# Text to Handwriting in Your Own Handwriting: 2 Free Ways

> How to convert text to your own handwriting for free: make a handwriting font from a template and upload it, or draw your letters on a pad. Tips for spacing, sizing and keeping it private.

Source: https://edesy.in/blog/use-your-own-handwriting-font

**Short answer:** in [Text to Handwriting](https://edesy.in/tools/text-to-handwriting), open **My handwriting** in
the settings. Either upload a handwriting font made from your writing (.ttf, .otf or .woff), or
draw each letter once on the pad. Both stay in your browser.

## Option 1: upload a handwriting font

This gives the most natural result, because a font maker captures every letter with its proper
spacing.

1. Download a free handwriting template from a font maker such as Calligraphr, fill it in with a
   dark pen, and scan or photograph it as the site asks.
2. Download the generated font file (.ttf or .otf).
3. In the converter, open **My handwriting** and drop the file in. It appears first in the style
   list, and the tool tells you which languages it can write.
4. Tick **Remember this font on this device** if you will use it again.

If letters look too far apart or too close, adjust **Letter spacing** and **Word spacing** under
Style. Handwriting fonts made from scans often need a little negative letter spacing.

## Option 2: draw your letters

No font maker needed.

1. Open **My handwriting** and scroll to **Draw your own letters**.
2. Draw the highlighted letter on the pad. Sit it on the solid line; capitals reach the top dashed
   line, and small letters like a, e and o reach the middle one.
3. Click **Save and next**, and work through the letters you use most. Anything you have not drawn
   is written in the handwriting style you picked, so you can start with lowercase letters only.
4. Keep **Write with my drawn letters** on.

The line drift, slant and messiness settings apply to drawn letters too, so the page does not look
stamped even though each letter was drawn once.

## Privacy

Neither the font nor the drawings leave your device. Drawn letters are kept in this browser's
storage; clear them any time with **Delete all**.

## Before you submit

A page in your own handwriting font is still generated. If work must be handwritten, write it
yourself; use this for notes, letters, cards and design work.

## Related

- [Text to Handwriting](https://edesy.in/tools/text-to-handwriting)
- [PDF to Handwritten Notes](https://edesy.in/tools/pdf-to-handwriting)
- [Text to handwriting in Hindi](https://edesy.in/blog/text-to-handwriting-in-hindi)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is my handwriting font uploaded to a server?

No. The font file is loaded by your browser with the FontFace API and used there. If you tick Remember, it is stored in this browser only, so you do not need to add it again next time.

### Which font files work?

TrueType (.ttf), OpenType (.otf) and web fonts (.woff, .woff2). Handwriting fonts made with free font makers usually export .ttf or .otf.

### Can drawn letters write Hindi?

The drawing pad covers English letters, digits and common punctuation. For Hindi or another Indian language in your own writing, use a handwriting font that includes that script.