# Birthstone font

> A slanted brush script whose 1,753 glyphs hold Script, Casual, Formal and Titling variants.

Birthstone is a slanted brush script by Robert Leuschke that bundles Script, Casual and Formal variants and a group of Titling forms in one font. Birthstone has a single Regular style with 1,753 glyphs and includes the letters for Western and Central European languages and Vietnamese. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 for invitations and logos.

## Facts

- Classification: [Script](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/script)
- Designed by: Robert Leuschke
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 1753
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-05
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Birthstone
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/birthstone
- Tagged for: Logos, Weddings, Invitations, Packaging

## About Birthstone

Birthstone is a script typeface written with a brush-like stroke: thick, slightly tapered downstrokes, thin connecting upstrokes and a steady forward slant. In the specimen the lowercase joins from letter to letter, with looped ascenders on letters such as h, k and l and long descenders on f, g, j and y, while the capitals are plain and narrow for a script. What sets the font apart is its size. One file holds 1,753 glyphs, because it contains alternate designs grouped as Script, Casual and Formal variants plus a Titling group, all drawn so that they can be mixed within the same block of text. A sibling family, Birthstone Bounce, offers swashed capitals and endings. Robert Leuschke is the designer. Birthstone has one Regular style and covers Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. The license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2019 The Birthstone Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/birthstone)

Allowed:
- Use the fonts in personal and commercial work, in print, on the web and in apps.
- Modify the fonts and build new versions from them.
- Redistribute the fonts, on their own or bundled with software, as long as the license text and copyright notice go with them.

Conditions:
- The fonts cannot be sold by themselves.
- A modified version must stay under the same license and cannot use a Reserved Font Name without the copyright holder's permission.
- The authors' names cannot be used to promote a modified version without permission.

Summary only, not legal advice. Full text: https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/

## Where it works

- **Names on invitations**: The joined lowercase and restrained capitals keep a couple's names readable at heading size.
- **Logos and product labels**: Switching between the Script, Casual and Formal variants gives several versions of a name from one font.
- **Headings that mix styles**: The stylistic sets were designed to be interchanged inside a single line, so one word can be stressed with a different set.
- **Greeting cards and quotes**: The brush stroke and forward slant give a short phrase the look of sign-painter's lettering.

## Things to know

- **One weight**: Birthstone has Regular 400 only. A Medium exists in the sibling family Birthstone Bounce, not here.
- **Variants need OpenType support**: The Casual, Formal and Titling forms are stylistic sets, so they are reached through the OpenType features of your software or CSS.
- **A large file for a script**: With 1,753 glyphs the font is bigger than most single-style scripts, which matters for web loading.

## FAQs

### Is Birthstone free for commercial use?

Birthstone can be used in commercial work at no cost under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. The license also permits modification and redistribution; the fonts cannot be sold on their own, and derivatives stay under the same license. Check the license text for the exact terms.

### Who designed Birthstone?

Birthstone was designed by Robert Leuschke, listed in the font as Robert E. Leuschke. The copyright notice names The Birthstone Project Authors.

### How many weights does Birthstone have?

Birthstone has one weight, Regular 400, and is not a variable font.

### What are the stylistic sets in Birthstone?

Birthstone contains three groups of alternate letterforms, called Script, Casual and Formal, and a Titling group. They are built to be combined in the same text.

### Which languages does Birthstone support?

Birthstone includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Spanish, Turkish, Polish and Vietnamese.

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