Iansui

handwriting · Designed by But Ko

Iansui: Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz

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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.

Pairs well with

Nunito Lora Dancing Script

Iansui at a glance

Designer

But Ko

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

March 2025

Last updated

March 2026

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Handwriting

Character sets

4

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Iansui styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Iansui 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 ! ? & @ # % $ € £ ( ) [ ] { } . , : ; " ' - / * + =

Chinese (Traditional) (sample)

中 文 字 體 漢 語 繁 體 書 寫

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 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.

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Iansui FAQ

Is Iansui free for commercial use?

Yes. Iansui 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 Iansui include?

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

Does Iansui support Cyrillic?

No. Iansui supports Chinese (Traditional), Latin, Latin Extended and Symbols 2, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed Iansui?

Iansui was designed by But Ko. It was added to Google Fonts in March 2025.