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Briem Hand

HandwritingLatinCyrillic9 stylesVariable
Download family.zip · 310 KB
Size72px
Letter spacing0px
Line height1
Briem Hand Thin 100
Briem Hand
Briem Hand Extra Light 200
Briem Hand
Briem Hand Light 300
Briem Hand
Briem Hand Regular 400
Briem Hand
Briem Hand Medium 500
Briem Hand
Briem Hand Semi Bold 600
Briem Hand
Briem Hand Bold 700
Briem Hand
Briem Hand Extra Bold 800
Briem Hand
Briem Hand Black 900
Briem Hand
Font Briem Hand in use: the phrase “Simplicity, refined” over a landscape

About the font

Briem Hand is a free font by Gunnlaugur SE Briem, Eben Sorkin, released under the OFL-1.1 license. Of the 1069 languages we checked, 890 have every letter of their basic alphabet in this font. The x-height is 51% of the em and the capital height is 65%.

Briem Hand is a handwriting font by Gunnlaugur SE Briem and Eben Sorkin, distributed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 (OFL-1.1) and free to use under that license. It supports Latin and Cyrillic scripts and contains 1386 glyphs. The family has 9 styles with weights from 100 to 900, and it is a variable font.

Author
Gunnlaugur SE Briem, Eben Sorkin
License terms
OFL-1.1
Scripts
Cyrillic; Latin
Glyphs
1386

Character and uses

Mood
  • elegant
  • friendly
Design
Good for

Marked from the shapes of the letters by an AI model, not by the author of the font.

Supported languages

Briem Hand has every letter of the basic alphabet, capitals included, for 890 languages of the 1069 we checked (language data: Google Fonts). The biggest languages come first.

  • English
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
  • German
  • French
  • Turkish
  • Swahili
  • Indonesian
  • Javanese
  • Vietnamese
  • Italian
  • Filipino
  • Hakka Chinese
  • Nigerian Pidgin
  • Polish
  • Hausa
  • Oromo
  • Sundanese
  • Dutch
  • Yoruba
  • Igbo
  • Uzbek
  • Cebuano
  • Kurdish
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  • Malagasy
  • Romanian
  • Nyanja
  • Madurese
  • Somali
  • Zulu
  • Czech
  • Swedish
  • Hungarian
  • Shona
  • Low German
  • Akan
  • Quechua
  • Kinyarwanda
  • Wolof
  • Tunisian Arabic
  • Congo Swahili
  • Turkmen
  • Iloko
  • Xhosa
  • Luba-Lulua
  • Azerbaijani
  • Umbundu
  • Afrikaans
  • Hiligaynon
  • Kikuyu
  • Bambara
  • Haitian Creole
  • Kanuri
  • Catalan
  • Mossi
  • Kimbundu
  • Serbian
  • Minangkabau
  • Swiss German
  • Fula
  • Rundi
  • Danish
  • Wolaytta
  • Albanian
  • Croatian
  • Slovak
  • Dyula
  • Southern Sotho
  • Krio
  • Tswana
  • Luyia
  • Guarani
  • Finnish
  • Ganda
  • Norwegian Bokmål
  • Bemba
  • Northern Sotho
  • Luo
  • Tok Pisin
  • Sukuma
  • Tsonga
  • Balinese
  • Romany
  • Sicilian
  • Ewe
  • Mandingo
  • Norwegian
  • Buginese
  • Kamba
  • Kalenjin
  • Banjar
  • Makhuwa
  • Zarma
  • Bosnian
  • Sidamo
  • Acehnese
  • Galician
  • Lingala
  • Central Atlas Tamazight
  • Tiv
  • Kabyle
  • Bikol
  • Fon
  • Waray
  • Tachelhit
  • Efik
  • Ibibio
  • Sango

…and 782 more languages that are not listed here.

Special characters

Characters people often look for. “Included” means the font has all signs of the group.

