Author's note

Brushstroke Plain font by Kevin Willis of Fonts for the People is a free brush font that looks like it was dragged across the page with an inky, overworked paintbrush. Each letter in the Brushstroke family feels restless and alive, with layered streaks, rough edges, and a slightly chaotic rhythm that pulls the eye across a line of text. It has a loud, scratchy energy that makes even a single word feel like a shout on the page.

Using Brushstroke Plain, headlines snap with attitude, making this free font a natural fit for gig posters, zines, skate or streetwear branding, Halloween graphics, bold book covers, and youth-focused campaigns. It thrives at larger sizes where those scrapes and streaks can really show, and it pairs well with a clean sans serif for body copy to keep everything readable while the Brushstroke Plain typeface brings the noise.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright 1992 Kevin Willis, Fonts for the People
Font family
Brushstroke Plain
Font subfamily
Plain
Unique subfamily identification
Altsys Metamorphosis:Brushstroke Plain
Full font name
Brushstroke Plain
Name table version
Altsys Metamorphosis:4/30/93
Postscript font name
Brushstroke Plain

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created1993-04-30
Revision1
Glyph count146
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classScripts
WeightBold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureItalic
PitchNot monospaced