What makes a Valentine’s card, mug or shirt feel extra sweet? Very often, it’s the lettering. A script with a tiny heart on the end, or bubbly letters with hearts tucked inside, says “I love you” before anyone reads a word.
We went through thousands of Valentine and heart fonts on Creative Fabrica, opened 63 of them one by one, and kept the 17 we’d really use for Cricut and Canva projects. You’ll find heart-swash scripts, a romantic serif, letters packed with hearts, and cute fonts made for kids’ classroom Valentines.
Best Valentine Fonts – Our Top Picks
- Best Valentine Overall – Hello Honey
- Best Decorative Valentine Font – Love Struck
- Best Heart Script Font – Lovely Days
- Best Valentine Calligraphy Font – About Love
- Best Bold Valentine Font – You Are My Valentine
- Best Heart-Filled Font – OMG
- Best Romantic Serif Font – Magic Love
- Best Sweet Script Font – Sweet Love
Tip: Making cards? Our Cricut Valentine card ideas post has easy designs that look great with these fonts.
How to Choose the Best Valentine Fonts for Cricut
Picking a Valentine font is all about what you’re making. Here are the key things to keep in mind:
1. Match the font to the gift: Heart-swash scripts feel romantic and grown-up, so they suit cards, wine glasses and wedding-style signs. Bubbly and heart-filled fonts feel playful, which makes them better for kids’ shirts, treat bags and classroom Valentines.
2. Weld script swashes before cutting: Many of these scripts come with heart swashes and tails. Type your word, add the swash, then use Weld in Cricut Design Space so it all cuts as one clean piece.
3. Size up fonts with tiny hearts: Letters made of small hearts or with hearts cut inside them need room. Cut them at least 2 inches tall, or use Print Then Cut for stickers and tags.
4. Pair a script with a simple font: Use a heart script for one or two words, like a name or “Be Mine”, and a bold display font for the rest. It keeps the design sweet and still easy to read.
Best Valentine Fonts
We looked at each font’s letter shapes, heart extras, favorites and reviews, then picked a mix of scripts, serifs and display fonts. Here they are:
Hello Honey
Best Valentine Font Overall
Hello Honey is a cute handwritten font with heart-shaped swashes. It’s by far the most loved font on this list, with more than 7,300 favorites and a 5-star rating from 22 reviews.
Use it for Valentine’s cards, names on mugs, wedding signs and gift tags. Add a heart swash to a word, then weld it in Design Space so it cuts in one piece.
Love Struck
Best Decorative Valentine Font
Love Struck is a fun decorative font with bold letters patterned with little hearts and dots, plus a set of heart-themed doodles. It has more than 900 favorites and a 5-star rating from 3 reviews.
It’s perfect for Valentine shirts, treat bags, classroom cards and party banners. The patterns look best large or printed.
Lovely Days
Best Heart Script Font
Lovely Days is a romantic handwritten script with heart swashes, a bouncy baseline and lots of alternates. It has more than 640 favorites and a 5-star rating from 5 reviews.
Use it for love notes, cups, wine glasses and anniversary gifts. All the extras are PUA encoded, so they’re easy to find in Cricut Design Space or Canva.
About Love
Best Valentine Calligraphy Font
About Love is a modern calligraphy font with special heart characters. It has more than 560 favorites and a 5-star rating from 3 reviews.
It’s lovely on Valentine’s cards, framed quotes, wedding stationery and gift boxes.
You Are My Valentine
Best Bold Valentine Font
You Are My Valentine is a simple, strong display font with fun, bouncy letters. It has a 5-star rating from 17 reviews, the most reviews on this list after Hello Honey.
The thick letters are easy to cut and weed in HTV, so it’s a great pick for Valentine shirts, tote bags and signs.
OMG
Best Heart-Filled Font
OMG is a display font where every letter is built from tiny hearts. It has more than 420 favorites and a 5-star rating from 5 reviews.
Use it for cards, printed tags, mugs and social posts. For vinyl, cut it large or use Print Then Cut, since each little heart is a separate piece.
Magic Love
Best Romantic Serif Font
Magic Love is a romantic serif font with elegant swashes and alternates. It has more than 400 favorites and a 4.8-star rating from 6 reviews.
