Author's note

Kiwi School Handwriting by Rob Ashcroft is a free handwritten font with the tall, loose shapes of quick classroom lettering. Its narrow letters lean and bend at slightly different angles, with changing stroke widths and softly blunt ends. The uneven forms keep the writing lively and informal.

For teachers and designers, it suits classroom posters, activity sheets, and children's publishing that benefit from an approachable written voice. On educational packaging, the lettering can echo marker-drawn diagrams and doodled illustrations, making words feel like part of the lesson artwork.

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Based on the style described in the New Zealand Ministry of Education’s Teaching Handwriting manual.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (C)2013 Rob Ashcroft. All rights reserved.
Font family
Kiwi School Handwriting
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
1.001;UKWN;KiwiSchoolHandwriting-Regular
Full font name
Kiwi School Handwriting
Name table version
Version 1.001;PS 001.001;hotconv 1.0.70;makeotf.lib2.5.58329
Postscript font name
KiwiSchoolHandwriting-Regular
Designer
Rob Ashcroft
Description
Rob Ashcroft

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2013-01-23
Revision1
Glyph count121
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classScripts
WeightLight
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
kiwischoolhandwritingregular.ttf
kiwischoolhandwritingregular.ttf