Tangerine

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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.

Tangerine is a calligraphic script font with thin, flowing strokes that mimic formal cursive handwriting. It has an elegant, slightly formal quality without feeling stiff, and its letterforms include subtle flourishes on capitals that give it a decorative edge. The weight is light overall, which makes it feel refined rather than bold. It reads best at larger sizes since the fine strokes and connected letterforms can lose clarity at small scales.

This font works well for wedding-related branding, including invitations, stationery, and event websites where a handwritten signature feel is appropriate. It also suits luxury or artisan product packaging and accompanying web headers where the goal is to suggest craftsmanship or personal touch. Editorial contexts like pull quotes, bylines, or decorative drop caps in lifestyle or beauty publications are another practical fit, especially when paired with a clean sans-serif body font that compensates for Tangerine's limited readability at small sizes.

Best suited for: Wedding invitations, luxury packaging, editorial headers, and formal event branding where an elegant handwritten aesthetic enhances perceived craftsmanship and personal attention.

Design considerations: The font's thin, connected strokes require generous sizing for legibility and work best in display contexts rather than body text. Two weight options allow for subtle emphasis while maintaining the refined calligraphic character across applications.

Pairing guidance: Pair Tangerine with Cormorant Garamond to ground flowing script elegance with classical serif structure, Lato to provide clean sans-serif contrast that ensures readability in supporting text, or Dancing Script to layer complementary handwriting styles when additional script emphasis is needed.

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Tangerine at a glance

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Tangerine character map

Which languages does Tangerine support?

Tangerine includes one character set:

• Latin: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and other Western European languages

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

Can I use Tangerine commercially?

Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Tangerine is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. You can use it in logos, websites, apps, videos, printed products and merchandise without paying or asking permission. The one thing you can't do is sell the font file on its own.

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