Italianno is a script font by Robert Leuschke, released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. A narrow, upright italic script with tall ascenders; fits well in circles. Below are monograms made with it in the styles it suits best; open the monogram maker with Italianno selected to make your own with any initials and download SVG, PNG or PDF.
Italianno monogram examples
Using Italianno for monograms
Italianno is narrow and upright with tall ascenders, so its initials stack neatly inside a circle or diamond outline without stretching. A good choice when the space is taller than it is wide.
About Italianno
Italianno is a calligraphic script by Robert Leuschke. Its description singles out the clean connecting strokes and suggests it for invitations, scrapbooking and packaging. Like his other fonts it covers Western and Central European Latin and Vietnamese.
Italianno is light and narrow, so it gives a delicate monogram but needs size. On a wedding sign it pairs well with a heavier serif such as Cinzel for the names.
Italianno measured from the font file
| Designer (Google Fonts record) | Robert Leuschke |
| Added to Google Fonts | December 2011 |
| Copyright line in the file | Copyright 2009 The Italianno Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/italianno) |
| File version we measured | Version 1.100 |
| Characters in the file | 498 (595 glyphs) |
| Thinnest strokes (10th percentile) | 2.8% of the capital height |
| Main strokes (90th percentile) | 8.9% of the capital height |
| Thick-to-thin ratio | 3.2 : 1, high stroke contrast |
| Typical capital width | 120% of its height (widest 217%) |
| Deepest capital below the baseline | G, 60% of the capital height |
| Outline points in A to Z | 2,924 (most: A, 163; fewest: O, 39) |
Worked example: how small can a Italianno letter be cut?
Thin stroke = 0.028 x letter height. A 3 inch Italianno 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 3.5 in overall minimum for Italianno.
Outline points: 2,924 across A to Z; A has 163, O only 39. 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 Italianno with Cinzel; 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 Italianno free for commercial use?
Yes. Italianno 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 Italianno cuts well at?
About 3.5 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 Italianno?
Script monogram, Wedding monogram, Two-letter monogram. Italianno is narrow and upright with tall ascenders, so its initials stack neatly inside a circle or diamond outline without stretching.
Where do I download Italianno?
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.