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American Scribe

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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

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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

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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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May Special!
This month we’re giving away a free copy of our Schooner Script font with any order. No discount code required—simply buy any other font (or fonts) before June 01, 2026, and you’ll also get a free download link to this genuine, elegant early-19th century script font modeled after the hand of a Massachusetts pastor (a $39 value). Has more than 500 glyphs, including numerous ligatures, OpenType alternates, and full Latin support.

Viktorie, a modern, legible handwritten scrawl

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3IP Display Faces Collection font


Random Discounted Bundle…

Our eclectic Book Texts Collection™ has a little bit of everything. Its six varied typefaces include a Gothic book hand, a classic cancellaresca corsiva, a neon sign font, an ancient Greek inscription font, a calligraphic text face, and a titling font inspired by vintage hand-lettered charts. Choose this bundle to save more than half the price of licensing all six display faces separately. View Details »


Texas Hero font


Random Historical Pen…

Designed in 1994, Texas Hero™ was the first font intended to accurately reproduce the look of antique handwriting, warts and all—in particular, the legible (for its time) cursive script of a Texan named Thomas Jefferson Rusk, one of the state’s first two U.S. Senators (the other being Sam Houston). The current release has more than 500 glyphs and is chock-full of OpenType features. Try it out here »


TWT Prospero font


Random Book Text…

Inspired by the work of type designers of the late 1700s, TWT Prospero differs in that its contrasting strokes are not quite so exaggerated. This makes it appropriate for modern text blocks, while retaining the stylishness of the older faces that works well in display situations. This full-featured family includes standard and condensed fonts—seven styles in all. A member of our discounted Book Texts bundle. Try it out here »


Geographica Hand font


Random Old Map Font…

Geographica Hand is a replication of the hand-lettered titles on British map engravings of the 18th century. The font is as legible and versatile as Geographica Roman but more genuinely evocative of the source materials. Its 900 glyphs are feature-rich and include several sketchy cartographic illustrations—trees, churches, windmills, and the like. Geographica Hand is a member our Old Map Fonts CollectionTry it out here »


Sekhmet 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 »


Cedar Street font


Random Modern Handwritten Font…

Cedar Street has the look of neat printing with a ballpoint pen on a porous pad of note paper, such that the strokes have bulbous ends where the ink’ soaked in. Its style is perhaps slightly eccentric, but the overall feel is of legible, casual hand-lettering. This full-featured OpenType font has nearly 800 glyphs, including small caps, plenty of ligatures, and full Latin support. 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 »


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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“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

“[American Scribe] is the 3rd font I have ordered from this foundry! Love them. Thanks for the good and authentic work!”
—V.B., BC, Canada

“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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