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Abigail Adams

American Scribe

Austin Pen

Bonhomme Richard

Botanical Scribe

Douglass Pen

Emily Austin

Geographica Script

Houston Pen

Lamar Pen

Military Scribe

Old Man Eloquent

Remsen Script

Schooner Script

Texas Hero

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Cedar Street

Marydale

Oak Street

Professor

Pumpkinseed

Viktorie

 Book Texts »

Diorite

Eleonora

Geographica

New Millennium

New Millennium Linear

New Millennium Sans

Pressroom

Sarabande

TWT Pavane

TWT Prospero

 Old Map Fonts »

Antiquarian

Antiquarian Scribe

Bonnycastle

Geographica

Geographica Hand

Geographica Script

Terra Ignota

 Antique Texts »

Attic Antique

Bonsai

Broadsheet

Castine

 Display Faces »

Bonnycastle

Bucintoro

Corsiva Italica

Midnight

Paestum

Sekhmet

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Baskerville Caps

Rococo Titling

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Chromosome

Speed Bump

Treefrog

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September Special!
This month we’re giving away a free copy of our Houston Pen™ font with any order. No discount code required—simply buy any other font (or fonts) before October 01, 2026, and you’ll also get a free download link to this 1800s cursive font with the flair of Texas hero Sam Houston, whose penmanship inspired it (a $39 value). Has 500+ glyphs, including scores of ligatures, alternates, inkblots, cross-outs, and full Latin support.

Bonhomme Richard, an elegant 1700s pen

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3IP Antique Text Fonts Collection font


Random Discounted Bundle…

Our Antique Text Fonts Collection™ is a bundle of four typefaces designed from real life source materials from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. All four have roman and italic styles, each with true small caps, scores of ligatures, lining and old-style figures, and full Latin support. Choose this bundle to save 40% off the price of licensing its member typefaces separately. View Details »


Douglass Pen font


Random Historical Pen…

Douglass Pen™, inspired by the hand of Frederick Douglass, reflects the boldness and determination of the famous American abolitionist, statesman, and orator. Although lacking the flair of some 1800s scripts, the font’s upright, condensed letterforms keep it impressively legible while remaining true to the period. Comes with contextual ligatures, alternate styles, ink blots, cross-outs—more than 800 glyphs in all. Try it out here »


Pressroom font


Random Book Text…

Pressroom™, as a modern “legibility face,” is designed to be easy-to-read under even the harshest conditions. Ample x-height, robust serifs, minimalist descenders—but still with its share of grace and allure. This sturdy typeface comes with five styles: Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic, and Headline. An all-purpose serif when you’re looking to make a statement. A member of our discounted Book Texts bundle. Try it out here »


Terra Ignota font


Random Old Map Font…

Terra Ignota™ is an interpretation of the hand-lettered legends and titles of Amerique Septentrionale, a 1650 map by French cartographer Nicolas Sanson. Our oldest handwritten font, it seems evocative of pirates or weathered adventurers of the day. This full-featured OpenType font appears in our Old Map Fonts, Age of Discovery, and Handwritten History bundles. Try it out here »


Bucintoro font


Random Display Face…

Bucintoro™ is Lars Bergquist’s salute to the rotunda blackletter, the Gothic book hand of Italy and Spain in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. Named for the state barge of Venice, this font as three weights, each with upper- and lowercase alphabets, numerals, punctuation, and diacritics—but lacks such unhistorical modern characters as currency symbols. A member of our discounted Display Faces bundle. Try it out here »


Marydale font


Random Modern Handwritten Font…

Marydale™ has three weights, Regular, Bold, and Black. It also has a particularly personable nature, rather like a chatty best friend. Better yet, it has a set of powerful OpenType features—true small capitals, dozens of ligatures, a less quirky stylistic set, and support for Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic languages. Among our most popular typefaces, and a member of our Modern Handwritten Fonts Collection. Try it out here »


Bonsai font


Random Antique Text Font…

A personal favorite among the text fonts I’ve designed, Bonsai™ is, well, top-heavy. But it’s this very top-heaviness—as if printed with worn or off-center lead type— that gives it a peculiar allure. It’s soft, warm, friendly, legible, accessible. Its roman and true italic styles have plenty of OpenType features, true small capitals, and Latin Plus support. (Note its use in the heads on this website!) Try it out here »


Treefrog font


Random Offbeat Font…

There’s nothing quite like Treefrog™, which resembles writing made by someone who’s dipped a finger in spilled ink. This celebrated grunge font from the 1990s conjures a sense of whimsy, a flight of fancy. Fittingly, it comes with a series of droll ornaments (fish, chairs, garden tools). Oddly, it also has full Latin support—with more than 500 glyphs in all. A member of our Offbeat Grab Bag bundle. Try it out here »

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“Our 3rd and 4th graders are thrilled that their historical writing is going to look so authentic!
—S.E., Charlottesville VA

“Bonsai is very beautiful; the font's antiquity seems to conjure a sweet staleness of old newsprint, somehow.”
—A.T., Ontario, Canada

“I have never encountered such fine and detailed work in a handwritten font before. I heartily applaud your attention to detail and historical accuracy.”
—J.W., Seattle WA

“You have maintained a level of quality in the design of your various fonts that rivals the best foundries.”
—G.V., Salem OR

“There's a fair number of what I call 'scrawl' faces out there. [Treefrog] is one of the very few I really like.”
—P.M., Palatine IL

“These are fantastic fonts, and I appreciate that your company offers a trial download (minus the "e") so I could sell these fonts to my client.”
—L.A., Woodinville WA

“The fonts you offer are quite unique and beautifully done.... Your site and ecommerce process was also a pleasure to view and to use.”
—R.M., Newbury NH

 

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