Waiting for the Sunrise

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What do I do with this?

Just want to use the font? Click "Get this font on Google Fonts" to download it or add it directly to a document, design tool (like Canva or Photoshop), or your computer's font list.

Building a website? Click "Copy Font Code" to copy a short snippet, then paste it into your website's HTML (usually inside the <head> section) to use this font on your site.

Waiting for the Sunrise is a casual handwriting font with a light, informal stroke weight and a natural, slightly irregular baseline that mimics real pen-on-paper writing. The letterforms are rounded and unhurried, giving it an approachable and personal feel without leaning into the overly decorative or ornate. It reads as genuine rather than polished, which makes it feel honest and warm rather than corporate. The spacing is open enough to maintain legibility at moderate display sizes, though it works best in short strings of text rather than long paragraphs.

This font fits well in contexts where a personal, human touch matters. A small food or lifestyle brand could use it for a logo or product label to signal handcrafted quality and authenticity. It also works as an accent element on wedding or event invitations where a relaxed, non-traditional aesthetic is the goal. In editorial and blog design, it can serve as a pull-quote or section header font to break up the visual monotony of body text and add a conversational tone to the layout.

Best suited for: Consider this font for short-form branding, event invitations, accent headers, and pull quotes where authentic personality and warmth enhance the message.

Design considerations: The single regular variant limits styling flexibility, making it best reserved for display roles rather than extended text. Its open spacing and informal baseline work effectively at moderate sizes but may benefit from careful sizing adjustments depending on context.

Pairing guidance: Pair with Playfair Display to balance handwritten warmth with classical elegance, Lato to ground casual charm in clean, readable sans-serif structure, or Pacifico to reinforce a cohesive handwritten aesthetic while maintaining distinct visual roles across the layout.

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Which languages does Waiting for the Sunrise support?

Waiting for the Sunrise includes 2 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

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

Can I use Waiting for the Sunrise commercially?

Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Waiting for the Sunrise 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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