Yellowtail

handwriting · Designed by Astigmatic

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Yellowtail is a connected script font with a casual, energetic feel. Its letterforms flow into one another with generous curves and a slight rightward lean, giving it the look of confident, freehand brushwork. The strokes vary in weight, adding visual rhythm without feeling overly formal or stiff. It reads clearly at display sizes but loses legibility quickly when set small or in long passages, so it works best as a single-line statement rather than body text. The overall personality sits somewhere between retro diner signage and modern lifestyle branding.

Yellowtail is a practical choice for food and beverage brands that want a handcrafted, approachable identity without going too precious or delicate. It works well on restaurant menus, food packaging, and café signage where a human touch matters. It also fits editorial contexts like magazine cover lines or pull quotes in lifestyle publications, and can be effective in social media graphics or event posters where a single bold headline needs personality. Just keep it large, keep it short, and pair it with something clean and readable for any supporting text.

Best suited for: Yellowtail works best for eye-catching headlines, food and beverage branding, café signage, event posters, and editorial cover lines where a single bold statement needs personality and human warmth.

Design considerations: As a connected script with only a regular weight, Yellowtail demands generous sizing to maintain legibility and impact. Its energetic, flowing letterforms and variable stroke weight make it most effective for short, prominent text rather than extended passages or smaller applications.

Pairing guidance: Pair Yellowtail with Montserrat for clean, modern supporting text and body copy that balances its casual energy; use Lora to add editorial sophistication and serif warmth to longer passages or captions; or choose Dancing Script as a secondary handwriting accent for layered, informal compositions where both scripts remain large and legible.

Pairs well with

Montserrat Lora Dancing Script

Yellowtail at a glance

Designer

Astigmatic

License

Apache License 2.0

Added to Google Fonts

July 2011

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Handwriting · Display

Character sets

2

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Yellowtail styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Yellowtail 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 Yellowtail support?

Yellowtail 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 Yellowtail commercially?

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

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Yellowtail FAQ

Is Yellowtail free for commercial use?

Yes. Yellowtail 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 Yellowtail include?

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

Does Yellowtail support Cyrillic?

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

Who designed Yellowtail?

Yellowtail was designed by Astigmatic. It was added to Google Fonts in July 2011.