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Dancing Script vs Patrick Hand
Dancing Script and Patrick Hand are both freely available display fonts. Dancing Script serves as a replacement for 3 premium fonts while Patrick Hand covers 1. This comparison helps you pick between two strong open-source options.
Design DNA
Design overlap:100%
Dancing Script
Patrick Hand
Highlighted traits are shared between both fonts
Visual Comparison
Dancing Script
FreeAa Bb Cc 123
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789 !@#$%^&*()
Patrick Hand
FreeAa Bb Cc 123
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789 !@#$%^&*()
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Dancing Script | Patrick Hand |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Free | Free |
| Classification | display | display |
| Variable Font | Yes | No |
| Weights | Variable (100-900) | 400 |
| Italics | No | No |
| License | OFL-1.1 | OFL-1.1 |
| Language Support | latin, latin-extended, vietnamese | latin, latin-extended, vietnamese |
| Source | Google Fonts | Google Fonts |
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Weight & Style Coverage
Performance Comparison
| Metric | Dancing Script | Patrick Hand |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 65/100 | 52/100 |
| File Size | 142.7 KB | 54.3 KB |
| Weights | 9 (var) | 1 |
| Italics | No | No |
| Variable Font | Yes (1 axes) | No |
| Language Groups | 3 | 3 |
| CDN Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| x-Height Ratio | 0.332 | 0.467 |
| Cap Height Ratio | 0.72 | 0.661 |
Patrick Hand is 62% lighter for the standard weight set (400, 400i, 700).
Which Should You Choose?
Recommended: Dancing Script
- Replaces 3 premium fonts
- playful, friendly character
- Popular in education-academia and healthcare-medical
- Variable font with continuous weight range
- Free under OFL-1.1
Consider: Patrick Hand
- Replaces 1 premium font
- playful, friendly character
- Popular in education-academia and healthcare-medical
- Free under OFL-1.1
Premium Font Coverage
Dancing Script covers 3 premium fonts vs Patrick Hand's 1