Tangerine is a script font by Toshi Omagari, released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. A calligraphic script based on 16th-17th century chancery hands; used here in bold. Below are monograms made with it in the styles it suits best; open the monogram maker with Tangerine selected to make your own with any initials and download SVG, PNG or PDF.
Tangerine monogram examples
Using Tangerine for monograms
Tangerine is used in its bold weight here. It is a chancery italic rather than a copperplate, so the capitals are more upright and the letters have a pen-drawn quality that suits certificates, wax seals and cake toppers.
About Tangerine
Tangerine was designed by Toshi Omagari and draws on italic chancery hands of the 16th and 17th centuries. Its most distinctive feature is a very tall ascender over short lowercase letters; the description recommends it for titles and short text at large sizes. We use the bold weight.
In a monogram only the capitals show, and Tangerine’s capitals are tall and narrow. A three-letter Tangerine monogram is much taller than it is wide, which suits a bookplate or a narrow door sign better than a round tumbler.
Tangerine measured from the font file
| Designer (Google Fonts record) | Toshi Omagari |
| Added to Google Fonts | June 2010 |
| Copyright line in the file | Copyright (c) 2010 by Toshi Omagari. All rights reserved. |
| File version we measured | Version 1.3 |
| Characters in the file | 230 (231 glyphs) |
| Thinnest strokes (10th percentile) | 2.3% of the capital height |
| Main strokes (90th percentile) | 8.6% of the capital height |
| Thick-to-thin ratio | 3.7 : 1, high stroke contrast |
| Typical capital width | 116% of its height (widest 191%) |
| Deepest capital below the baseline | G, 27% of the capital height |
| Outline points in A to Z | 2,060 (most: H, 125; fewest: O, 42) |
Worked example: how small can a Tangerine letter be cut?
Thin stroke = 0.023 x letter height. A 3 inch Tangerine capital therefore has strokes down to 1.78 mm. Taking 1 mm as a cautious minimum for weeding adhesive vinyl: 0.023 x H = 1 mm gives H = 42.9 mm, or 1.69 in per letter (2.11 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 Tangerine.
Outline points: 2,060 across A to Z; H has 125, O only 42. A moderate outline that cuts at normal speed on any machine.
For names in the split and wedding styles, the file includes é ñ ø Ł ß, so names such as René, Muñoz, Søren set correctly, but it lacks ő ș ễ (as in Erdős or Ștefan); use a different text font for those names.
For the name in a split monogram or the date under a wedding monogram, pair Tangerine 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 Tangerine free for commercial use?
Yes. Tangerine 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 Tangerine 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 Tangerine?
Script monogram, Wedding monogram, Vine monogram. Tangerine is used in its bold weight here.
Where do I download Tangerine?
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.