The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Best free alternatives to
Gravura
ITC released Gravura in 1995, designed by British type designer Phill Grimshaw, with Monotype now listed as the design owner. It follows the copperplate model: a lowercase built to connect letter to letter like natural handwriting, paired with capitals that are noticeably more elaborate than the plainer small letters. That contrast is the whole point of the face. It reads as engraved formal writing, the register of wedding stationery, certificates and invitations, and it sits in the same searches as Edwardian Script for exactly that reason. These free typefaces work the same copperplate register without the license fee.
The closest font to GravuraThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Display + body that work together
The shape of a working week
Two thousand years of letterforms boil down to a handful of decisions — width, weight, proportion. Pick a pair you trust, and let the rest take care of itself.
Display · Body Pinyon Script + Lora
A grammar of empty space
A pairing is a relationship: one voice speaks first, the other answers, and the contrast between them sets the tone for the whole page.
Display · Body Playfair Display + Pinyon Script
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Common questions about Gravura alternatives
- Is Gravura free?
- No — Gravura is a commercial typeface from ITC. Gravura is a commercial ITC font sold through MyFonts under Monotype's licensing, with styles starting at $29.99. The closest free alternative is Pinyon Script, available on Google Fonts.
- What font is similar to Gravura?
- Pinyon Script is the closest free match. A round-hand copperplate script with the same engraved-plate logic as Gravura: connected lowercase, long looped ascenders and showy swashed capitals. The closest match in register and construction, though its strokes are a little lighter and more uniform than Grimshaw's pen-driven contrast.
- Can I use Pinyon Script in commercial projects?
- Yes — Pinyon Script is published under a free license on Google Fonts and can be used in commercial work. Confirm the license text at the source before shipping.