Redressed

handwriting · Designed by Astigmatic

Redressed: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Available weights

Instant CSS & Tailwind Generator

Snippet updates automatically to match whichever weight you select above.

Get this font on Google Fonts

What do I do with this?

Just want to use the font? Click "Get this font on Google Fonts" to download it or add it directly to a document, design tool (like Canva or Photoshop), or your computer's font list.

Building a website? Click "Copy Font Code" to copy a short snippet, then paste it into your website's HTML (usually inside the <head> section) to use this font on your site.

Redressed is a casual handwriting font with an informal, slightly playful character. Its letterforms have a natural, pen-written feel with gentle curves and moderate variation in stroke weight, giving it a relaxed and approachable look without feeling sloppy or illegible. It sits somewhere between a formal script and everyday handwriting, making it readable at display sizes while retaining the warmth of something hand-drawn. The overall tone is friendly and unpretentious, with enough personality to stand out without being distracting.

This font works well for small business branding where a personal, approachable feel matters, such as bakeries, boutique shops, or independent coffee brands. It can also function as a display heading on lifestyle blogs or editorial layouts where a casual, human touch is needed to contrast with clean body text. Another practical use is on event materials like wedding websites or invitations, where it adds a handcrafted quality without requiring an overly formal script that can be harder to read on screen.

Best suited for: Event invitations, small business branding, lifestyle blog headers, and casual editorial layouts where a handcrafted, approachable tone enhances the visual message.

Design considerations: As a single-weight handwriting font, Redressed works best at larger display sizes where its natural pen-written character remains legible and engaging. The casual letterforms pair well with layouts that benefit from personality and warmth, though restraint in usage helps maintain readability across different contexts.

Pairing guidance: Pair Redressed with Playfair Display for elegant contrast between casual handwriting and formal serif display work, use Lato as a clean, neutral sans-serif body text to ground the playful heading, or combine with Caveat for layered handwriting effects where both fonts share similar warmth but Caveat offers additional weight options for hierarchy.

Pairs well with

Playfair Display Lato Caveat

Redressed at a glance

Designer

Astigmatic

License

Apache License 2.0

Added to Google Fonts

June 2011

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Handwriting · Display

Character sets

2

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Redressed styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Redressed character map

Uppercase

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Lowercase

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Numbers and punctuation

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ! ? & @ # % $ € £ ( ) [ ] { } . , : ; " ' - / * + =

Latin Extended (sample)

Ā Ă Ą Ć Č Ď Đ Ē Ę Ě Ğ Ī Į İ Ĺ Ľ Ł Ń Ň Ő Œ Ř Ś Ş Š Ť Ů Ű Ź Ż Ž

Which languages does Redressed support?

Redressed includes 2 character sets:

  • Latin: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and other Western European languages
  • Latin Extended: Central and Eastern European languages such as Polish, Czech, Turkish, Romanian and Hungarian

It does not include Cyrillic or Greek characters, so it can't set Russian, Ukrainian or Greek text.

Can I use Redressed commercially?

Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Redressed is released under the Apache License 2.0. You can use it in personal and client work, websites, apps and products you sell. If you share the font files themselves, include a copy of the license with them.

Fonts similar to Redressed

Redressed FAQ

Is Redressed free for commercial use?

Yes. Redressed is licensed under the Apache License 2.0, so you can use it in commercial projects, including logos, client work and products you sell.

Which weights does Redressed include?

Redressed comes in a single weight, Regular (400), with no italic style.

Does Redressed support Cyrillic?

No. Redressed supports Latin and Latin Extended, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed Redressed?

Redressed was designed by Astigmatic. It was added to Google Fonts in June 2011.