Whisper

handwriting · Designed by Robert Leuschke

Whisper: The five boxing wizards jump quickly

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Whisper is a loose, flowing handwriting font with an informal cursive style. The letterforms are irregular in a natural way, with varying stroke widths and a casual, slightly uneven baseline that mimics real handwritten text. It has a light, airy quality without being overly decorative or ornate. The overall impression is personal and approachable rather than formal or polished, sitting somewhere between a quick signature and a carefully written note.

For real-world use, Whisper works well as a display or accent typeface in wedding and event branding, where a personal, human touch is expected. It also fits naturally in lifestyle and wellness product packaging or websites where the brand wants to feel handcrafted and approachable rather than corporate. A third solid use case is editorial design, specifically for pull quotes, section headers, or feature titles in blogs and magazines that lean toward a personal or creative editorial voice. It should be used at larger sizes and kept to short amounts of text, since legibility drops off quickly in paragraphs or small sizes.

Best suited for: Whisper works well for wedding invitations, event announcements, lifestyle branding, and editorial pull quotes where a personal, handcrafted aesthetic enhances the message.

Design considerations: As a single-variant handwriting font, Whisper maintains consistent informal character across applications but offers limited typographic flexibility for hierarchy or emphasis. The casual baseline and irregular letterforms prioritize personality over technical precision, making it most effective at display sizes rather than body text.

Pairing guidance: Pair Whisper with Cormorant Garamond to balance handwritten warmth with classical serif elegance, Lato to ground flowing script with clean sans-serif structure, or Dancing Script to layer complementary handwriting styles where both fonts serve expressive rather than utilitarian roles.

Pairs well with

Cormorant Garamond Lato Dancing Script

Whisper at a glance

Designer

Robert Leuschke

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

March 2022

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Handwriting · Display

Character sets

3

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Whisper styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Whisper 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

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 Whisper support?

Whisper includes 3 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
  • 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 Whisper commercially?

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

Is Whisper free for commercial use?

Yes. Whisper 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 Whisper include?

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

Does Whisper support Cyrillic?

No. Whisper supports Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed Whisper?

Whisper was designed by Robert Leuschke. It was added to Google Fonts in March 2022.