Aliases for Handwritten (HW) Fonts

The Script Font Identification Guide currently shows 300 Handwritten Fonts from the ClickArt Handwritten Fonts CD, all identified with "HW" in their names. Most of these are found in Part 11 (Everyday Hand-printing), but a few are in Parts 9 and 5 of the Script Guide. I have gotten frequent requests asking if these fonts are still available, and where can they be obtained. I recently discovered that all these fonts are still available in the "ClickArt Fonts 3 Deluxe" collection sold by Broderbund.com, along with over 2,600 other fonts, including over 50 Creating Keepsakes scrapbooking fonts, for $19.99. However, I have also found that the fonts were copied and re-named by WSI. All the new names are nothing like the original names and all use the form "Somebodys Hand", with 'Somebody' replaced by a new name for each font. They were sold for a while by WSI, either directly, or through third parties who bought the collection from WSI. These re-named copies have become circulated by various means,and may still be available on CD collections using the WSI names. I have seen them scattered on web sites and in free download sites. Sometimes they have been given other names, but I have decided not to try to trace all of these. My advice is to get the original collection, as WSI altered at least one or two of the originals, and had no authority, as far as I know, to copy these fonts.

The following list shows the original names as they were on the ClickArt CD, the WSI name (or Alias), and the File name used for the re-named font. [For file names not shown, just use the WSI name, minus its trailing 's', followed by '-H' to derive the file name.] Use your browser's Find feature to quickly select the name you want to find in the list below.