Turn typed text into
real handwriting.

The Handwriting API.

One simple endpoint turns text into a handwritten A4 image. Free and open — no key needed. Set your base URL and every example on this page updates live.

Endpoints

The main endpoint returns a PNG or JPEG image. The list endpoints return JSON so you can build your own picker.

Parameters

Pass them as a query string (GET) or a JSON body (POST). Everything except text is optional.

Ink colours

Use the name, or pass any custom hex. Click a colour to copy its name.

Fonts

Pass the key as font=. Orange marks Urdu / Arabic (RTL). Click to copy.

Try it — request builder

Fill the fields, then copy the URL or hit Open.

Code examples

Drop-in snippets. They all read the base URL you set above.

cURL

Copycurl -o out.png 

HTML image

Copy<img src= />

JavaScript (fetch)

Copyconst res = await fetch(, {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({ text: "Hello world", font: "neat", color: "blue" })
});
const blob = await res.blob();