Alex Brush

Name: Alex Brush
Author: Rob Leuschke

Alex Brush captures organic, human warmth with flowing strokes that add personality to your designs.

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Handwritingby Rob Leuschke80% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

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Best Ways to Use Alex Brush

Best Font Pairings for Alex Brush

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Alex Brush, including combinations with Montserrat, Archivo Black and Lato.

Each pairing includes accessibility ratings, expert reasoning, and usage recommendations for web and print design.

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TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Alex Brush with any font combination in real-time, optimized for handwriting characteristics.

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Top 10 Script Fonts

Ranked #5

Character Set

Alex Brush Glyphs & Characters

Size48

Showing 62 of 187 charactersDouble-click to copy • Click for details

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Reading Text in Alex Brush

TypeSmith provides optimized body text specifications for Alex Brush, including recommended sizes, line heights, and letter spacing for long-form content. These settings ensure maximum readability across devices and screen sizes.

Alex Brush demonstrates exceptional body text performance with balanced proportions and consistent stroke widths that enhance readability across paragraph lengths.

When setting Alex Brush for body copy, TypeSmith recommends these optimized specifications. The carefully tuned metrics ensure comfortable reading at extended lengths while maintaining the typeface's distinctive character.

Alex Brush small text sizes retain legibility through well-defined letterforms. Caption and footnote applications benefit from the font's clear x-height and open counters.

Element	Weight	Size	Line Height	Tracking	Preview
Body Text	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Alex Brush delivers excellent readability for body copy
Italicized	Regular Italic	16px	24px	0.5px	Alex Brush italic provides elegant emphasis
Bold	Bold	16px	24px	0.5px	Alex Brush bold creates strong visual hierarchy
Small Caps	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Alex Brush typography specimen
Secondary Text	Medium	14px	20px	0.5px	Alex Brush typography specimen

.your-class { font-family: 'Alex Brush'; }

Quick Start

Adding Alex Brush to Your Website

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

<link href="https://fonts.bunny.net/css?family=Alex+Brush:400,700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

@import url('https://fonts.bunny.net/css?family=Alex+Brush:400,700&display=swap');

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Alex Brush';
  src: url('https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Alex+Brush');
  font-display: swap;
}

Implementation

CSS Code Examples

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

 1.my-text {
 2  font-family: 'Alex Brush', sans-serif;
 3  font-weight: 400;
 4}

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

 1$font-primary: 'Alex Brush', sans-serif;
 2
 3.my-text {
 4  font-family: $font-primary;
 5}

Tailwind CSS

config

Configure once, apply with utility classes.

 1// tailwind.config.js
 2module.exports = {
 3  theme: {
 4    extend: {
 5      fontFamily: {
 6        'alex-brush': ['Alex Brush', 'sans-serif'],
 7      },
 8    },
 9  },
10}
11
12// Usage in HTML
13<p class="font-alex-brush">Your text here</p>

About

About Alex Brush

Rob Leuschke

Handwriting

Open Source

Alex Brush brings calligraphic beauty and expressive movement, making it well-suited for invitations. Its personal character and organic flow contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for invitations and creative projects, Alex Brush adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes Alex Brush is a font that primarily supports the Latin script, covering a wide range of Western Euro....

Alex Brush was crafted by Rob Leuschke. The typeface's Disconnected or loosely connected letterforms and Irregular stroke weight reflect a design philosophy optimized for Contemporary handwriting design.

As a Casual handwritten in the Vox-ATypI Scripts family, Alex Brush casual handwriting tradition. Its disconnected or loosely connected letterforms and irregular stroke weight from natural hand pressure make it a strong fit for packaging for artisanal and handmade products.

Alex Brush is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency across digital and print workflows, with 3 font pairings curated. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

Alex Brush

Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Alex Brush

TypeSmith evaluates every font across classification, accessibility, and design heritage. This analysis helps designers understand Alex Brush's strengths and ideal use cases before committing to a typography decision.

Classification

Casual handwritten classification. Alex Brush exhibits Disconnected or loosely connected letterforms, Irregular stroke weight, Uneven baseline. Designed by Rob Leuschke. A handwriting typeface available through TypeSmith.

Accessibility

Readability assessment (grade: 80). Alex Brush maintains legibility across a range of sizes and rendering environments.

Design Heritage

Designed by Rob Leuschke. Alex Brush casual handwriting tradition, delivered as a single focused weight. The designer's portfolio includes ephesis and allura.

Overview

About Alex Brush

Alex Brush embodies the Casual handwritten in the Vox-ATypI Scripts family, designed during the Contemporary handwriting design era. Built with Disconnected or loosely connected letterforms and Irregular stroke weight, Alex Brush serves as a standard typeface for packaging for artisanal and handmade products. TypeSmith catalogs Alex Brush in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

Font Pairings Available

3 curated pairings for Alex Brush

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Related Fonts: Alex Brush

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TypeSmith identifies 5 fonts with similar visual characteristics to Alex Brush based on classification, x-height ratio, and stroke weight. These alternatives maintain the same typographic personality while offering different weight options and language support.

