Native joins first
Zero added letter spacing is the default. The browser keeps the font's native shaping and kerning instead of forcing a generic tracking value onto connected letters.
Script / cursive lettering
Cursive Tattoo Font Generator for Script Stencils
Type the exact name, date or phrase. Compare a small reviewed script set, preserve native joins by default, control a 2D arc and physical width, then export the same geometry as stencil-ready SVG, PNG or a true-size PDF.
FreeNo account4 reviewed script fontsSVG + PNG + 1:1 PDF
FreeNo accountDeterministic type
Final text check
Forever
Spelling, capitalization, punctuation, accents and line breaks are not auto-corrected.
Live script stencil preview
Sacramento · native font shaping
Why this is a separate script workflow
Connected lettering fails differently from a generic font preview.
Script comparison is not only a style filter when joins, loops, flourishes and baseline flow must survive at a chosen physical width. The specialized controls stay narrow so the main lettering tool can remain the generic font owner.
Spacing is an override
Global spacing is hidden behind an explicit control because one slider can open intended joins or push crossings into nearby forms. Restore native joins in one click.
Arc is typographic, not anatomical
The Arc control bends one line in 2D. Multiline text stays straight rather than being flattened silently. Wrap, taper and body-line fitting remain a separate Fit to Body workflow.
Exact text stays visible
The typed wording is shown separately from the decorative preview so spelling, capitalization, punctuation, accents and line breaks can be verified before export.
Reviewed script set
Four licensed directions, not a 300-font dump.
The set is intentionally small enough to compare the same phrase carefully. Current Google Fonts metadata identifies each family below as OFL and publishes Latin Extended coverage.
Forever Yours
Sacramento
OFL 1.1 · Latin ExtendedRestrained monoline script. Useful as the clean baseline when the wording should flow without heavy decoration.
Verify Google Fonts sourceForever Yours
Great Vibes
OFL 1.1 · Latin ExtendedConnected calligraphic script with stronger contrast and flourishes. Inspect joins, loops and returning strokes at final width.
Verify Google Fonts sourceForever Yours
Alex Brush
OFL 1.1 · Latin ExtendedFlowing brush script with compact ascenders and descenders. A useful middle ground between restrained and highly swashed forms.
Verify Google Fonts sourceForever Yours
Berkshire Swash
OFL 1.1 · Latin ExtendedHeavier swash display script for a broader word shape. Decoration still needs clear space around the core letters.
Verify Google Fonts sourceUse the right lettering owner
Script is not handwriting, Chicano, Gothic or every form of calligraphy.
The child stays useful by stopping at typed script and cursive composition. Adjacent jobs remain with the owner that can preserve their real constraints.
Need another font family?
Serif, Gothic, Old English, typewriter and other general tattoo-font selection stays in the generic Lettering Stencil Maker.
Open all tattoo lettering fontsPreserving a real signature?
A person's handwriting is source identity, not a cursive preset. Preserve the original image and clean it without reconstructing the letters.
Preserve real handwritingNeed the lettering to wrap on the body?
A 2D baseline arc is not anatomical projection. Use Fit to Body after the flat lettering composition is approved.
Open Fit to BodyScript lettering FAQ
Answers that protect the wording and the stencil geometry.
Type the exact wording, compare the reviewed script fonts using that same text, keep native joins unless a deliberate spacing change is needed, set the physical width, then export SVG, PNG, or a true-size PDF.