Bigger Love: A Handwritten Display Font for Web Designers
I was mid-project on a landing page for a boutique coaching brand when I hit a wall. The client wanted a hero section that felt warm, personal, and inviting—but every typeface I tried either looked too polished or too casual. I needed something that landed somewhere between crafted and approachable. That’s when I pulled up Bigger Love, a handlettering display font I had been meaning to test in a real layout. I dropped it into the hero headline, scaled it to about 72px, and paired it with a clean sans serif for the supporting text. The first preview stopped me. This was exactly the tone the project needed—playful, human, and full of character without feeling forced.
What Bigger Love Brings to Digital Design
Bigger Love is a fun and lovely handlettering typeface that reads like a friendly handwritten note. Its strokes are rounded, its curves are generous, and its overall mood is optimistic and warm. As a display font, it’s not designed for long paragraphs or dense text blocks. Instead, it shines in places where you want to make a visual statement—headlines, hero sections, call-to-action banners, and branded accents. In web design, that kind of distinction is incredibly useful. When you need a heading to feel personal and approachable, Bigger Love delivers that emotional quality without sacrificing legibility at medium to large sizes.
From a UX perspective, the font’s personality is immediately clear. It’s not trying to be neutral or invisible. It’s meant to be noticed. That makes it a strong choice for brands that want to communicate warmth, creativity, and a handmade sensibility. Think of a wellness coach’s website, a children’s product line, a wedding planning service, or a creative portfolio. Bigger Love adds a layer of human touch that standard geometric fonts often miss.
Testing Bigger Love in a Real Web Layout
I tested Bigger Love in a full responsive layout for a mock creative studio. The font was used in the hero headline, a section heading, and a decorative button. I also tried it as part of a logo lockup. Here’s what I found:
- Hero sections: At 60px to 80px, Bigger Love looks fantastic. The letterforms are open and readable, and the handwritten style feels confident without being messy. Over a background image, I used a subtle dark overlay and white text—the contrast was clean and the font retained its personality.
- Section headings: At around 36px to 48px, the font still works well. It draws attention without overwhelming the layout. I paired it with a simple sans serif body font at 16px, and the visual hierarchy was clear.
- Buttons and CTAs: Bigger Love can work on buttons if the text is short (one or two words) and the button size is generous. I used it on a primary CTA that said “Join Us” at 24px, and it felt inviting. For smaller buttons or secondary actions, I’d recommend sticking with a simpler font.
- Mobile responsiveness: I tested the layout on a 375px screen. At smaller sizes, the font’s handwritten details become less distinct. The hero heading at 40px on mobile was still readable, but the charm is best preserved at larger scales. For mobile, I adjusted the heading size to 32px and kept the font weight consistent. It worked, but I wouldn’t go below 24px for any display use.
Where Bigger Love Excels in Web Design
Bigger Love is a natural fit for several digital contexts:
- Branded landing pages for creative businesses, life coaches, artists, and wedding vendors. The font immediately communicates a personal, caring brand identity.
- Hero headers on boutique online stores, especially those selling handmade goods, gifts, or home decor. The font’s warmth aligns with the product aesthetic.
- Digital brand kits and style guides where you want to showcase a handwritten accent font alongside a clean body typeface.
- Campaign pages for seasonal promotions, launches, or special events where the tone needs to be festive and engaging.
- Blog headers and featured content areas where a single word or short phrase can set the mood for the entire page.
Because Bigger Love is a display font, it’s best used sparingly. One or two elements per page is usually enough. Overusing it can dilute its impact and make the layout feel chaotic. Reserve it for the moments where you want to create an emotional anchor.
Readability and Responsive Considerations
One of the first things I check when evaluating a font for web use is how it behaves across screen sizes. Bigger Love is a handwritten typeface, so it naturally has variations in stroke width and letter spacing. At larger sizes, these variations are charming. At smaller sizes, they can become a readability challenge. Here’s what I recommend:
- Use Bigger Love at 36px or larger for headings. Below that, consider switching to a simpler font for body or supporting text.
- Avoid using Bigger Love for navigation links, form labels, or any text that needs to be scanned quickly. Its decorative nature slows down reading, which is fine for headlines but not for functional UI elements.
- On dark backgrounds, use a light tint or white for the font color. The letterforms have enough weight to hold their own, but make sure the contrast ratio meets accessibility standards for the intended audience.
- On image overlays, add a semi-transparent background layer or text shadow to maintain legibility. This is especially important for hero sections where the background image may have varying contrast.
From a performance standpoint, Bigger Love is a standard font file. If you’re using it as a webfont, make sure to load it with proper font-display settings to avoid flash of invisible text. For most projects, you’ll only need one weight, which keeps the file size manageable.
Pairing Bigger Love with Other Fonts
In web design, pairing a decorative display font with a clean body font is a classic strategy. Bigger Love pairs well with a simple sans serif like Open Sans, Lato, or Montserrat. The contrast between the playful headline and the understated body text creates a clear visual hierarchy. For a more editorial feel, you could pair it with a light serif font like Merriweather or Playfair Display, but I’d recommend keeping the body font neutral so the display font remains the star.
If you’re working on a brand identity that includes a handwritten script, you might also consider using Bigger Love as the accent font and a simpler handwritten font for smaller text. Just be careful not to mix too many handwritten styles—they can compete with each other. One handwritten display font per page is usually enough.
What Bigger Love Is Not Suitable For
No font is perfect for every context, and Bigger Love has its limits. It is not suitable for:
- Long body copy or paragraphs. The handwritten style becomes tiring to read in extended text.
- Small text sizes below 20px, especially on mobile screens. The details get lost and readability suffers.
- Navigation menus, footer links, or any UI element that requires quick scanning and clarity.
- Accessibility-heavy interfaces like dashboards, data tables, or form-heavy pages where legibility is critical.
- Dense layouts where multiple decorative elements compete for attention. Bigger Love needs room to breathe.
Knowing these limitations helps you use the font where it adds value and avoid it where it detracts from the user experience.
Licensing and File Formats for Web Use
Before using Bigger Love on a website, client project, or digital product, check the included file formats and licensing terms. Most commercial fonts offer webfont formats like WOFF and WOFF2, which are optimized for web use. If the font is only available in OTF or TTF, you may need to convert it for web use, but that can affect performance and licensing compliance.
For websites, online stores, and landing pages, make sure your license covers web embedding. Some fonts require separate licenses for desktop and web use. If you’re using Bigger Love in a template or digital product that you sell, confirm that the license allows for that commercial application. The same applies to client projects—always check the licensing terms before delivering a final design.
Bigger Love is a display font that brings a genuine sense of warmth and personality to digital design. It’s not a workhorse font for every task, but in the right context—a hero headline, a brand accent, a campaign banner—it creates an emotional connection that neutral fonts can’t match. If you’re working on a project that needs a touch of handmade charm, give Bigger Love a try. It might just be the finishing touch your layout needs.
