Charm

handwriting · Designed by Cadson Demak

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Charm is a handwriting-style font with a slightly formal, script-influenced appearance. It has moderate stroke contrast, smooth curves, and a gentle slant that gives it a polished but still personal feel. The letterforms are readable at display sizes without feeling overly casual or sloppy, making it more refined than typical handwritten fonts. It sits somewhere between a decorative script and a clean calligraphic style, which means it can carry a sense of warmth and approachability without sacrificing legibility at reasonable sizes.

Charm works well for small boutique or lifestyle brands that want to communicate a handcrafted or artisanal quality without going full ornamental script. It suits wedding or event stationery websites, bakery or cafe branding, and personal portfolio or blog headings where a human, creative tone is the goal. It can also serve effectively as a pull-quote accent in editorial layouts, adding personality contrast against a clean sans-serif or serif body font without overwhelming the surrounding content.

Best suited for: Charm suits branding, event stationery, editorial accents, and creative headings where a refined handwritten aesthetic enhances boutique, lifestyle, or artisanal positioning.

Design considerations: The font's moderate stroke contrast and smooth curves maintain readability across both regular and bold weights, supporting flexible typographic hierarchies. Its balanced formality works effectively at display sizes while remaining approachable, making it adaptable across digital and print applications.

Pairing guidance: Pair Charm with Playfair Display to anchor elegant editorial layouts with classical serif authority, use Lato as a neutral sans-serif counterpoint for body text and interface elements, or combine with Dancing Script to layer complementary handwriting styles where tonal variation strengthens visual rhythm.

Pairs well with

Playfair Display Lato Dancing Script

Charm at a glance

Designer

Cadson Demak

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

December 2018

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

2 (2 weights)

Classification

Handwriting

Character sets

4

Distributed via

Google Fonts

All 2 Charm styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123
700 Bold Aa Bb Gg 123

Charm 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

Thai (sample)

ก ข ค ฆ ง จ ฉ ช ซ ฌ ญ ฎ ฏ ฐ ฑ ฒ ณ ด ต ถ ท ธ น บ ป ผ ฝ พ ฟ ภ ม

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 Charm support?

Charm includes 4 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
  • Thai: Thai
  • 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 Charm commercially?

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

Is Charm free for commercial use?

Yes. Charm 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 Charm include?

Charm includes 2 weights, from Regular (400) to Bold (700). There are no italic styles.

Does Charm support Cyrillic?

No. Charm supports Latin, Latin Extended, Thai and Vietnamese, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed Charm?

Charm was designed by Cadson Demak. It was added to Google Fonts in December 2018.