Author's note

Aboriginal Sans Italic, by Chris Harvey, is a free humanist sans italic with a quick, handwritten lean and a clean contemporary voice. The letters feel open and lightly informal rather than rigid, with smooth curves and a gentle forward motion that gives short words an easy sense of movement.

That makes this free font a natural pick for editorial subheads, poster straps, packaging notes, event flyers, and website banners where you want something modern without going cold. It also suits title cards and short cover lines well, because the slant brings pace while the plain sans drawing keeps the message direct.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2004 by Chris Harvey. All rights reserved.
Font family
Aboriginal Sans
Font subfamily
Italic
Unique subfamily identification
ChrisHarvey: Aboriginal Sans Italic: 2006
Full font name
Aboriginal Sans Italic
Name table version
Version 9.390
Postscript font name
AboriginalSans-Italic
Trademark notice
Aboriginal Sans Italic is a trademark of Chris Harvey.
Manufacturer name
Designer
Description
Copyright (c) 2004 by Chris Harvey. All rights reserved.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2006-12-15
Revision9
Glyph count5070
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSans serif
WeightSemi-light
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleUnderline
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Italic angle-12
Pattern natureItalic
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 4 font weights listed below:
Aboriginal Sans ITALIC 939.ttf
Aboriginal Sans REGULAR 939.ttf
Aboriginal Sans BOLD 939.ttf
Aboriginal Sans BOLD ITALIC 939.ttf