Fonts For Neon Signs

Typefaces to design neon signs with.

Noah Nazir

Last edited June 06, 2018

Neon Sign is a statement that illuminates—sometimes extravagantly, sometimes whimsically. These are a selection of typefaces to design neon signs with, mainly so-called Speedball Script Fonts.

Typeface used on header image: Rolling Pen by Sudtipos.

The Handel Gothic™ typeface has been a mainstay of graphic communication for over 40 years - all the while looking as current as tomorrow. Designed by Don Handel in the mid-1960s, and used in the 1973 United Airlines logo developed by Saul Bass, Handel Gothic was an instant success when released to the graphic design community. Its generous lowercase x-height, full-bodied counters and square... Read More

In 2005, Handsome was one of the first script typefaces to utilize the OpenType format to simulate the natural quality of writing, by automatically substituting alternate contextual glyphs.

Stempel Elan is Frank Grießhammer’s revival of Elan, a script typeface released by D. Stempel AG in 1937. That Elan was originally created by Hans Möhring. The first digital release of the design, Stempel Elan includes a number of OpenType features, including alternate versions of certain glyphs, etc.

Forget that hipster coolness for a minute and design something cute and charming with LiebeLotte! Go ahead and make beautiful things with her: birthday cards, wedding invitations, love letters, new signage for your deli—so many things look sweeter when you use this well-crafted handwriting font. We’ve put all of our heart and soul into this typeface—it took us a whole year to draw, refine, and... Read More

The name “Schulschrift” that marks the FF Schulschrift typefaces is German for “school writing.” The family is based on three handwriting norms presently taught in German elementary schools by the German Ministry of Culture and Education. Historically, the three norms developed over a rather long stretch of time, and are the product of several attempts to make German handwriting into a form... Read More

Kaufmann font was designed in 1936 for the American Type Founders by Max R. Kaufmann, a letterer, typographer, and one-time art director for McCalls magazine. Kaufmann is a connecting script typeface with a smooth, slightly whimsical look. Its monoweight is unusual in a script type but allows for a nice texture on the page when it is combined with sans serif text type. The bold Kaufmann is fine... Read More