy to help!
- Packaging
- Products
- Canva
Can I use these fonts for my logo?
Yes! You'll need a desktop license to use this font for your logo or other print designs. If you'd like to use the font on your website (outside of a rasterized image), you'll need a web license as well.
What’s the difference between licenses?
Each font license covers different usage situations. For example, a desktop license will cover the functions of most design work (i.e. making logos, print materials, social media promos, etc.).
A web license, however, is needed when you want to use the font on a website (i.e. using a custom font for your website headers). You won't need a web license if you create images with the text that you upload to your site – for example, a logo on a website is just fine with a desktop license because it's an image, not editable type.
An e-pub license is specifically for ebooks, so if you wanted to use a font for your chapter titles and publish the book to Kindle or another ebook format, you'll need an e-pub license.
App licenses are appropriate when you'd like to use the font as non-editable text in an app. Note: this does not cover print-on-demand or customizable design apps (i.e. Canva, Over, etc.).
How many licenses do I need?
You'll need as many licenses as users. So if you work at a design firm where 30 designers on your team will need access to the font, you'll need to purchase 30 of the appropriate license.
- App use or web use where customers can use the font to customize products (i.e. if you're creating an app or site that uses embedded fonts to customize, like Over or Minted.com)
- Ebook use
- Downloadable/customizable PDFs
- Server upload (if you need more than one designer to have access to the files, a separate license needs to be purchased for each designer or person requiring the files)
Desktop License Use includes one license, which can be used for:
- Logos
- Branding
- Non-editable Invitations
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