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Brush Script Font

The casual connected script of 1940s sign painting

Robert E. Smith · Casual brush script · 1942 · ! Bundled with Microsoft Office

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Yellowtail · closest free match to Brush Script

Brush Script font poster: red casual script on a retro mint diner menu boardBrush Script style lettering on a bakery window and a cake box stickerBrush Script style character set: uppercase and lowercase alphabet, numbers and symbols

Illustrations of the Brush Script style made for DaFontFonts. Letterforms are approximate; check the official specimen before you buy.

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License:
Bundled with Microsoft Office
Font Type:
System font
Download:
Free alternative: Yellowtail (Apache-2.0)
Format:
TTF
Total Files:
1 style + licence
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Brush Script itself is not free to download. This button gives you Yellowtail, the closest free match, licensed for commercial use. Brush Script MT on Microsoft Typography

About Brush Script

Brush Script was designed by Robert E. Smith and released by American Type Founders in 1942. As Microsoft describes it, the heavy, informal letters look as though they were written with a brush, and the lowercase joins up like real handwriting. It captured the look of mid-century sign painting and advertising lettering.

Brush Script was everywhere in the 1950s, on shop windows, diner menus and product ads, and its inclusion in Microsoft Office brought it back into countless flyers and signs. Today it reads as nostalgic and friendly. Use the capitals only at the start of words; in all caps it becomes hard to read.

Where Brush Script works best

  • Retro diner and bakery branding
  • Shop window signs
  • Vintage flyers and ads
  • Greeting cards

Free alternatives to Brush Script

Open-licence fonts with a comparable feel, every one verified free for commercial use and downloadable from DaFontFonts.

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Yellowtail Handwriting · 1 style ✓ Apache

Yellowtail is a free connected brush script with a 1940s and 50s sign-painter feel, the closest match to Brush Script.

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Kaushan Script Handwriting · 1 style ✓ OFL

Kaushan Script has energetic brush strokes that work well for bold, casual headlines.

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Pacifico Handwriting · 1 style ✓ OFL

Pacifico is a rounder, surf-style brush script for friendly logos and signs.

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Dancing Script Handwriting · 4 styles · variable ✓ OFL

Dancing Script is a lively connected script that stays readable for longer phrases.

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Lobster Display · 1 style ✓ OFL

Lobster gives a bolder, retro display script with many connected letter pairs.

Brush Script is a trademark of its owner. DaFontFonts does not host or distribute the Brush Script font files; download and licence links go to the official source.

Questions

Is Brush Script free?

It is free to use in documents you create with Microsoft Office, but not to redistribute or use as a web font. Yellowtail and Kaushan Script are free alternatives.

Who designed Brush Script?

Robert E. Smith designed Brush Script for American Type Founders in 1942.

What font looks like Brush Script?

Yellowtail is the closest free option. Kaushan Script, Pacifico and Lobster give similar casual brush energy.

Can I use Brush Script in all capitals?

It is not recommended. The capitals are designed as initials, and all-caps settings become hard to read.

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