Waiting for the Sunrise

Name: Waiting for the Sunrise
Author: Kimberly Geswein

Waiting for the Sunrise captures organic, human warmth with flowing strokes that add personality to your designs.

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Handwritingby Kimberly Geswein66% Accessible

Characters646

Glyphs775

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Waiting for the Sunrise

Best Font Pairings for Waiting for the Sunrise

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Waiting for the Sunrise, including combinations with TeX Gyre Pagella, Kiwi Maru and Fanwood.

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

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Character Set

Waiting for the Sunrise Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Waiting for the Sunrise for Paragraphs

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

Waiting for the Sunrise demonstrates exceptional body text performance with balanced proportions and consistent stroke widths that enhance readability across paragraph lengths.

When setting Waiting for the Sunrise 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.

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

.your-class { font-family: 'Waiting for the Sunrise'; }

Quick Start

Waiting for the Sunrise Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Waiting for the Sunrise CSS Implementation

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

 1.my-text {
 2  font-family: 'Waiting for the Sunrise', sans-serif;
 3  font-weight: 400;
 4}

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

 1$font-primary: 'Waiting for the Sunrise', 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        'waiting-for-the-sunrise': ['Waiting for the Sunrise', 'sans-serif'],
 7      },
 8    },
 9  },
10}
11
12// Usage in HTML
13<p class="font-waiting-for-the-sunrise">Your text here</p>

About

The Design of Waiting for the Sunrise

Kimberly Geswein

Handwriting

Open Source

Within the script typeface family, Waiting for the Sunrise demonstrates cursive elegance and expressive movement, making it well-suited for signature elements. Its personal character and organic flow contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for creative projects and signature elements, Waiting for the Sunrise adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes The font supports Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek scripts, accommodating a wide range of languages within....

Waiting for the Sunrise comes from the work of Kimberly Geswein. 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, Waiting for the Sunrise 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.

Waiting for the Sunrise is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency across digital and print workflows, with 3 font pairings curated. Extended language support spanning Cyrillic, Greek, and Latin Extended ensures reliable rendering across global audiences.

Waiting for the Sunrise

Waiting for the Sunrise

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Character Set

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Waiting for the Sunrise for Paragraphs

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

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Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

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