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Geographica Script

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Texas Hero

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Cedar Street

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Professor

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Diorite

Eleonora

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New Millennium

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Pressroom

Sarabande

TWT Pavane

TWT Prospero

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Antiquarian

Antiquarian Scribe

Bonnycastle

Geographica

Geographica Hand

Geographica Script

Terra Ignota

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Attic Antique

Bonsai

Broadsheet

Castine

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Bonnycastle

Bucintoro

Corsiva Italica

Midnight

Paestum

Sekhmet

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Rococo Titling

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Chromosome

Speed Bump

Treefrog

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August Special!
This month we’re giving away a free copy of our Bonhomme Richard font with any order. No discount code required—simply buy any other font (or fonts) before September 01, 2026, and you’ll also get a free download link to this elegant 18th century cursive script inspired by the penmanship of John Paul Jones (a $39 value). Has more than 1,000 glyphs, including alternate upper- and lowercase alphabets, contextual and discretionary alternates, old-style and lining figures, ink blots, cross-outs, and full Latin support.

Sarabande, inspired by the work of Jean Jannon

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OldFonts Historical Library font


Random Discounted Bundle…

Our OldFonts Historical Library™ comprises 25 typefaces (34 fonts total) modeled after genuine historical source matter, i.e., vintage cursive script, antique text type, and cartographic lettering (and ornaments) from the 1700s and 1800s. All come with OpenType features, plenty of period flourishes, and full Latin support. Choose this bundle to save 60% off the price of licensing these faces separately. View Details »


Military Scribe font


Random Historical Pen…

Military Scribe™ is modeled after the compact, legible script on the mid- to late-1770s muster rolls of the 10th Regiment of Foot, a British military unit that saw action at the outset of the American Revolution in the Battle of Lexington and Concord as well as Bunker Hill. Comes with scores of OpenType features, including historical ligatures, contextual alternates, and ink blots—more than 1,000 characters in all. Try it out here »


Eleonora font


Random Book Text…

A four-font family, Lars Bergquist’s lovely Eleonora typeface is a legible, modern serif with an especially unobtrusive nature. Rather than true italics, for instance, it comes with rather restrained obliques to match its Regular and Bold styles. Useful wherever a block of text might be required. Like all our fonts, this family is available for Desktop, Web, and combined (Full) licensing. Try it out here »


Antiquarian font


Random Old Map Font…

Antiquarian™ evokes the rugged hand-lettered legends on 300-year old maps—specifically the illustrations in Henri Abraham Chatelain’s Atlas Historique, published in Amsterdam in the early 1700s. The font features true small capitals, alternate uppercases, scores of ligatures, a series of period cartographic ornaments, and support for Greek and Latin alphabets—more than 1,000 glyphs in all. 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 »


Professor font


Random Modern Handwritten Font…

Professor replicates the cursive script of an actual college professor (the designer’s late-father), who had the kind of plain modern hand schoolkids used to see on a blackboard. Replete with contextual ligatures, this font was designed to fool casual readers into thinking they’re scanning real handwriting. Has nearly 600 glyphs and full Latin support. A member of our Modern Handwritten Fonts CollectionTry it out here »


Broadsheet font


Random Antique Text Font…

Broadsheet™ is a two-style family that simulates the type on printed matter from the Colonial American period. Modeled after the text on actual 18th-century broadsides, this font gives you more double-s ligatures than you can dream of. Comes with true small caps, contextual and discretionary alternates, genuine period printer’s flourishes, and full Latin support. 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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Schooner Script

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“I've never seen anyone digitize old quill-pen handwriting [like Schooner Script], warts and all. You've done a fine job.”
—R.W., Costa Mesa CA

“I must say [Texas Hero] is one of the most beautiful fonts I’ve ever seen.”
—J.C., Mount Holly NC

“This is a fantastic resource and the fonts are beautiful!”
—C.B., Bethesda MD

“The Lamar Pen font is divine. We are using it on a novel set in the eighteenth century, and the author is ecstatic.”
—J.H., London, England

“The Texas Hero font is fantastic and just what I have been looking for.”
—D.M., Mahwah NJ

“[Treefrog] is a real mess and breaks all the rules and I love it.”
—P.M., Palatine IL

“I'm a collector of 19th century antiques and photographs, and like to make labels and scrapbooks using fonts that fit the period of my items. I've even tried to learn the penmanship myself using dip pens... your fonts will make it so much easier!”
—P.M., Palatine IL

 

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