Once again, we are excited to collaborate with International Women’s Day (IWD) and launch our yearly lettering challenge.
This is our seventh year collaborating with IWD, and Typism has been named an official IWD 2026 Partner.
The 2026 IWD theme is #GivetoGain, and it’s a timely and relevant call to action and a statement of hope and inspiration.
Imagine a world where giving lifts everyone.
A world where generosity fuels opportunity.
A world where every voice is heard and every woman is empowered.
A world strengthened by equity, respect, and collaboration.
When we give our support, our time, our understanding, we gain a brighter, fairer future.
When we lift others, we all rise.
Together, we can create meaningful change.
Collectively, we can all #GiveToGain.
Lettering by Yanqiao Jiang | Instagram
In her International Women’s Day artwork for the “Give to Gain” theme, Yanqiao focuses on the idea of women strengthening one another through shared support. She built the piece around geometric forms to convey the diversity within the female community. Each shape reflects a different identity, experience, or contribution, and their interlocking arrangement shows how individual gestures combine to create a more unified and empowered whole.
Challenge Details
Lettering artists worldwide—novice or experienced—are invited to post their lettering creations on Instagram with the aim of showing solidarity in calling on communities to help challenge gender inequality and #GivetoGain. To participate in the IWDTypism Challenge, post your Give to Gain lettering on Instagram along with the hashtags:
#IWDtypism
#GiveToGain
#IWD2026
Lettering by @animateyourlettering
A selection of impactful entries and their creators will be featured on the International Women’s Day website and IWD and Typism social media channels throughout the year; however, we will showcase some of our favourites on International Women’s Day, Sunday, 8 March 2026, so post your work anytime before the end of February if you want to be featured.
You can view previously featured creations here and here, read about what inspired their creators, and see some of the artwork’s processes. You can view all the submissions using the hashtag #IWDTypism for ongoing inspiration.
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