# Waterfall font

> A light calligraphic script with long sweeping capitals and a small joined lowercase, holding 1,879 glyphs.

Waterfall is a calligraphic script by Robert Leuschke that mixes hand-lettered italic forms with the joined letters of a formal script. Waterfall has one Regular style with 1,879 glyphs, far more than its 586 encoded characters, covering Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits 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: 1879
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-05
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Waterfall
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/waterfall
- Tagged for: Logos, Weddings, Invitations, Elegant

## About Waterfall

Waterfall is a calligraphic script drawn with a thin pen line and a strong forward slant. In the specimen the capitals are several times the height of the lowercase and start with long, nearly horizontal entry strokes that sweep in from the left, while the lowercase is small and joined, with narrow loops on its ascenders and descenders. The contrast between thick and thin is gentle, so the whole word stays light on the page. The official description places the design between traditional hand-lettered italic and more formal connecting script. The family is one Regular file and is not a variable font. It contains 1,879 glyphs for 586 encoded characters, so most glyphs are additional forms beyond the basic character set. Coverage includes Western and Central European Latin and Vietnamese. Robert Leuschke is the designer, and the license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2011 The Waterfall Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/waterfall)

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

- **Invitation headings**: The long entry strokes of the capitals frame a pair of names at the top of a card.
- **Signature-style wordmarks**: A single word in the thin, slanted line reads like a signature written with a fine pen.
- **Stationery and monogrammed notes**: The light stroke leaves plenty of white space, which suits letterheads and personal cards.
- **Short quotes on cards**: A line of a few words keeps the small lowercase large enough to read.
- **Names in many languages**: Central European and Vietnamese accents are included, so guest names keep their diacritics.

## Things to know

- **Very small lowercase**: The lowercase is a fraction of the capital height in the specimen, so Waterfall needs generous sizes.
- **One style**: There is a single Regular weight, with no bold.
- **Capitals are initials**: The sweeping entry strokes of neighbouring capitals run into each other in an all-capital line.

## FAQs

### Is Waterfall free for commercial use?

Waterfall can be used without charge in personal and commercial work under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. The license also permits modification and redistribution; the font cannot be sold on its own, and derivative versions remain under the same license.

### Who designed Waterfall?

Waterfall was designed by Robert Leuschke. The copyright notice names The Waterfall Project Authors.

### How many weights does Waterfall have?

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

### Why does Waterfall have so many glyphs?

Waterfall holds 1,879 glyphs for 586 encoded characters. The difference is made up of additional forms beyond the basic character set.

### Which languages does Waterfall support?

Waterfall includes the letters needed for Western European languages, for Turkish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian and the Baltic languages, and for Vietnamese.

### Can I use Waterfall on a website?

Yes. Download Waterfall and host the file yourself, or load it from the official source. Set Waterfall large: the lowercase is small and the strokes are thin.

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