Alex Brush is a script font by Robert Leuschke, released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. A brush script with smooth, connected strokes; softer than a copperplate. Below are monograms made with it in the styles it suits best; open the monogram maker with Alex Brush selected to make your own with any initials and download SVG, PNG or PDF.
Alex Brush monogram examples
Using Alex Brush for monograms
Alex Brush has more even strokes than the copperplates, so it cuts at 3 inches and is the script to choose for tumblers. Its capitals are compact, which keeps a three-letter monogram from spreading too wide.
About Alex Brush
Alex Brush is another Robert Leuschke design, described as a flowing brush script with short ascenders and descenders, which is what keeps it legible compared with longer-limbed scripts. It covers Western and Central European Latin and Vietnamese.
The short ascenders and descenders make Alex Brush the most compact script here vertically, so a three-letter monogram fits a short, wide space such as a bottle label or a towel border.
Alex Brush measured from the font file
| Designer (Google Fonts record) | Robert Leuschke |
| Added to Google Fonts | December 2011 |
| Copyright line in the file | Copyright 2011 The Alex Brush Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/alex-brush) |
| File version we measured | Version 1.111 |
| Characters in the file | 575 (603 glyphs) |
| Thinnest strokes (10th percentile) | 2.8% of the capital height |
| Main strokes (90th percentile) | 7.5% of the capital height |
| Thick-to-thin ratio | 2.7 : 1, moderate stroke contrast |
| Typical capital width | 131% of its height (widest 213%) |
| Deepest capital below the baseline | Y, 35% of the capital height |
| Outline points in A to Z | 2,882 (most: K, 175; fewest: C, 68) |
Worked example: how small can a Alex Brush letter be cut?
Thin stroke = 0.028 x letter height. A 3 inch Alex Brush capital therefore has strokes down to 2.16 mm. Taking 1 mm as a cautious minimum for weeding adhesive vinyl: 0.028 x H = 1 mm gives H = 35.3 mm, or 1.39 in per letter (1.74 in for heat-transfer or glitter vinyl, about 25% more). Monograms shrink letters to fit frames and stacks, hence our 3 in overall minimum for Alex Brush.
Outline points: 2,882 across A to Z; K has 175, C only 68. That is a heavy outline: expect slower cuts, and if Design Space reports a design as too complex, drop the frame or cut the letters separately.
For names in the split and wedding styles, the file includes every accented letter we checked, so names such as René, Muñoz, Søren, Łukasz and Strauß set correctly.
For the name in a split monogram or the date under a wedding monogram, pair Alex Brush with Montserrat; the tool’s “Text font” control sets it.
Licence and download
Licence: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (commercial use allowed; the font may not be sold on its own). Files: Google Fonts and google/fonts.
Frequently asked questions
Is Alex Brush free for commercial use?
Yes. Alex Brush is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows you to use it commercially, including on products you sell, and to share the font file itself.
What is the smallest size Alex Brush cuts well at?
About 3 inches wide in standard adhesive vinyl. Add about 25 percent for heat-transfer or glitter vinyl. Script fonts have thin joining strokes, so they need size: 3 to 4 inches in adhesive vinyl, 4 to 5 inches in heat-transfer vinyl, and 2.5 inches or more for satin-stitch embroidery.
Which monogram styles suit Alex Brush?
Script monogram, Two-letter monogram, Wedding monogram. Alex Brush has more even strokes than the copperplates, so it cuts at 3 inches and is the script to choose for tumblers.
Where do I download Alex Brush?
From Google Fonts. Our maker loads it for you, so there is nothing to install.
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Last reviewed: 25 September 2026. The fonts are open-licensed (SIL OFL or Apache 2.0); see the font list for each licence. The frames are drawn by our own code. Something not working? Please let us know.