Note Pen

Name: Note Pen
Author: Bearytype

Note Pen captures organic, human warmth with flowing strokes that add personality to your designs.

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Handwritingby Bearytype61% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

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Best Font Pairings for Note Pen

TypeSmith curates 4 expert font pairings for Note Pen, including combinations with Graphene, Sublima and Romande.

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

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Character Set

Note Pen Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Text Table

Body Copy

Note Pen Body Typography

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

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

When setting Note Pen 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.

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

.your-class { font-family: 'Note Pen'; }

Quick Start

Note Pen Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Note Pen CSS Implementation

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Note Pen Background & Features

Bearytype

Handwriting

Open Source

Note Pen font is a handwriting typeface with the informal quality of actual ballpoint pen writing. The letterforms carry subtle pressure variations and natural stroke endings that suggest genuine note-taking. This typeface performs well in journaling apps, study materials, personal planners, and educational content where authentic handwriting aesthetics enhance relatability. The childish, cute quality makes Note Pen approachable without appearing unprofessional in appropriate contexts. Designers creating stationery branding, notebook covers, or back-to-school materials will appreciate the genuine hand-drawn character. Pairs well with clean text faces for functional educational layouts.

Note Pen was created by Bearytype. The typeface shows dedication to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Handwriting typeface in the Vox-ATypI Scripts classification, Note Pen features disconnected or loosely connected letterforms and irregular stroke weight from natural hand pressure. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for greeting cards and informal stationery.

Note Pen is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency across digital and print workflows, with 4 curated font pairings available. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Character Set

Type Scale

Note Pen Body Typography

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

About

Typography Judgment

Classification

Accessibility

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Available Weights

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Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

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