# Whisper font

> A steeply slanted calligraphic script with hairline strokes and wide, sweeping capitals, in one weight.

Whisper is a calligraphic script typeface credited to Robert Leuschke, with a steep slant, thin angular strokes and wide looping capitals. Whisper comes in one Regular style with 643 glyphs and covers Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and is used for names, invitations 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: 643
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-10
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Whisper
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/whisper
- Tagged for: Logos, Weddings, Invitations, Elegant

## About Whisper

Whisper is a calligraphic script typeface with a strong forward slant and very thin strokes. In the specimen the lowercase is small, narrow and angular, with long descenders on f, g, p and y, while the capitals are several times wider and open with sweeping entry strokes that run under the letters beside them. Some lowercase letters join and others stop short, as in quick pen writing. The family has one Regular style and is not a variable font. Its 643 glyphs cover Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. According to the official notes, the design dates from the early 1990s. Robert Leuschke is credited as the designer, and the font is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. The hairline weight and tiny lowercase call for large sizes.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 1993-2022 The Whisper Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/whisper)

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**: A wide capital followed by the compact lowercase turns a name into the centrepiece of a card.
- **Signature-style wordmarks**: The uneven joins and fast, angular strokes read as a signature written with a pen.
- **Short quotations and dedications**: A single line at a large size keeps the thin strokes visible; several lines in a row become hard to follow.
- **Vietnamese names and greetings**: Whisper includes the accented letters Vietnamese needs, which many script faces leave out.

## Things to know

- **Very light strokes**: The lines are thin at every point of the letter. On screens and in small print they can break up, so test at the final size.
- **Capitals are far wider than the lowercase**: In the specimen a row of capitals overlaps heavily. They are drawn to begin a word, not to be set in sequence.
- **One style**: Whisper has a single Regular style, with no bold cut.

## FAQs

### Is Whisper free for commercial use?

Yes. Whisper is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows use in personal and commercial work, modification and redistribution. The font cannot be sold on its own, and modified versions stay under the same license.

### Who designed Whisper?

Whisper is credited to Robert Leuschke; the font's name table gives the name as Robert E. Leuschke. The copyright notice names The Whisper Project Authors.

### How many weights does Whisper have?

Whisper has one weight, Regular 400. It is not a variable font.

### Which languages does Whisper support?

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

### Is Whisper suitable for body text?

No. Whisper has hairline strokes and a very small lowercase, so it is a display script for a few words at a large size.

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