# Emilys Candy font

> A hand-drawn high-contrast serif with spiral curls and hearts over i and j, by Crystal Kluge of Neapolitan.

Emilys Candy is a display typeface designed by Crystal Kluge of Neapolitan, a Font Diner label: a hand-drawn serif with thick and thin strokes, spiral curls and hearts in place of dots. Emilys Candy has one Regular style and 231 glyphs for Western European languages. Emilys Candy is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 for sweet, storybook headings.

## Facts

- Classification: [Display](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/display)
- Designed by: Neapolitan
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 231
- Character sets: latin
- Last updated: 2025-09-10
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Emilys+Candy
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/emilys-candy
- Tagged for: Headlines, Invitations, Packaging, Casual, Kids

## About Emilys Candy

Emilys Candy is a display typeface that looks like a high-contrast serif alphabet drawn with a pen instead of set in metal. In the specimen the thick strokes have slightly wavering edges, the thin strokes are hairlines, and many letters end in a small spiral: the tails of y, g and j, the top of a and the ends of C, S and s. The dots of i and j are hearts. Capitals are wide and heavy, and the figures are lining numerals in the same thick-and-thin manner. The official description tells a short tale of a girl buying penny candy, which gives the face its name. The family is one Regular style with 231 glyphs covering the basic Latin set. Crystal Kluge designed it for Neapolitan, a trading name of Font Diner, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2012, Font Diner (www.fontdiner.com), with Reserved Font Name "Emilys Candy".

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

- **Candy and bakery branding**: Curled terminals and heart dots match the sweet-shop story the face is named after.
- **Children's party invitations**: A heading with spirals and hearts sets the tone above details in a plainer font.
- **Storybook titles**: The wavering pen-drawn edges read as illustrated lettering on a cover.
- **Valentine's cards and gift tags**: Hearts over i and j add ornament to a short greeting without extra artwork.

## Things to know

- **One style**: Emilys Candy has a single Regular style, with no bold or italic.
- **Hearts are the default dots**: Every i and j in the specimen carries a heart, so the motif appears wherever those letters occur.
- **Hairlines need size**: The thin strokes and small spirals are fine details that fade when the type is set small.
- **Western Latin coverage**: The 231 glyphs stop at the basic Latin subset; Turkish, Czech and Hungarian letters are not included.

## FAQs

### Is Emilys Candy free for commercial use?

Emilys Candy may be used in commercial work at no charge under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which also permits changing and redistributing the files. The font cannot be sold on its own, and a modified version keeps the same license and may not use the reserved name Emilys Candy without permission.

### Who designed Emilys Candy?

Emilys Candy was designed by Crystal Kluge of Neapolitan, a trading name of Font Diner. The catalogue lists the designer as Neapolitan.

### How many weights does Emilys Candy have?

Emilys Candy has one weight, Regular 400.

### Does Emilys Candy have hearts on its letters?

Yes. In Emilys Candy the dots of the lowercase i and j are drawn as hearts.

### Which languages does Emilys Candy support?

Emilys Candy includes the letters needed for English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Catalan, Estonian and the Nordic languages.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/emilys-candy (trendhub)
