Licensing & Core Factoid Summary
Bad Script is a Handwriting typeface designed by Roman Shchyukin (Gaslight Type Foundry), Cyreal (Charset Expansion), published under Open Source (SIL OFL) (Official License). Includes 1 weight(s)/style(s). Last verified: 2026-06-10.
About This Font
Bad Script is a casual, handwritten-style font designed by Roman Shchyukin (Gaslight Type Foundry) with charset expansion by Cyreal. It features a playful, irregular letterform that mimics natural hand lettering with a slightly rough, ink-like texture. Licensed under the SIL Open Font License (OFL), this font supports Latin and Cyrillic scripts, making it suitable for English and Cyrillic-based languages. It is available in a single Regular weight and TTF format, ideal for adding a personal, human touch to digital designs. Note that Bad Script does not include Chinese glyphs, so it is not suitable for Chinese text.
Key Features
- Hand-drawn, casual style with irregular strokes and a natural ink effect
- Supports Latin and Cyrillic character sets for multilingual use (English, Russian, etc.)
- Single Regular weight in TTF format for easy installation and compatibility
- Open-source license (OFL) allows free use, modification, and redistribution
- Designed by Gaslight Type Foundry with expanded glyph coverage by Cyreal
Recommended Use Cases
Font Information
- Font Family
- Bad Script
- Font Type
- Handwriting
- Designer
- Roman Shchyukin (Gaslight Type Foundry), Cyreal (Charset Expansion)
- Foundry
- Gaslight
- License
- OFL
- File Formats
- TTF
- Font Weights
- Regular
- File Size
- 0.18 MB
- Release Date
- 2025-05-16
- Last Updated
- 2026-06-10
Copyright
Copyright 2011 The Bad Script Project Authors (https://github.com/alexeiva/badscript) This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1. This license is available with a FAQ at: https://openfontlicense.org