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Accessibility & Usability

Accessibility Score

Excellent Accessibility

Using Alex Brush Accessibly

Alex Brush achieves a good accessibility rating, performing reliably for both paragraph text and interface elements at standard sizes. Irregular baselines and inconsistent letter spacing can hinder readers with visual processing differences. Maintain generous line height and avoid setting below 16 px.

Reading Alex Brush: Legibility Factors

Alex Brush draws legibility from its disconnected or loosely connected letterforms and irregular stroke weight from natural hand pressure. These characteristics help readers distinguish similar glyphs such as I, l, and 1 at a range of sizes.

Alex Brush Reading Performance

More legible than formal scripts due to disconnected letters, but the irregular baseline limits sustained reading. Best at medium sizes for short passages. Use at 16 px minimum for body text, and maintain 1.5 line-height to support comfortable reading rhythm.

Visual Comfort with Alex Brush

Alex Brush provides a focused weight range that maintains consistent typographic color across paragraphs. Balanced stroke modulation keeps visual noise low during sustained reading sessions.

Alex Brush Accessibility Recommendations

Maintain a minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text when setting Alex Brush. Use font sizes of at least 16 px for paragraph copy and line spacing of 1.5 or greater. Test Alex Brush at 200% browser zoom to confirm line breaks and layout integrity remain intact.

How to Use Alex Brush Effectively

Combine with a geometric sans-serif for modern contrast or a clean slab serif for grounded warmth. Avoid pairing with script or calligraphic faces. A focused set of pairings helps designers find compatible companions for Alex Brush. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Alex Brush in WOFF2 format for optimal load performance and broad browser compatibility.

Get the Font

Get Alex Brush

Available on Google Fonts

4 weights available for download

Download

Available Weights

400

Regular

400

Regular Italic

700

Bold

700

Bold Italic

Weight Reference

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Internationalization

International Character Support

Extended Latin Coverage

Supports 100+ languages with Latin script

Western European

English
French
German
Spanish
Italian
Portuguese
Dutch

Nordic

Swedish
Norwegian
Danish
Finnish
Icelandic

Central European

Polish
Czech
Hungarian
Romanian
Slovak

Baltic

Lithuanian
Latvian
Estonian

Alex Brush is a font that primarily supports the Latin script, covering a wide range of Western European languages, as well as basic support for Central and Eastern European languages.

Legal

Alex Brush Licensing

SIL Open Font License (OFL) 1.1

Free for personal and commercial use

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What you can do

Personal projects
Commercial projects
Web embedding
App embedding
Modification
Redistribution

Restrictions

Selling as standalone

Modified versions must use a different name and be distributed under the same OFL license.

Alex Brush is available under the SIL Open Font License (OFL), Version 1.1. This license is a free, libre, and open source license specifically designed for fonts and related software. The OFL allows the fonts to be used, studied, modified, and redistributed freely as long as they are not sold by themselves. This makes Alex Brush ideal for web projects, applications, documents, and print materials of any kind.

1// tailwind.config.js 2module.exports = { 3 theme: { 4 extend: { 5 fontFamily: { 6 'alex-brush': ['Alex Brush', 'sans-serif'], 7 }, 8 }, 9 }, 10} 11 12// Usage in HTML 13<p class="font-alex-brush">Your text here</p>

Alex Brush

Best Ways to Use Alex Brush

Best Font Pairings for Alex Brush

Test Alex Brush Font Pairings Live

Recommendation Lists

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Character Set

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Reading Text in Alex Brush

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

About

Typography Judgment

Classification

Accessibility

Design Heritage

Overview

Categories

Explore More

Inclusive Design

Using Alex Brush Accessibly

Reading Alex Brush: Legibility Factors

Alex Brush Reading Performance

Visual Comfort with Alex Brush

Alex Brush Accessibility Recommendations

How to Use Alex Brush Effectively

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

Legal

What you can do

Restrictions

Alex Brush

Best Ways to Use Alex Brush

Best Font Pairings for Alex Brush

Test Alex Brush Font Pairings Live

Recommendation Lists

Top 10 Script Fonts

Character Set

Type Scale

Reading Text in Alex Brush

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

About

Typography Judgment

Classification

Accessibility

Design Heritage

Overview

Categories

Explore More

Inclusive Design

Using Alex Brush Accessibly

Reading Alex Brush: Legibility Factors

Alex Brush Reading Performance

Visual Comfort with Alex Brush

Alex Brush Accessibility Recommendations

How to Use Alex Brush Effectively

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European