The 10 Best Script Fonts on Squarespace
Last week, we highlighted 5 Squarespace Font Pairings We Love for 2024, where we featured five thoughtfully chosen Squarespace font pairings to set the right tone for your website (while also creating hierarchy and contrast).
While we made sure to choose typefaces that provided plenty of weights and styles to work with, there may be some instances where you want a little something extra.
Enter: script fonts (fonts that look like beautiful handwriting or calligraphy).
Script fonts can be a great way to add extra personality and style to your brand. These typefaces were designed to look like handwriting, but honestly, can be hit or miss in terms of quality and legibility.
That’s why we searched through Squarespace’s extensive built-In font library to find the 10 best Squarespace script fonts that strike the perfect balance between beauty and legibility.
Pro Tip
Script fonts can be a great way to expand upon your existing brand for specific campaigns or events. Try adding in a script that’s used only in the context of that initiative to help set it apart while still staying on-brand.
Things to Consider When Implementing a Script Font on Your Website
Match Your Brand’s Vibe
When choosing a script font for your website, consider (1) your audience and (2) the other fonts being used. Some script fonts have an edgy and bold feel, while others are dainty and elegant. Be sure to pick one that compliments the other fonts in your brand and matches your organization’s general aesthetic.
Consider Legibility
Script fonts are great for evoking feeling and personality, but typically aren’t the easiest typefaces to read. Avoid setting your most important messaging in a script font and only use them for short sentences or phrases. Depending on the specific font, you might also need to set script text at a larger size than most other fonts.
Use Sparingly
Once you’ve chosen a script font that you love, let it stand out by using it sparingly. It should be used only as an accent font to call attention to an impactful headline or support callout text. If you use it in too many spots on your site, it’s likely to lose its effect.
Remember that incorporating a script font into your website should elevate and add to your brand, not muddle your message.
We went through Squarespace's built-in font library and found the best Squarespace script fonts so you don’t have to.
10 of the Best Squarespace Script Fonts
1. Font: Lust Script
Recommended Usage: This one is great for bold headlines that create an expressive aesthetic.
2. Font: Sweet Fancy Script
Recommended Usage: With lots of flourishes, this script is good for callout text that creates a vintage vibe.
3. Font: Alpine Script
Recommended Usage: A more masculine script, this one is great for creating a bold, creative look that feels active and disruptive.
4. Font: Calgary Script OT
Recommended Usage: Similar to the one above, this is great for bold headlines. We could totally see this working well for an outdoors brand, speaker or educational coach.
5. Font: Falcon Script
Recommended Usage: With a bit of a groovy, retro vibe, we’d use this one for a campaign or event that you want to distinguish from the existing brand.
6. Font: Imperial Script
Recommended Usage: As the name indicates, this has a fancy, elevated feel that would be great for short headlines or callouts alike. It’s still modern enough to work well for contemporary florists, wedding venues or interior designers.
7. Font: Sarah Script
Recommended Usage: With bold, angled lines that emulate a brush pen, this script works well for headlines. We envision it being used by course creators, authors or influencers with an edge.
8. Font: Yellowtail
Recommended Usage: The nod to 50’s typography makes this retro script great for callouts that are part of a specific campaign or event sub-brand.
9. Font: Gizmo
Recommended Usage: This inky, artsy script should be used for short headlines to create a creative, unstructured feel.
10. Font: Mr. Sheffield Pro
Recommended Usage: With elegant flourishes and a relatively consistent line weight, this script is a classic that could be used across a wide range of applications. Try it in all lowercase for a clean, simple tone.
Script fonts can add pizzazz to your website – if you choose the right one!
These 10 Squarespace script fonts are perfect for adding that flair without sacrificing legibility.
Need help with your fonts? Want a pro’s help getting your custom branding created or updated? We can help with that. Schedule a call to chat with us about our branding packages.
More soon,
alyssa
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
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