Free Kai & Calligraphy Fonts
Kai script, running script, brush and calligraphy styles for traditional Chinese and festive designs. 28 fonts
About Kai & Calligraphy fonts
Kai and calligraphy fonts carry the feel of the brush and are staples of Chinese-style, festive, tea, liquor and cultural-product design. This category covers readable Kai faces such as LXGW WenKai and FZKai, bold calligraphic display fonts like Alimama DongFangDaKai and PMZD Cushu, and even small-seal script in Chongxi Small Seal. Calligraphic fonts shine at large sizes in short text, with plenty of white space and traditional motifs.
Moon Stars Kai (月星楷)
A Kai typeface by GuiWonder based on Klee One and LXGW WenKai, following the Ming-dynasty Hongwu Zhengyun for old-style glyphs.
Alimama DongFangDaKai (阿里妈妈东方大楷)
A Kai typeface generated from Yan Zhenqing's Duobao Pagoda Stele with AI and refined by hand, full and robust.
FZKai (方正楷体)
A Kai typeface derived from the Huawen Kai drafts of the Shanghai Printing Technology Institute, with soft, rounded strokes.
Jiangxi Zhuokai (江西拙楷体)
A handwritten Kai typeface made single-handedly by designer Huang Yuchen, with 6,248 characters and a natural, plain feel.
PMZD Zhengui Kai (庞门正道真贵楷体)
A Kai typeface handwritten over nine months by Pang Zhengui, father of the PMZD founder, at age 76.
Yanshi Xia Xingkai (演示夏行楷)
A running-Kai typeface written by calligrapher Liu Xidong and produced by Keynote Institute, flowing and open, with 6,971 characters.
The Write Tight (就是不错字)
A Traditional Chinese typeface by justfont based on Iansui, using OpenType to auto-correct common typos.
Huiwen Zhengkai (汇文正楷)
A Kai typeface revived from the classic Hanwen Zhengkai by Telly Wang, elegant and retro.
Maoken Yingbi Kaishu (猫啃硬笔楷书)
An open-source Simplified Chinese pen-script Kai by @Luke036, based on Suifeng.
Chongqing Shancheng Bangbang (重庆山城棒棒体)
A flowing calligraphy typeface for e-commerce, cultural products and Chinese-style designs.
Yunfeng Feiyun (云峰飞云体)
Yunfeng Type's second free commercial font, a bold, expansive brush style.
Kouzan Brush Gyousho (衡山毛笔行书)
A running-script brush typeface written by Japanese calligrapher Kouzan Aoyagi; based on JIS, so Simplified Chinese support is limited.
Zhi Mang Xing (钟齐志莽行书)
A running-script typeface developed by Zhongqi Type from the brush calligraphy of Wei Zhimang, free and flowing.
Aa Jianhao (Aa剑豪体)
A brush-written typeface from Aa Type, wild and sharp, with over 7,000 characters.
Gongfan Mianfei (龚帆免费体)
A brush-handwritten typeface by designer Gong Fan, covering 3,000+ common Simplified characters.
Tsanger Zhouke Zhengda Bangshu (仓耳周珂正大榜书)
A calligraphic display typeface from Tsanger Type with balanced strokes and upright forms.
Zhengfeng Brush (正风毛笔字体)
A brush typeface by Max that extends Kouzan Brush Gyousho to 23,699 characters.
PMZD Cushu (庞门正道粗书体)
A calligraphy typeface developed by PMZD and designer Che Gangmin over nine months, with 7,618 characters.
Yanshi Foxi (演示佛系体)
A classic calligraphy typeface handwritten by Ji Guocai at 80, released by Keynote Institute and Qiuye PPT.
Yanshi Qiuhong Kai (演示秋鸿楷)
A sturdy Kai typeface written by teacher Liu Xidong and produced by Keynote Institute.
Huang Lingdong Qiji (黄令东齐伋体)
Modified from Source Han Serif in the style of the Kangxi Dictionary typeface, humanistic, with full Simplified and Traditional coverage.
Yanshi Chunfeng Kai (演示春风楷)
A clear Kai typeface written by Xu Zhanhai and produced by Keynote Institute, with 6,971 characters.
Feibo Zhengdian (飞波正点体)
A brush-handwriting typeface that the author declares permanently free for commercial use.
Honglei Banshu (鸿雷板书简体)
A handwritten typeface Honglei created on a drawing tablet while copying the Thousand Character Classic, with a classical flavour.
Alimama DaoLiTi (阿里妈妈刀隶体)
A clerical-script typeface generated with machine learning from the Cuan Baozi Stele, covering the 6,763 GB2312 characters.
CNS11643 Shuowen (全字库说文解字)
A small-seal-script Chinese typeface with 6,721 characters.
Chongxi Small Seal (崇羲篆体)
A small-seal-script typeface based on the Shuowen Jiezi, developed by philologists over three years.
LXGW WenKai (霞鹜文楷)
An open-source Kai typeface derived from Fontworks' Klee One, with common Simplified and Traditional characters added.