# Ruthie font

> A hairline calligraphic script with ornate looped capitals in one weight, for names and short formal lines.

Ruthie is a calligraphic script by Robert Leuschke with thin, slanted strokes and ornate capitals wrapped in hairline loops. Ruthie has one Regular style with 509 glyphs covering Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. It is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and is used for invitations, names and short display lines.

## 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: 509
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-16
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Ruthie
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/ruthie
- Tagged for: Weddings, Invitations, Elegant

## About Ruthie

Ruthie is a script typeface written with a fine pen: strokes are light throughout and swell only slightly on the downstrokes. The letters lean steeply to the right. In the specimen the lowercase is small next to the capitals, with long looped descenders on f, g, p and y, and each capital carries an extra hairline flourish that crosses the main strokes. Its official description sums it up as a calligraphic script with ornate capital forms. Ruthie has a single Regular style and is not a variable font. The 509 glyphs cover Latin, Latin Extended and the letters needed for Vietnamese. Robert Leuschke is the designer, the copyright notice names The Ruthie Project Authors, and the font is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2014 The Ruthie Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/ruthie)

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 wedding stationery**: A flourished capital followed by the small lowercase suits a couple's names on an invitation or place card.
- **Monograms**: The hairline loops around each capital make two or three initials into an ornament on their own.
- **Certificates and menus**: A heading or a recipient's name in Ruthie sits above details set in a plain text face.
- **Signature-style sign-offs**: The thin, slanted line reads like a pen signature at the foot of a letter or card.

## Things to know

- **One style**: Ruthie has a single Regular style. There is no bold for emphasis.
- **Small lowercase**: The lowercase is much shorter than the capitals, so Ruthie needs a large size before the small letters are legible.
- **Capitals are for word beginnings**: In the specimen's all-capitals row the flourishes overlap. The capitals are drawn to lead into lowercase.
- **Thin strokes**: The lines are hairline-thin everywhere; on low-resolution screens or dark photographs they can break up.

## FAQs

### Is Ruthie free for commercial use?

Yes, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Ruthie may be used in personal and commercial projects, changed and passed on, but it cannot be sold on its own, and derivative fonts keep the same license. Read the license text for the exact terms.

### Who designed Ruthie?

Ruthie was designed by Robert Leuschke, written Robert E. Leuschke in the font's name table.

### How many weights does Ruthie have?

Ruthie has one weight, Regular 400, with no bold or italic.

### Can Ruthie be used for wedding invitations?

Yes. Ruthie is a formal calligraphic script and its license covers printed work. Use Ruthie large, for names and headings, and set dates and addresses in a text typeface.

### Which languages does Ruthie support?

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

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/ruthie (trendhub)