It’s made for Valentine’s cards, wedding signs, candle labels and anniversary gifts. The clean serif letters are easy to cut.
Sweet Love
Best Sweet Script Font
Sweet Love is a handwritten script with a soft, sweet feel. It has more than 370 favorites and a 5-star rating from 3 reviews.
Use it for Valentine’s and Christmas cards, cups, cake toppers and love quotes. Weld the letters before cutting so they stay joined.
Marylove
Best Heart Display Font
Marylove is a bold decorative font with little hearts added to each letter. It has more than 260 favorites and a 5-star rating.
It’s great for Valentine shirts, banners and kids’ crafts. All the glyphs are PUA encoded, so the extras are easy to find.
Be Mine
Best Font for Valentine Cards
Be Mine is a romantic display font inspired by couples who are completely in love, and it comes with hearts included. It has more than 240 favorites and a 5-star rating.
Use it for card fronts, conversation-heart style designs, gift tags and treat bags.
Heart Warming
Best Rounded Valentine Font
Heart Warming is a soft, rounded font duo with a regular style and a version with 50 bonus ornaments. It has nearly 200 favorites and a 5-star rating from 3 reviews.
It’s very easy to read, so it works well for kids’ Valentines, classroom labels, shirts and stickers.
Lamor
Best Heart-Patterned Font
Lamor is a hand-drawn uppercase font with letters decorated with hearts. It has more than 180 favorites and a 5-star rating from 2 reviews.
The detailed letters shine on printed cards, posters and Print Then Cut stickers. Use it for short words like LOVE or XOXO.
Lovebug
Best Valentine Font Trio
Lovebug is a fun brush-lettered font trio with a regular solid font, a hearts font and a symbols font. It has 180 favorites and a 5-star rating from 2 reviews.
Use the solid style for vinyl and HTV, and the hearts and symbols fonts to decorate cards, mugs and classroom Valentines.
Valentine Cute
Best Quirky Valentine Font
Valentine Cute is a quirky display font with lovely ornaments. It has more than 160 favorites and a 5-star rating.
It looks best in pink or bright colors on treat bags, tumblers and party signs. The ornaments are PUA encoded, so they’re easy to add.
Hots
Best Heart Accent Font
Hots is a tall, decorative font with hand-drawn hearts worked into the letters. It has more than 130 favorites and a 5-star rating from 2 reviews.
It’s made for gift cards, packaging, sweet notes and Valentine’s Day signs. The thin lines look best printed or cut nice and large.
Love You
Best Chunky Valentine Font
Love You is a chunky, heart-themed display font with a playful, romantic feel. It has more than 120 favorites and a 5-star rating from 3 reviews.
The thick letters cut and weed easily, so it’s great for shirts, sweatshirts, pillows and big wall signs.
Cupid
Best Bubbly Valentine Font
Cupid is a bubbly, thick display font by Creative Fabrica with a solid and an outline style, plus 14 love-themed drawings. It has more than 120 favorites and a 5-star rating from 2 reviews.
Use it for kids’ Valentine shirts, classroom cards and party decor. Add the included drawings for a ready-made design.
Valentine Fonts FAQs
What is the best Valentine font?
Hello Honey is our top pick, with heart swashes and thousands of happy users. For a bolder look, try Love Struck or You Are My Valentine.
What font has hearts in it?
Hello Honey, Lovely Days and About Love have heart swashes or heart characters. Lamor, Marylove and Hots have hearts worked into the letters, and every letter in OMG is made of hearts.
How do I cut heart script fonts with a Cricut?
Install the font, type your text in Design Space, add the heart swash, then select everything and click Weld. Cut at 1.5 inches or taller so the thin parts stay neat.
Are these Valentine fonts free?
All 17 fonts are on Creative Fabrica and are free with your first downloads there. Each one comes with a commercial license, so you can use them on items you sell.
Final Thoughts
A sweet font is the easiest way to make a Valentine’s project feel personal, whether it’s a card, a cup or a little treat bag.
Start with Hello Honey or Lovely Days for romantic scripts, pick Love Struck or Cupid for kids’ crafts, and use You Are My Valentine or Love You for bold shirts. Need project ideas to go with them? See our Cricut Valentine ideas and Valentine shirt ideas.
