Yuyu

handwriting · Designed by Julia García López

Yuyu: Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow

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Yuyu is a casual handwriting font with a loose, informal stroke quality that reads as personal and approachable without being overly childlike. Its letterforms have a natural, pen-written feel with slight irregularities in weight and baseline that give it authentic character. It sits in the middle ground between a polished script and a rough sketch, making it feel genuine rather than manufactured. The overall tone is warm and friendly, with enough legibility to work at moderate display sizes without falling apart.

Yuyu works well as a logo wordmark or supporting type element for small lifestyle brands, food businesses, or handmade product lines where a personal, human touch matters. It can be effective for event invitations or greeting card designs where the handwritten quality reinforces the message. In editorial contexts, it can serve as a pull quote style or decorative initial cap to break up layouts and add visual warmth without requiring custom lettering.

Best suited for: Consider Yuyu for casual branding, event invitations, greeting cards, and editorial accents where an authentic handwritten aesthetic enhances personal connection and warmth.

Design considerations: Yuyu's single regular weight limits typographic hierarchy options, making it most effective as a display or accent element rather than extended body text. The informal stroke quality and baseline irregularities that create character work best at moderate to large sizes where legibility remains clear.

Pairing guidance: Pair Yuyu with Playfair Display to balance casual warmth against sophisticated serif elegance, use Lato as a neutral sans-serif workhorse for body copy and supporting information, or combine with Pacifico when layering multiple handwritten styles for decorative emphasis and visual rhythm.

Pairs well with

Playfair Display Lato Pacifico

Yuyu at a glance

Designer

Julia García López

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

June 2026

Last updated

August 2026

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Handwriting · Display

Character sets

2

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Yuyu styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Yuyu 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 Yuyu support?

Yuyu 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 Yuyu commercially?

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

Is Yuyu free for commercial use?

Yes. Yuyu 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 Yuyu include?

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

Does Yuyu support Cyrillic?

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

Who designed Yuyu?

Yuyu was designed by Julia García López. It was added to Google Fonts in June 2026.