Paper Scratch

Name: Paper Scratch
Author: Eko Bimantara

Paper Scratch captures organic, human warmth with flowing strokes that add personality to your designs.

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Handwritingby Eko Bimantara65% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Paper Scratch

Best Font Pairings for Paper Scratch

TypeSmith curates 4 expert font pairings for Paper Scratch, including combinations with Inria Sans, Saros and Chopper.

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 Paper Scratch with any font combination in real-time, optimized for handwriting characteristics.

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Character Set

Paper Scratch Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Paper Scratch Body Typography

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

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

When setting Paper Scratch 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.

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

.your-class { font-family: 'Paper Scratch'; }

Quick Start

Paper Scratch Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Paper Scratch CSS Implementation

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Exploring Paper Scratch's Design

Eko Bimantara

Handwriting

Open Source

Paper Scratch font is a handwriting typeface expressing cartoon character through funny hand-drawn outline playful scratched construction for rough paper aesthetics. The textured letterforms project scratch energy suitable for craft branding, scratch themes, and design projects celebrating paper scratch typography. Cartoon funny outline forms create scratched presence while playful influence adds paper character. Effective for craft products, scratch art, and paper communications.

Paper Scratch comes from the work of Eko Bimantara. The typeface brings careful attention to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Handwriting typeface in the Vox-ATypI Scripts classification, Paper Scratch features disconnected or loosely connected letterforms and irregular stroke weight from natural hand pressure. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for personal branding and lifestyle blogs.

Paper Scratch is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, with 4 curated font pairings available. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

Paper Scratch

Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Paper Scratch

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

Paper Scratch

Best Ways to Use Paper Scratch

Best Font Pairings for Paper Scratch

Test Paper Scratch Font Pairings Live

Character Set

Type Scale

Paper Scratch Body Typography

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

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Inclusive Design

Accessibility Overview for Paper Scratch

Paper Scratch Legibility Characteristics

Paper Scratch Reading Performance

Paper Scratch for Long-Form Content

Paper Scratch Accessibility Recommendations

Working with Paper Scratch: Best Practices

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Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

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