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American Scribe

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Bonhomme Richard

Botanical Scribe

Douglass Pen

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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

 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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November Special!

This month we’re giving away a free copy of our Texas Hero font with any order. No discount code required—simply buy any other font (or fonts) before December 01, 2023, and you’ll also get a free download link to this original historical penmanship font—legible, authentic, evocative (a $39 value). Has more than 500 glyphs, including numerous ligatures, contextual alternates, marginal ornaments, and full Latin support.

Handwritten History, 20 fonts at a deep discount

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 »


Botanical Scribe font


Random Historical Pen…

Botanical Scribe™ was inspired by the fine, hand-inscribed legends on the early-19th-century floral etchings of Belgian painter Pierre-Joseph Redouté. Because of its slight organic imperfections, it has a warm, accessible feel while remaining elegant enough for formal invitations and the like. Try it out here »


Geographica font


Random Book Text…

Geographica™ is a legible serif text-type family modeled after the hand-drawn place names and peripheral narratives on the mid-1700s New World maps of English engraver Thomas Jefferys. Geographica comes with Roman, Italic, Bold, and Bold Italic styles, true small capitals, scores of ligatures, two stylistic alternate titling caps—and has a slew of cartographic ornaments, to boot. 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 »


Midnight font


Random Display Face…

Midnight is an ornamental typeface with a simple raison d’être: to simulate the look of the lettering on neon signs. Naturally, its two styles—Light and Bright—work best when knocked out of a dark background, but the font’s look is such that its usefulness is not limited to illustrations of a downtoan city street at night. An ideal addition to any designer’s display-font toolbox. 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 »


Speed Bump font


Random Offbeat Font…

Speed Bump does have upper- and lowercase Latin alphabets, but its chief appeal might be its vast array of wacky pictures (accessible via OpenType features or a character map utility). Need an apple, book, car, duck, eagle, or fish? They’re all there—plus a couple hundred more. Speed Bump has more than 500 glyphs and full Latin support. A member of our Offbeat Grab Bag bundle. Try it out here »

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