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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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July Special!
This month we’re giving away a free copy of our Emily Austin font with any order. No discount code required—simply buy any other font (or fonts) before August 01, 2026, and you’ll also get a free download link to this accurate replication of the compact yet legible hand of a mid-19th-century pioneer woman (a $39 value). Has more than 500 glyphs, including numerous ligatures, ink blots, cross-outs, and other period flourishes.

Bonhomme Richard, an elegant 1700s pen

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TWT New Millennium Series font


Random Discounted Bundle…

Lars Bergquist’s New Millennium Series™ is a book-text marvel. It has three exceptional typefaces (with 13 styles among them) that share a common design philosophy: New Millennium (a modern serif), New Millennium Sans (a humanist sans), and New Millennium Linear (a geometric monotone). Choose this bundle to save nearly 50% off licensing the faces separately. View Details »


Houston Pen font


Random Historical Pen…

Houston Pen™ reflects the flowery penmanship of arguably the most famous Texan of all time. Sam Houston was a citizen of the Cherokee Nation (and lifelong friend of Native Americans), a veteran of the War of 1812, a hero of the Battle of San Jacinto, twice President of the Republic of Texas, a U.S. Senator, and the only person elected governor of two U.S. states (Texas and Tennessee). 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 »


Paestum font


Random Display Face…

TWT’ eye-catching Paestum family was inspired by Greek inscriptions of 6th and 5th centuries BCE. (Its name comes from the Latin name for Poseidonia, a former Greek city south of Naples.) Comes with Light, Medium, and Heavy weights, each with upper- and lowercase alphabets, numerals, diacritics, and essential punctuation. Note: Paestum lacks unhistorical glyphs like currency symbols and the @ sign. Try it out here »


Viktorie font


Random Modern Handwritten Font…

Our popular Viktorie handwritten font looks like lettering scribbled down in a hurry. Despite its unchained nature, this lively, capricious font is engaging, energetic, and legible. It’s also got a full complement of OpenType features, among them true small caps, many ligatures, and full Latin support—more than 800 glyphs in all. 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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Bonsai is very beautiful; the font's antiquity seems to conjure a sweet staleness of old newsprint, somehow.”
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“[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

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