Quick answer: Thirsty Rough is a script typeface designed by Ryan Martinson and sold by Yellow Design Studio. The foundry lists no free version, so we don’t host it. The closest free look-alikes are Kaushan Script, Caveat Brush and Playball, all under the SIL Open Font License. Download them below.
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Where to buy the official Thirsty Rough
Yellow Design Studio sells Thirsty Rough as single styles at $15.00 each, or as the Complete Family (21 fonts) at $230.00 with a one-user desktop licence. It also sells yearly web and app subscriptions. Its collection page lists no free download, trial or demo for this family, and MyFonts says the font is no longer available there.
Buy Thirsty Rough from Yellow Design Studio
Free look-alikes that match the letters
We compared the word “The” from the specimen with three free SIL OFL scripts, judging letter shapes only. The three scores were close, so treat the order as a rough guide. None of them has the same letters as Thirsty Rough, and all three are heavier than the specimen.
Kaushan Script (SIL OFL, Pablo Impallari) ranked first in our letter-shape check. Use it when you want the closest letter shapes for free.
Caveat Brush (SIL OFL, Pablo Impallari) ranked second in the same check.
Playball (SIL OFL, Robert E. Leuschke) ranked third in the same check.
Type below to try the three look-alikes against Thirsty Rough’s name.
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Kaushan Script Download font Open in Studio
- Format
- TTF
- Licence
- Free for commercial use
- Made by
- Pablo Impallari
- Source
- scripts.sil.org
Thirsty Rough -
Caveat Brush Download font Open in Studio
- Format
- TTF
- Licence
- Free for commercial use
- Made by
- Pablo Impallari
- Source
- scripts.sil.org
Thirsty Rough -
Playball Download font Open in Studio
- Format
- TTF
- Licence
- Free for commercial use
- Made by
- Robert E. Leuschke
- Source
- scripts.sil.org
Thirsty Rough
Installing a free look-alike
Unzip the file, right-click the .ttf and choose Install, or Install for all users. On a Mac, double-click the file and choose Install Font in Font Book. Restart your apps and the font will appear in the font list.
Questions about Thirsty Rough
Is Thirsty Rough free to download?
No free version from Yellow Design Studio is listed, so we don’t host the font. You can buy it from the foundry, or use Kaushan Script, Caveat Brush or Playball from this page.
Can I use Thirsty Rough on a logo?
Only under the licence you buy. The Complete Family comes with a one-user desktop licence, and web or app use needs the foundry’s yearly subscriptions. We have not read the full licence text, so check it with the foundry before commercial use.
Which free font looks most like Thirsty Rough?
Kaushan Script ranked first when we compared the letter shapes of the word “The”. None of the three free fonts has the same letters, but all three are SIL OFL fonts, so commercial use is allowed.
For a bolder comic-style title, see our Bangers page. You can also type your own text in the font generator.