Iansui
handwriting · Designed by But Ko
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Iansui is a handwriting-style font with a casual, clean stroke that mimics the natural rhythm of someone writing by hand with a medium-weight pen. It has a slightly informal but legible character, with consistent letterforms that avoid feeling too rough or erratic. The strokes carry enough personality to feel human without becoming distracting or hard to read at moderate sizes. It sits in a space between decorative script fonts and everyday handwriting, giving it a grounded, approachable tone that works across both Latin and CJK characters.
This font is a practical choice for educational platforms or children's learning apps where a friendly, non-intimidating writing style helps set the right tone. It also works well for small-batch food and beverage branding, craft goods packaging, or artisan product labels where a handwritten aesthetic signals authenticity without going overly stylized. For digital applications, Iansui can serve as a display or accent font in lifestyle blogs, personal portfolios, or wellness-related websites where warmth and individuality matter more than strict formality.
Best suited for: Educational interfaces, children's apps, artisan product packaging, lifestyle blogs, and wellness websites where approachable handwritten warmth enhances user engagement and brand authenticity.
Design considerations: As a single-weight handwriting font, Iansui works best as a display or accent element rather than extended body text. Its consistent, medium-weight strokes maintain legibility across both Latin and traditional Chinese characters, making it suitable for multilingual projects requiring a unified casual voice.
Pairing guidance: Pair Iansui with Nunito as a flexible sans-serif foundation for body text and interface elements, Lora as a serif alternative for editorial or formal content blocks, or Dancing Script as a complementary handwriting style for layered typographic hierarchy and visual rhythm.
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Iansui at a glance
But Ko
SIL Open Font License 1.1
March 2025
March 2026
1 (1 weight)
Handwriting
4
Google Fonts
Iansui styles
| Weight | Name | Upright |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Regular | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
Iansui character map
Which languages does Iansui support?
Iansui includes 4 character sets:
- Chinese (Traditional): Traditional Chinese as used in Taiwan
- 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
- Symbols 2: box-drawing, block and other extra symbols
It does not include Cyrillic or Greek characters, so it can't set Russian, Ukrainian or Greek text.
Can I use Iansui commercially?
Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Iansui 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.