# Birds of Paradise Font (birdsofparadise.co)

> Independent reference site for the Birds of Paradise calligraphy script font, designed by Guilhem Greco and published by Herofonts. Not affiliated with Herofonts. The site offers a live text preview, a character map, a text-to-SVG generator, a plain-English license guide and how-to articles. The free personal-use download is linked from the download page (DafontStyle); commercial licenses come from Herofonts.

Key facts (read from the font file and the license file that ships with it):

- Designer: Guilhem Greco. Foundry and trademark holder: Herofonts (herofonts.com).
- Copyright 2014, version 2.000, TrueType (.ttf), PostScript name BirdsofParadise-PersonaluseOnly.
- 260 glyphs in the file, covering 256 characters: A–Z, a–z, punctuation, currency signs and 114 accented/extra Latin letters (Western and most Central European languages). Has kerning. In the free version the digits 0–9 and ¹²³¼½¾ are drawn as the Herofonts logo, not numbers.
- License: free for personal use only (own invitations, school work, personal social media). Commercial use (logos, products, packaging, business websites, events, books, ebooks, videos, company social media, client work) requires a license from herofonts.com/license.
- Closest free alternative for commercial use: Great Vibes (SIL Open Font License). Others: Allura, Alex Brush, Parisienne, Pinyon Script, Italianno, Monsieur La Doulaise.

## Font pages

- [Overview](https://www.birdsofparadise.co/fonts/birds-of-paradise/): designer, specs, best uses
- [Live preview](https://www.birdsofparadise.co/fonts/birds-of-paradise/preview/): type your own text
- [Character map](https://www.birdsofparadise.co/fonts/birds-of-paradise/glyphs/): all 256 characters with Unicode codes
- [SVG generator](https://www.birdsofparadise.co/fonts/birds-of-paradise/svg/): text to SVG for Cricut, Silhouette or tattoo stencils
- [License](https://www.birdsofparadise.co/fonts/birds-of-paradise/license/): personal vs commercial use
- [Download guide](https://www.birdsofparadise.co/fonts/birds-of-paradise/download/): safe sources and installation

## Guides

- [Is Birds of Paradise free for commercial use?](https://www.birdsofparadise.co/guides/birds-of-paradise-commercial-use/)
- [7 free fonts similar to Birds of Paradise](https://www.birdsofparadise.co/guides/birds-of-paradise-font-alternatives/)
- [How to use Birds of Paradise in Canva](https://www.birdsofparadise.co/guides/birds-of-paradise-font-canva/)
- [How to use Birds of Paradise in Cricut Design Space](https://www.birdsofparadise.co/guides/birds-of-paradise-font-cricut/)
- [Birds of Paradise as a tattoo font](https://www.birdsofparadise.co/guides/birds-of-paradise-tattoo-font/)
- [Fonts that pair with Birds of Paradise](https://www.birdsofparadise.co/guides/birds-of-paradise-pairing/)
- [How to install fonts on Windows, Mac and iPhone](https://www.birdsofparadise.co/guides/how-to-install-fonts/)
- [Web font optimization](https://www.birdsofparadise.co/guides/web-font-optimization/)