Bullet Journal Fonts
Bullet journaling usually begins with handwritten notes in a notebook.
If you enjoy lettering, you can add a different style for headings or special entries.
These examples show brush lettering, faux calligraphy, and other styles to practice.
How To Make Different Bullet Journal Fonts
I often want to try a lettering style after seeing it on someone else's page.
My own handwriting used to switch between print and cursive within the same word.
When I started exploring hand lettering, I paid closer attention to letter shapes and spacing.
Practice helped me make the result more consistent.
Repeating a small group of letters slowly gave me more opportunity to notice what I wanted to change.
Easy Bullet Journal Fonts To Try
These are some simple styles to try.
I made these examples with brush pens in different sizes.
What are brush pen markers?
A brush pen has a flexible tip that changes the stroke width as you change the pressure. It gives you a brush-like tool without a separate pot of ink.
My favorite is the Tombow Fudenosuke. It comes in hard- and soft-tip versions; I prefer the firmer one for my lettering.
Faux Calligraphy
Faux calligraphy creates a similar thick-and-thin effect using an ordinary pen, pencil, or marker.
Write the word with a little extra space between letters. Then add width to the downstrokes. Fill the added space with the same ink, another color, or a pattern.
More Bullet Journal Fonts
Here are some other styles I tried:
You can vary the letter shapes in these ways:
Serif Font
Round Style
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All Caps
All Lower Case
Classic-Style Cursive
Hand Lettering
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For this faux calligraphy example, I drew a second line beside each downstroke, then filled the space between the lines. You can also leave that space open.
I used a Sakura Pigma Micron 01 for the black lines. I like its fine tip and consistent flow. In this example, some ink still smudged when I worked over it, so I try a small test before adding other materials.
Minimal Cursive
Architect Style Handwriting
Hangeul Inspired
Comic Sans
Skinny Caps
Bounce Lettering
Bullet Journal Fonts Inspiration
Lettering ideas to try next
Lettering can add a detail you enjoy without requiring new supplies. For more examples, browse these journal Instagram accounts.
Choose a style you'd like to practice rather than comparing your everyday handwriting with a finished illustration.
A few slow repetitions can help you see where to adjust a shape or the spacing.
You can also try journal headers and doodles.
