Author's note

African Design font by Lime is a free art dingbat typeface that turns every keystroke into a richly detailed illustration. Each mark sits inside a tall, carved-style rectangle, packed with swirling patterns, tribal motifs, and bold black–white textures that feel almost ink-stamped onto the page. The vertical tiles line up like a strip of handmade prints, giving you an instant border, frame, or pattern band without any drawing at all.

Using African Design, you can quickly build striking posters, event flyers, cultural festival branding, packaging, album covers, or classroom materials that need a strong visual hook. This free font shines when used large, where the dense linework and organic edges stay crisp and dramatic. Pair it with a simple sans serif for the text, letting the dingbat panels handle the storytelling and ornament.

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AfricanDesign font character map

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Glyphs in the AfricanDesign font — Basic Latin, page 1

Basic font information

Copyright notice
©Lime 2000, graphics from NG
Font family
AfricanDesign
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1 AfricanDesign
Full font name
AfricanDesign
Name table version
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1 2000-07-25
Postscript font name
AfricanDesign

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2000-07-26
Revision1
Glyph count20
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding restricted (not allowed!)
Family classSymbolic
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI