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Text to handwriting

Type or paste your text and see it written by hand on ruled, grid or plain paper. Works with English and Hindi, and turns simple LaTeX maths into real symbols.

For maths, put LaTeX between dollar signs, for example $\frac{a}{b}$, $x^2$ or $\sqrt{25}$. Press Enter twice for a blank line.

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How to use Text to handwriting

  1. Type or paste your text into the box.
  2. Pick a handwriting style, ink colour and paper.
  3. Check the preview. Long text flows onto more pages, which you can flip through.
  4. Download the page as a PNG, or every page together as a PDF.

Why use this tool

Handwritten notes, labels, cards and mock-ups are quicker to make when you can type them first. This tool places your words on the page with the small wobbles, tilts and uneven spacing of a real pen, so the result looks written rather than printed.

It is meant for creative and design work such as journals, scrapbooks, posters, props and sample notes. If a teacher, employer or other organisation asks for work in your own handwriting, do that work by hand.

Maths and Hindi

Wrap LaTeX in dollar signs and common symbols are drawn by hand: fractions, square roots, powers, subscripts, Greek letters and signs such as × and ≤. The Hindi + English style writes Devanagari and Latin letters together in one line.

Tips for best results

  • Use Photo style, Scanned page or Clean flat page in More options. Clean flat page is best when you want to print.
  • Raise Messiness for a hurried look, or lower it for tidy notes.
  • Use the Size slider to fit more or fewer lines on each page.

Frequently asked questions

Is my text uploaded?

No. The page is drawn in your browser and stays on your device. Only the handwriting fonts are fetched from Google Fonts.

Does it work offline?

Once the fonts have loaded you can keep using it. If they cannot load, a standard font is shown instead.

Which maths commands work?

\frac, \sqrt, ^ and _, Greek letters such as \pi and \theta, and signs like \times, \div, \pm, \leq and \geq. Very advanced LaTeX is not supported.

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