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title: "Bad Handwriting — Free Framer component · Best of Framer"
description: "Free Framer component · by Troy Miller · Text. Bad Handwriting Component Transform your text into authentic messy handwriting by randomly mixing different handwriting fonts for each character."
canonical: "https://framer.elliotli.dev/component/bad-handwriting"
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# Bad Handwriting

Messy handwriting text effect

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## Summary

Bad Handwriting Component Transform your text into authentic messy handwriting by randomly mixing different handwriting fonts for each character.

## Description

## Bad Handwriting Component

Transform your text into authentic messy handwriting by randomly mixing different handwriting fonts for each character. Unlike traditional text that uses a single font, this component creates a chaotic, natural look by applying one of five handwriting fonts to every letter.

### How It Works

The component wraps each character in your text with a randomly selected handwriting font from a curated collection: Caveat, Indie Flower, Nothing You Could Do, Reenie Beanie, and Shadows Into Light. Smart logic ensures the same letter never uses the same font twice in a row, creating maximum visual variation and preventing any repetitive patterns.

The Pattern control uses a seeded random number generator, which means each pattern number produces a unique but consistent result.

### Best For

-   Handwritten-style
    
-   Casual, playful headlines
    
-   Sticky note effects
    
-   Personal touches on landing pages
    
-   Human-feeling UI elements
    
-   Creative typography experiments
    

### Key Features

**Full Customization:**

-   Adjust font size, color, letter spacing, and line height
    
-   Control text alignment (left, center, right)
    
-   Variable font weight (400-700, affects Caveat font only)
    
-   Responsive text wrapping—resize the component and text reflows naturally
    

**Pattern Control:** Simply change the Pattern number (1-10,000) to generate completely different random variations. Each number creates a unique but repeatable pattern, so you can explore options and lock in your favorite.

**Performance Optimized:** All five handwriting fonts are loaded from Google Fonts and cached by the browser for fast rendering.

### For design work, questions, or help, please reach out at

### https://www.fireislanddesign.com/

## Rank history [How rankings work →](/terms#rankings)

-   All · #294

## Details

- **Author**: Troy Miller
- **Published**: 2026-01-27
- **Updated**: 2026-06-12
- **Added**: 2026-01-16
- **Categories**: Text

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