Korean Calligraphy & Font Generator
Type Hangul and see it in 36 real Korean fonts — brush calligraphy, handwriting, cute, classic Myeongjo and modern Gothic. Write across or top-to-bottom, then download a PNG or transparent PNG for cards, posts, thumbnails and designs.
Calligraphy & handwriting picks
Pick a style to load it into the preview.
Font preview. Download a PNG to keep this exact look — copied text pastes as ordinary Hangul in the app's own font.
Customize style Applies to the preview and PNG downloads
Explore 36 Korean fonts
Every style is a real Hangul font, free on Google Fonts — from 붓글씨 brush calligraphy and 손글씨 handwriting to cute display fonts and classic 명조 Myeongjo. Tap a preview to load it above.
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What is a Korean calligraphy generator?
A Korean calligraphy generator shows the Hangul you type in fonts inspired by brush writing (붓글씨) and modern hand lettering (캘리그라피), so you can see how a word looks before you use it on a card, a post or a design.
This one is also a Korean font generator: it previews 36 real Korean fonts side by side, from brush and handwriting styles to cute display fonts and the classic Myeongjo and Gothic typefaces used in books and on screens. Every font is a real Hangul font, so every syllable you type is drawn properly.
It shows Hangul — it doesn't translate
Type or paste text that is already in Korean. The tool won't turn English into Korean or write your name in Hangul for you. For names, tattoos and anything permanent, ask a native speaker to check the spelling first.
서예 or 캘리그라피?
서예 (seoye) is traditional brush calligraphy with ink and paper. 캘리그라피 (kaelligeurapi) is the modern, expressive hand lettering you see on Korean cafés, book covers and dramas. The brush fonts here lean towards 캘리그라피 — they're great for designs, but a calligrapher's hand still varies every stroke.
Korean font styles explained
Korean fonts are usually grouped by how the strokes are drawn. Here's what each group is good for, and which fonts on this page belong to it.
| Style | Example | Looks like | Fonts here |
|---|---|---|---|
| 붓글씨 Brush calligraphy | 붓글씨 | Thick-to-thin ink strokes, like writing with a brush. | Nanum Brush Script, East Sea Dokdo, Dokdo, Yeon Sung, Kirang Haerang |
| 손글씨 Handwriting | 손글씨 | Everyday pen or marker writing — warm and personal. | Nanum Pen Script, Gaegu, Gamja Flower, Hi Melody, Poor Story, Single Day, Cute Font |
| 귀여운 Cute & display | 귀여운 | Rounded, bold or playful letters for titles and thumbnails. | Jua, Do Hyeon, Black Han Sans, Dongle, Gugi, Bagel Fat One, and more |
| 명조 Myeongjo (serif) | 명조 | Classic book typeface with brush-like stroke endings. | Noto Serif KR, Nanum Myeongjo, Gowun Batang, Song Myung, Hahmlet, Diphylleia, Stylish |
| 고딕 Gothic (sans) | 고딕 | Clean, even strokes — the standard for screens and signs. | Noto Sans KR, Nanum Gothic, Gothic A1, IBM Plex Sans KR, Gowun Dodum, Sunflower, Orbit |
Common Korean font problems, explained
The font disappears when I paste
A font is a display setting, not part of the text. Copying gives you plain Hangul, and KakaoTalk, Instagram or Word show it in their own font. Download a PNG to keep the look, or install the free font from Google Fonts.
Hanja looks plain
Most Hangul fonts don't include Hanja (한자), so those characters switch to a plain system font. Noto Serif KR and Noto Sans KR include Hanja — they're marked "Hanja ✓" on their cards.
I typed English and nothing changed
This tool styles text that is already in Korean; it doesn't translate or convert your name to Hangul. Type in Hangul (or paste it), and have a native speaker check names and tattoo text.
How the Korean font generator works
Type or paste Hangul
Enter up to 120 characters — line breaks are kept — or tap a sample like 안녕하세요.
Compare 36 fonts
Filter by brush, handwriting, cute, Myeongjo or Gothic, or search by name.
Style it
Switch to vertical writing, pick text and background colours, or use the Hanji paper look.
Download
Save a PNG or transparent PNG, or open the font on Google Fonts to install it.
Where your results work
Hangul always pastes correctly — but the font only comes with it as an image, or where you can choose the same font.
| Where you'll use it | Copied Hangul | Font look | Best option |
|---|---|---|---|
| KakaoTalk, Instagram, TikTok, X | Pastes fine | Lost — app uses its own font | Post a PNG |
| YouTube thumbnails, stories, reels | — | Kept in the image | Transparent PNG |
| Word, Google Docs, PowerPoint | Pastes fine | Only if the font is installed | Get font, or insert a PNG |
| Canva, Photoshop, Figma | Pastes fine | Install or pick the same font | Get font, or place a transparent PNG |
| Cards, invitations, posters, print | — | Kept in the image | PNG on Hanji paper or white |
| Tattoo or stencil reference | — | Kept in the image | Transparent PNG — after a native speaker checks the spelling |
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