Author's note

Adler font is a free eroded typewriter display typeface that looks like it’s been hammered onto the page by a battered, ink-clogged machine. Its letters are blotchy, irregular, and scarred with inky craters, giving every word a grimy, flickering tension-as if you’ve just unearthed a lost police file or a crumpled manifesto. The spacing feels jittery and handmade, adding a sense of urgency and unease to short phrases and bold titles.

Using Adler, you can push atmosphere hard on horror posters, thriller book covers, escape room branding, mystery zines, album art, and game titles. This free font thrives at large sizes where its splatters and rough edges stay raw and legible, while a clean sans-serif in the body copy keeps everything readable and modern. Set Adler sparingly, in punchy lines or stacked layouts, to let each distressed word hit like a stamp of evidence.

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Basic font information

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Generated by Fontographer 4.1.5
Font family
Adler
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1.5 Adler
Full font name
Adler
Name table version
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1.5 17.10.1997
Postscript font name
Adler

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created1997-10-17
Revision1
Glyph count266
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSlab serifs
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced