Vibur

handwriting · Designed by Johan Kallas

Vibur: Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz

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Vibur is a casual handwriting font with a loose, informal style that leans slightly italic in feel. Its letterforms have natural variation and a hand-drawn quality without looking sloppy or overly stylized. The strokes are fairly thin and open, giving it a light, relaxed presence on the page. It reads as friendly and approachable rather than formal or polished, sitting somewhere between a personal script and a display typeface. The overall texture is consistent enough to work at medium sizes without losing legibility.

Vibur works well for children's brands or educational products where a warm, non-threatening tone matters. It suits cafe or small restaurant branding where the goal is a handcrafted, neighborhood feel rather than corporate polish. It can also serve as a heading or accent font in lifestyle blogs or personal portfolio sites where the designer wants to inject some personality without committing to a full script font. In each case, it should be used for short text blocks, headlines, or labels rather than body copy.

Best suited for: Consider Vibur for short headlines, product labels, and accent text in children's content, casual dining branding, and lifestyle digital projects seeking approachable personality.

Design considerations: As a single-weight handwriting font, Vibur's effectiveness depends on pairing with supporting typefaces for varied typographic hierarchy. Its thin, open strokes maintain reasonable legibility at medium display sizes but work best when reserved for prominent, short-form applications rather than extended reading.

Pairing guidance: Pair Vibur with Raleway to balance casual warmth with clean, modern structure across multiple weights; use Merriweather to add serif formality and reading comfort for longer passages; or combine with Pacifico when layering complementary handwritten voices for decorative emphasis.

Pairs well with

Raleway Merriweather Pacifico

Vibur at a glance

Designer

Johan Kallas

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

December 2010

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Handwriting

Character sets

1

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Vibur styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Vibur 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 ! ? & @ # % $ € £ ( ) [ ] { } . , : ; " ' - / * + =

Which languages does Vibur support?

Vibur 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 Vibur commercially?

Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Vibur 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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Vibur FAQ

Is Vibur free for commercial use?

Yes. Vibur is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, so you can use it in commercial projects, including logos, client work and products you sell.

Which weights does Vibur include?

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

Does Vibur support Cyrillic?

No. Vibur supports Latin, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed Vibur?

Vibur was designed by Johan Kallas. It was added to Google Fonts in December 2010.