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Worksheets in your own handwriting
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Children recognise their teacher's handwriting. A worksheet heading, a label on the book corner or a "well done" note in your own writing feels warmer than any font, and for young readers it is a familiar model of how letters look. A font made from your handwriting lets you type all of it in seconds, and change it as often as you need.
Make the font in one evening
- Print the template on A4 or Letter from the Make your font page.
- Write one character in each box with a felt-tip pen, in the neat print you use on the board. Stay inside the lines.
- Take one photo from straight above and upload it. We straighten it and cut out every letter.
- Check and type. Erase stray marks, nudge any letter that sits too high, and type in the font before you pay.
If your school uses a particular letter style, such as a single-storey a or a tail on the y, write the sheet that way. The font copies exactly what you write.
Where to use it
- Worksheet titles and instructions, mixed with a clear print font for the questions.
- Classroom labels: trays, pegs, book boxes and resource drawers.
- Displays and word walls in large print.
- Feedback stickers and notes home that still look handwritten.
- Certificates and birthday cards for the class.
- Slides in PowerPoint or Keynote.
Which apps it works in
- Word, PowerPoint, Pages and Keynote: install the font on your computer and pick it from the font list.
- Canva: upload it under Brand fonts. This needs a Canva plan that allows font uploads; see how to add your font to Canva.
- Google Docs and Slides: not supported. They can't use fonts from your computer. Make the file elsewhere and share a PDF.
- School laptops: installing fonts can need an administrator. If you can't install it, ask IT, or make your resources on your own computer and share PDFs.
Sharing with colleagues and parents
Fonts travel with PDFs, so export a PDF for anything you print, email or upload to Google Classroom. Your colleagues will see your handwriting without installing anything. If you share an editable Word file, embed the font first (on Windows: File, Options, Save, Embed fonts in the file).
Questions
Can I use my handwriting font in Google Docs or Google Slides?
No. Google Docs and Slides only offer Google's own font library and cannot load fonts from your computer. Make the worksheet in Word, Pages or Canva instead, then export a PDF to share in Google Classroom.
Will my font show up on a colleague's computer?
Only if the font is installed there. Send PDFs rather than Word files, or embed the font in the Word file (File > Options > Save > Embed fonts in the file, on Windows).
Can I use it for things I sell on Teachers Pay Teachers?
Yes. You can use the font in resources you sell, as PDFs or images. Do not include the font files themselves.
Is it a tracing or dotted handwriting font?
No. It is your own handwriting as a normal font, for headings, labels, instructions and notes. It does not add tracing dots or guide lines.
Does it work for cursive?
The template is made for print-style handwriting, where each letter stands alone. That also makes it a good model for early readers.
Print one sheet, write a character in each box, take a photo. You type in your font before you pay. From $19, one time.
Make your fontOr use old letters