Imperial Script

Name: Imperial Script
Author: Chris Costello

Imperial Script captures organic, human warmth with flowing strokes that add personality to your designs.

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Handwritingby Chris Costello68% Accessible

Characters646

Glyphs775

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Best Ways to Use Imperial Script

Best Font Pairings for Imperial Script

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Imperial Script, including combinations with DM Sans, Lora and Merriweather.

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 Imperial Script with any font combination in real-time, optimized for handwriting characteristics.

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Character Set

Imperial Script 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 Imperial Script

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

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

When setting Imperial Script 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.

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

.your-class { font-family: 'Imperial Script'; }

Quick Start

How to Embed Imperial Script in Your Project

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

CSS Code Examples

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

About Imperial Script

Chris Costello

Handwriting

Open Source

Imperial Script balances flowing connections and expressive movement, making it well-suited for creative projects. Its organic flow and fluid strokes contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for invitations and signature elements, Imperial Script adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes The Imperial Script font supports a wide range of languages, including but not limited to, Latin-bas....

Imperial Script comes from the work of Chris Costello. 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, Imperial Script 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.

Imperial Script is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency spanning screen and print contexts, with 3 font pairings curated. Extended language support spanning Cyrillic, Greek, and Latin Extended ensures reliable rendering across global audiences.

Imperial Script

Imperial Script

Best Ways to Use Imperial Script

Best Font Pairings for Imperial Script

Test Imperial Script Font Pairings Live

Character Set

Type Scale

Reading Text in Imperial Script

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

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Inclusive Design

Accessibility Overview for Imperial Script

Reading Imperial Script: Legibility Factors

Imperial Script Reading Performance

Eye Strain Considerations for Imperial Script

Imperial Script Accessibility Recommendations

Getting the Most from Imperial Script

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Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

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What you can do

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