Dawning of a New Day
handwriting · Designed by Kimberly Geswein
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Dawning of a New Day is a casual handwriting font with an informal, slightly irregular quality that mimics the natural variation of someone writing quickly but with intention. The letterforms are rounded and open, giving it an approachable and personal feel without looking sloppy or overly stylized. It sits in a readable middle ground between a loose script and a more controlled handwritten style, making it feel genuine rather than constructed. The weight is consistent enough to hold up at moderate display sizes, and its slight slant gives it a sense of forward motion and energy without veering into formal calligraphy territory.
This font works well for wedding or event invitation websites where a handmade, personal touch is needed without requiring full cursive legibility. It is also a solid choice for lifestyle brands in the food, wellness, or home goods space that want to signal authenticity and a human behind the product. Additionally, it can be used effectively in editorial or blog contexts as a pull quote or section label font, adding personality and contrast when paired against a clean sans-serif or serif for the main content.
Best suited for: Consider this font for wedding invitations, event announcements, lifestyle brand messaging, editorial pull quotes, and section headers where authentic handwritten character enhances visual appeal.
Design considerations: The single regular weight and Latin subset limit typographic flexibility for complex layouts or multilingual projects. Its casual, slightly irregular quality works best at moderate to large display sizes where the handwritten character remains legible and impactful.
Pairing guidance: Pair with Playfair Display to balance handwritten warmth against elegant serif formality, use Lato as a neutral sans-serif anchor for body text and functional elements, or combine with Sacramento when layering multiple handwriting styles for distinct hierarchical roles.
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Dawning of a New Day at a glance
Kimberly Geswein
SIL Open Font License 1.1
April 2011
September 2025
1 (1 weight)
Handwriting · Display
1
Google Fonts
Dawning of a New Day styles
| Weight | Name | Upright |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Regular | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
Dawning of a New Day character map
Which languages does Dawning of a New Day support?
Dawning of a New Day 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 Dawning of a New Day commercially?
Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Dawning of a New Day 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.