# Over the Rainbow font

> A tall, thin pen handwriting by Kimberly Geswein, partly joined and deliberately uneven.

Over the Rainbow is a handwriting typeface by Kimberly Geswein with tall, narrow letters drawn in a thin pen line. Some letters touch or join, but the designer says it is not a true script. Over the Rainbow has one Regular style with 356 glyphs, is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, and suits notes, cards and informal headings.

## Facts

- Classification: [Handwriting](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/handwriting)
- Designed by: Kimberly Geswein
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 356
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext
- Last updated: 2025-09-02
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Over+the+Rainbow
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/over-the-rainbow
- Tagged for: Invitations, Casual, Social media

## About Over the Rainbow

Over the Rainbow is a handwriting typeface that reproduces a quick, upright personal hand. The line is thin and nearly even, the letters are tall and narrow with long ascenders and looped descenders, and sizes and angles vary from one letter to the next, as they do in real writing. The capital A crosses itself with a wide stroke, the x and y are drawn with loops, and the percent sign is a scribbled pair of curls. Kimberly Geswein describes the style as slightly connected without being a true script: some pairs touch, most letters stand apart. The family has one Regular style and is not a variable font. Its 356 glyphs cover Latin and Latin Extended, including the letters for Polish, Czech, Hungarian and Turkish. The license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2010, Kimberly Geswein (kimberlygeswein.com)

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

- **Handwritten notes on a page**: A thin pen line and uneven letter sizes make an annotation or margin note look written by hand.
- **Greeting cards**: The tall looped letters give a short message a personal tone.
- **Scrapbook and journal layouts**: Captions under photos read as the owner's own writing.
- **Informal quotes for social posts**: One or two lines at a large size show the loops of x, y and the capitals.

## Things to know

- **One style**: Over the Rainbow has a single Regular file. There is no bold, and the thin line cannot be made heavier.
- **Not a connected script**: Only some letters join. The designer's own description is slightly connected, not a true script.
- **Thin strokes**: The line is fine, so the face needs a generous size and a plain background to stay legible.

## FAQs

### Is Over the Rainbow free for commercial use?

Yes, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Over the Rainbow may be used in personal and commercial projects, modified and passed on, but the font files cannot be sold on their own, and a modified version must keep the same license.

### Who designed Over the Rainbow?

Over the Rainbow was designed by Kimberly Geswein, who is named in the font's name table and copyright notice.

### How many weights does Over the Rainbow have?

Over the Rainbow has one weight, Regular 400, and no italic.

### Is Over the Rainbow a cursive font?

Only partly. Over the Rainbow is handwriting in which some letters join; its designer calls it slightly connected and not a true script.

### Which languages does Over the Rainbow support?

Over the Rainbow includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian and Turkish.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/over-the-rainbow (trendhub)