Author's note

BP Child Lefty by George Triantafyllakos is a free childlike handwritten font with the wobble and uneven snap of marker lettering from a classroom note or quick doodle. The letters lean into chunky, angular shapes and loose joins, so the whole font feels spontaneous, a little unruly, and very human rather than polished.

That makes this free font a natural pick for kids' book covers, school event posters, playful packaging, scrapbook titles, and short web banners where you want writing that feels made by hand. It also works well for name tags, simple logos, and brief pull quotes, because the rough rhythm of the letters gives even a few words an easy, informal voice.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2004 by George Triantafyllakos. All rights reserved.
Font family
BPchildLefty
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
GeorgeTriantafyllakos: BPchildLefty: 2004
Full font name
BPchildLefty
Name table version
Version 1.000 2004 initial release
Postscript font name
BPchildLefty
Trademark notice
BPchildLefty is a trademark of George Triantafyllakos.
Manufacturer name
George Triantafyllakos
Designer
George Triantafyllakos
Description
Copyright (c) 2004 by George Triantafyllakos. All rights reserved.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2004-09-01
Revision1
Glyph count191
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classScripts
WeightSemi-light
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionMixed directional glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
BPchildLefty.ttf
BPchildfatty.ttf