  • Kazakhstani Tenge — Included
  • Russian Ruble — Included
  • Euro — Included
  • Turkish Lira — Included
  • Ukrainian Hryvnia — Included
  • Indian Rupee — Included
  • British Pound — Included
  • Japanese Yen — Included
  • US Dollar — Included
  • Yo (Ё ё) — Included
  • Numero sign — Included
  • Guillemets (angle quotes) — Included
  • En and em dashes — Included
  • Ellipsis — Included
  • Legal marks (© ® ™) — Included
  • Arrows — Included
  • Math signs — Included

Characteristics

Mapped characters
1139
x-height
51% of the em
Capital height
65% of the em
Version
1.004
Embedding in documents
Allowed

OpenType features

Extras you can switch on in design software or in CSS with font-feature-settings.

  • Standard ligaturesliga
  • Discretionary ligaturesdlig
  • Contextual alternatescalt
  • Kerningkern
  • Old-style figuresonum
  • Lining figureslnum
  • Proportional figurespnum
  • Tabular figurestnum
  • Fractionsfrac
  • Slashed zerozero
  • Case-sensitive formscase
  • Superscriptsups
  • Subscriptsubs
  • Ordinalsordn

License at a glance

A plain summary, not legal advice. What counts is the license text that comes with the download.

OFL-1.1

Commercial projects
Allowed
Embedding on a website
Allowed
Modifying the font
Allowed, with conditions
Sharing the font
Allowed, with conditions
Credit and notices
Keep the notices when you share the font
Selling the font on its own
Not allowed

Under the SIL Open Font License a modified font must stay under the same license and may not use the original name if the author reserved it. The font may be bundled with software but not sold by itself.

Read the license text

How to install

Install the .ttf or .otf files, not both versions of the same font; unzip the archive first.

Windows

  1. Unzip the archive.
  2. Right-click the .ttf or .otf file and choose Install.
  3. Restart your program.
How to install a font on Windows 10 and 11

macOS

  1. Unzip the archive.
  2. Double-click the .ttf or .otf file.
  3. Click Install Font in the window that opens.
How to install a font on a Mac (macOS)

Linux

  1. Unzip the archive.
  2. Copy the files to ~/.local/share/fonts.
  3. Run fc-cache -f -v and restart your program.
How to install a font on Linux (Ubuntu and others)

Step-by-step guides (9)

Facts and sources

Where the font comes from
fonts.google.com/specimen/Briem+Hand
Language data
Google Fonts Languages
Page last updated
How the texts on this page are written

FAQ

Is the Briem Hand font free to use?

Yes. Briem Hand is distributed under the OFL-1.1 license, which allows free use, including in commercial projects. The license text is in the download.

Does Briem Hand support Cyrillic?

Yes, Briem Hand includes Cyrillic glyphs.

How many languages does Briem Hand support?

Briem Hand covers 890 of the 1069 languages we checked: it has every letter of their basic alphabets, in both cases. The full list is in the Supported languages section of this page.

Is Briem Hand a variable font?

Yes. Briem Hand is a variable font: weight and other properties change smoothly inside one file instead of needing a separate file for each style.

How do I install Briem Hand?

Download the family archive and unzip it. On Windows, right-click the .ttf or .otf file and choose Install; on macOS, double-click the file and click Install Font. Restart your program afterwards. Step-by-step guides are in the Guides section.

Who created Briem Hand?

Briem Hand was created by Gunnlaugur SE Briem, Eben Sorkin.

What is Briem Hand good for?

Judging by its design, Briem Hand suits: invitations, headings, body text, magazines and editorial.

Pairs well with Briem Hand

More pairs and your own text
  • Heading
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    Andika
    • A showy heading over a quiet text face
    • The same x-height: lowercase letters stand equally tall
    • A shared mood: friendly
    • The body font is made for reading
  • Heading
    Briem Hand
    Body text
    Istok Web
    • A showy heading over a quiet text face
    • The same x-height: lowercase letters stand equally tall
    • A shared mood: friendly
    • The body font is made for reading

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