The Hand Wide Font
The Hand Wide is a handwritten font designed by Fanny Coulez and Julien Saurin in Paris. We wanted to create the most generic, readable and finely balanced handwritten f…
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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Character set · 327 glyphs
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ZIP (TTF / OTF) · free for personal use, check the included license for commercial projects.
The Hand Wide is a handwritten font designed by Fanny Coulez and Julien Saurin in Paris. We wanted to create the most generic, readable and finely balanced handwritten font, to work well in every kind of design. It’s an extended version of our font The Hand.
This is the full set with 8 fonts. We also make a simple set with 4 fonts.
The Hand Wide Light The Hand Wide Regular The Hand Wide Semibold The Hand Wide Bold The Hand Wide Black The Hand Wide Extrablack The Hand Wide Heavy The Hand Wide Ultra
Where The Hand Wide Font works best
Greeting cards and personal notes
A short phrase in The Hand Wide Font carries warmth that a typeset sans cannot fake; keep the rest of the card plain.
Café and bakery menus
Chalkboard-style headings in The Hand Wide Font make a menu feel hand-made. Keep the dish descriptions in a simple face so prices stay readable.
Social posts with a human voice
One line of The Hand Wide Font over a photo is enough; the script carries the tone and the caption does the work.
Is The Hand Wide Font really free?
The download costs nothing and needs no account. What you may do with the font afterwards is set by its author: the license file travels inside the archive, and it is the only document that decides whether a commercial project is covered.
How do I install it on Windows or a Mac?
Three steps, no extra software:
- Download the ZIP and extract it (double-click on Mac, right-click → Extract on Windows).
- Open the .ttf or .otf file and click Install / Install Font.
- Restart the app you want to use it in — the font is now available system-wide.
What kind of work does The Hand Wide Font suit?
It sits in the Script And Handwritten group and reads as bold, handwritten, readable, script. That makes it a candidate wherever those qualities help: headings, packaging, social graphics and brand work. Set it at the size you plan to use before deciding.
The Hand Wide Font previews
5 samples — glyphs, weights and use cases
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