# Zeyada font

> Thin pen handwriting taken from one person's hand, with long looping descenders and letters that only partly join.

Zeyada is a handwriting typeface by Kimberly Geswein, based on the writing of a young mother and named after an Ethiopian student whom her family sponsors. Zeyada has one Regular style with 346 glyphs and is not a variable font. Zeyada is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits notes, cards, captions and short personal messages.

## 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: 346
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext
- Last updated: 2025-09-16
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Zeyada
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/zeyada
- Tagged for: Invitations, Casual, Social media

## About Zeyada

Zeyada is a handwriting typeface drawn from the everyday writing of one person, a young mother, according to the official notes. The font takes its name from a young Ethiopian woman whose schooling that writer's family pays for. Its strokes are thin and even, like a fine pen, and the letters lean a little to the right. Lowercase letters are small beside the tall capitals, and f, g, j and y end in long open loops that reach far below the line. Some letters touch their neighbours while others stand apart, so the texture sits between print and cursive. The capital A begins with a loop on its left side, and the numerals differ in height and tilt. Zeyada has one Regular style and 346 glyphs in the Latin and Latin Extended character sets. Kimberly Geswein designed it, and it is published under 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

- **Margin notes and annotations**: Thin, uneven pen strokes read as something jotted by hand, which sets a comment or arrow label apart from the typeset layout around it.
- **Greeting cards and personal invitations**: Because Zeyada comes from a real person's handwriting, a short greeting or a name looks written rather than typeset.
- **Quote graphics**: The looping descenders of f, g, j and y fill the space under a short phrase set large on a social media image.
- **Journals, planners and scrapbook pages**: Partly joined letters and digits of varying height match the look of entries filled in by pen.
- **Sign-offs under a letter**: A first name in the tall, looped capitals and small lowercase stands in for a handwritten closing line.

## Things to know

- **One style, no bold or italic**: Zeyada has a single Regular file with 346 glyphs. It is not a variable font.
- **Small lowercase**: In the specimen the lowercase letters are far shorter than the capitals, so Zeyada looks smaller than other fonts at the same point size and needs a larger setting.
- **Deep descender loops**: The loops of f, g, j and y drop well below the baseline. Tight line spacing lets them run into the line beneath.
- **Only partly connected**: The official notes describe the design as slightly connected and neither a standard cursive nor a standard print hand; the specimen shows joins between some letters and gaps between others.

## FAQs

### Is Zeyada free for commercial use?

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

### Who designed Zeyada?

Zeyada was designed by Kimberly Geswein, whose name also appears in the copyright notice. The official notes say the letters are based on the handwriting of a young mother.

### Where does the name Zeyada come from?

According to the official notes, Zeyada is the name of a young Ethiopian woman whose schooling is sponsored by the family of the person whose handwriting the font is based on.

### How many weights does Zeyada have?

Zeyada has one weight, Regular 400. There is no bold or italic.

### Which languages does Zeyada support?

Zeyada includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Turkish, Polish and Hungarian.

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