Birthstone

handwriting · Designed by Robert Leuschke

Birthstone: Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs

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Birthstone is a flowing cursive script with elegant, connected letterforms that lean slightly to the right. It draws from classic calligraphic tradition but carries enough informality to feel personal rather than stiff. The strokes have natural variation in weight, mimicking the look of a broad-tipped pen, which gives it warmth and a handcrafted quality. It reads as refined without being overly formal, sitting comfortably in the space between wedding-invitation script and boutique branding lettering.

This font works well as a display or logo typeface for businesses in the beauty, wellness, or lifestyle space where a personal, artisan feel matters. It suits wedding or event stationery, particularly for names, monograms, or short headline phrases where its flowing character can shine at larger sizes. It also fits editorial contexts like magazine covers or feature article titles where a human, handwritten contrast to clean body text is the goal. It should be used sparingly and at generous sizes since its letterforms become harder to read at small scales.

Best suited for: Consider Birthstone for luxury branding, event invitations, monograms, and editorial headlines where flowing script adds personality and visual distinction at display sizes.

Design considerations: The single regular variant offers consistent letterform styling without weight or style options, which may limit flexibility in layout hierarchies. Its connected, leaning construction prioritizes aesthetic impact over readability at smaller scales, making sizing decisions important for legibility.

Pairing guidance: Pair Birthstone with Cormorant Garamond to balance flowing script with classical serif elegance, Lato to contrast handwritten warmth against clean geometric sans-serif structure, or Sacramento to layer complementary script styles when multiple handwritten weights or styles are needed for visual variety.

Pairs well with

Cormorant Garamond Lato Sacramento

Birthstone at a glance

Designer

Robert Leuschke

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

August 2021

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Handwriting · Display

Character sets

3

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Birthstone styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Birthstone 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

Vietnamese (sample)

Ạ Ả Ấ Ầ Ẩ Ẫ Ậ Ắ Ằ Ặ Ẹ Ẻ Ẽ Ế Ề Ệ Ỉ Ị Ọ Ỏ Ố Ồ Ộ Ơ Ớ Ờ Ụ Ủ Ư Ứ Ừ Ự Ỳ Ỵ

Which languages does Birthstone support?

Birthstone includes 3 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
  • Vietnamese: Vietnamese, including its stacked tone marks

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

Can I use Birthstone commercially?

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

Is Birthstone free for commercial use?

Yes. Birthstone 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 Birthstone include?

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

Does Birthstone support Cyrillic?

No. Birthstone supports Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed Birthstone?

Birthstone was designed by Robert Leuschke. It was added to Google Fonts in August 2021.