Ye Olde Towne

by Sharkshock

Character Set

361 characters

Uppercase Letters

Lowercase Letters

Numbers

Punctuation

Size Waterfall

72px

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

48px

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

36px

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

24px

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

16px

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text Samples

Pangrams

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs

How vexingly quick daft zebras jump

Paragraph

Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and appealing when displayed. The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces, point sizes, line lengths, line-spacing, and letter-spacing, and adjusting the space between pairs of letters.

Numbers

0123456789

2.718281828459045

9,876,543.21

Designer's Notes

OTF/TTF: Ye Olde Towne
Sharkshock 2025. All rights reserved
Designed by Dennis Ludlow
02/03/2025
dennis@sharkshock.net

Ye Olde Towne is an all caps display font that ushers in warm feelings of nostalgia. Its vintage theme was inspired by products, posters, and advertisements that dominated the decorative arts movement of the the early 1900s. The letterforms are highly stylized featuring undulating strokes, stubby terminals, and fishtail serifs. Both spacing and glyph height fluctuate to create a loose, informal appearance. This gives it a hand crafted look and a touch of authenticity. Use it for a poster, publication, or a festive holiday greeting.

Ye Olde Towne is equipped with Basic and extended Latin, punctuation, kerning, and a few alternates. Please check the glyph map for all supported characters. The demo contains basic characters only. The full version is available by either purchasing a commercial license or a one-time $35 payment for personal use only. Email us or visit www.sharkshock.net/license for more information on licensing. Unauthorized usage of our intellectual property is strictly prohibited and may result in legal remedies at our disposal.

Tags: art, classic, 20s, twenties, display, all caps, capitals, European, accents, diacritics, Christmas, tall, poster, curvy, Old World, vintage, titling, fishtail

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