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Pressroom

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TWT Pavane

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Antiquarian Scribe

Bonnycastle

Geographica

Geographica Hand

Geographica Script

Terra Ignota

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Castine

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Bucintoro

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Midnight

Paestum

Sekhmet

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Chromosome

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Treefrog

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June Special!
This month we’re giving away a free copy of our Geographica Hand font with any order. No discount code required—simply buy any other font (or fonts) before July 01, 2026, and you’ll also get a free download link to this an accurate replication of the vintage handlettering on engraved British maps of the 1700s (a $39 value). Has nearly 800 glyphs, including scads of period ligatures, cartographic ornaments, and full Latin support.

Geographica Hand, a 1700s map-titling font

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Handwritten History Bundle font


Random Discounted Bundle…

Our Handwritten History Bundle™ is our mostly deeply discounted font collection. It’s a set of 20 authentic script fonts inspired by handwriting across the ages, from the lettering on antique maps, to the penmanship of famous American men and women, to the dashed-off scrawl of what might be a member of your family or friend. Choose this bundle and save 80% off the price of licensing all 20 fonts separately. View Details »


Emily Austin font


Random Historical Pen…

Our Emily Austin™ font replicates the hand of the indominable Emily Austin (Bryan) Perry, one of the children of Moses Austin, of Austinville, Virginia. Like her famous brother, Stephen F. Austin, she settled in Texas as one of that region’s earliest colonists. In her travels, she wrote many a letter home to her husband—each showing her distinctively compact, legible, cursive hand. Try it out here »


Diorite font


Random Book Text…

Course, chunky, rugged Diorite reminded its designer of the eponymous igneous rock, a rare, hard mix of rough-textured minerals. The look of this typeface is forthright and declarative, and it will surely stand up under adverse printing conditions. Designed for hard use in the real world, this family consists of Regular, Cursive, Bold, and Cursive Bold styles. Try it out here »


Bonnycastle font


Random Old Map Font…

The eponymous Bonnycastle™ replicates the bold, italic hand-lettering on the charts and maps of Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1791–1847), an English officer and military engineer who served in the War of 1812 and settled in Canada. Comes with small caps, bunches of ligatures, stylistic alternates, and full Latin support. A member of both our Old Map Fonts Collection and Display Faces CollectionTry it out here »


Paestum font


Random Display Face…

Sekhmet, named for the lion-headed war goddess of ancient Egypt, does indeed have a sort of feline, forward-directed energy. Noteworthy are the slight slope of its book-weight Roman and its calligraphic Italic. A multi-use display face, Sekhmet nevertheless also works well in (especially larger) text blocks. 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 CollectionTry 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 »


Chromosome font


Random Offbeat Font…

Chromosome pretty much exactly replicates the look you get on 1960’s-era labelmaker labels. The font has four styles: Light, Heavy, Reversed Light, and Reversed Heavy. (The latter two knock the text out of whatever color label you specify.) It’s got only uppercase characters, but it does offer support for Central and Eastern European languages. A member of our Offbeat Grab Bag bundle. Try it out here »

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