Brush scriptHand-drawn, digitized

Kawasemi

Casual calligraphy in Crayola marker — the energy of Asian brush lettering, kept raw where raw feels right.

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OTF · TTF · WOFF · WOFF2 | Swashes, alternates, ligatures

A kingfisher of a script.

Kawasemi is Japanese for kingfisher. It's a brush script drawn by hand with a Crayola marker, echoing the confidence and momentum of Asian brush calligraphy. Every stroke keeps its natural imperfection — a little uneven, a little raw.

Kawasemi is a Japanese name for kingfisher is a brush script based on handwritten casual calligraphy made with Crayola marker, resembling the energy and style of Asian brush calligraphy. Every stroke keeps its natural imperfection, a little uneven, a little raw.

Letters lean into each other, some strokes clash on purpose, spacing runs tight by design — all carefully kerned so the connections still read smooth and intentional rather than accidental. The result is a script that feels hand-drawn because it is hand-drawn, digitized without sanding down its personality.

Best use case is for logos, headlines, and short titles — anywhere a single confident gesture says more than a paragraph of type ever could. With extra characters for, swashes, alternates, and ligatures giving room to for creative experiment.

"Breathe, bend and dance. Curves remember hands. Ink becomes the world."

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Breathe, bend and dance.
Curves remember hands.
Ink becomes the world.

Specimens.

Best for logos, headlines, and short titles — anywhere a single confident gesture says more than a paragraph ever could.

What's inside.

01

Swashes

Extended tails and flourishes on caps and descenders, for opening and closing gestures that carry weight.

02

Alternates

Multiple cuts of the most-repeated letters so words don't tile the same shape twice.

03

Ligatures

Custom-drawn pairs where letters lock into each other, keeping the flow of a real brush stroke.

Format
OTF, TTF, WOFF, WOFF2
Weights
Regular
Best for
Logos, headlines, short titles
License
Personal & commercial