First Draw

Name: First Draw
Author: Syaf Rizal

First Draw captures organic, human warmth with flowing strokes that add personality to your designs.

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Handwritingby Syaf Rizal76% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

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Best Font Pairings for First Draw

TypeSmith curates 5 expert font pairings for First Draw, including combinations with Zt Chintzy, Marta and Gensco.

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

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Character Set

First Draw Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

First Draw Body Typography

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

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

When setting First Draw 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.

First Draw 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	First Draw delivers excellent readability for body copy
Italicized	Regular Italic	16px	24px	0.5px	First Draw italic provides elegant emphasis
Bold	Bold	16px	24px	0.5px	First Draw bold creates strong visual hierarchy
Small Caps	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	First Draw typography specimen
Secondary Text	Medium	14px	20px	0.5px	First Draw typography specimen

.your-class { font-family: 'First Draw'; }

Quick Start

First Draw Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

@font-face {
  font-family: 'First Draw';
  src: url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=First+Draw:wght@400;700&display=swap');
  font-display: swap;
}

Implementation

Using First Draw in CSS

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

 1$font-primary: 'First Draw', 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        'first-draw': ['First Draw', 'sans-serif'],
 7      },
 8    },
 9  },
10}
11
12// Usage in HTML
13<p class="font-first-draw">Your text here</p>

About

Inside First Draw

Syaf Rizal

Handwriting

Open Source

First Draw font is a handwriting typeface with bold cartoon letterforms suggesting early creative attempts. The chunky strokes and playful proportions create youthful presence suited for beginning-focused content. This typeface excels in children's art materials, creative learning content, first attempt celebrations, and beginner-friendly branding where bold encouragement matters. The hand-drawn quality feels supportive of creative exploration. Designers creating art education materials, creative workshop branding, or learning milestone celebrations will find First Draw delivers appropriate encouragement. Works well alongside playful display faces for cohesive creative learning design systems.

First Draw comes from the work of Syaf Rizal. The typeface reflects a focus on typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Handwriting typeface in the Vox-ATypI Scripts classification, First Draw features disconnected or loosely connected letterforms and irregular stroke weight from natural hand pressure. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for packaging for artisanal and handmade products.

First Draw is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, with 5 curated font pairings available. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

First Draw

First Draw

Best Ways to Use First Draw

Best Font Pairings for First Draw

Test First Draw Font Pairings Live

Character Set

Type Scale

First Draw Body Typography

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

About

Typography Judgment

Classification

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First Draw: Accessibility Considerations

Legibility Analysis: First Draw

First Draw in Context: Readability

First Draw's Visual Fatigue and Adaptability

First Draw Accessibility Recommendations

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Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

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