Alpine Regular PostScript Type 1Personal use
Preview of the Alpine Regular font
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Alpinerg.pfb

Author's note

Alpine by Typographer Mediengestaltung is a free blackletter font with a sharp, theatrical medieval profile. Broad calligraphic strokes narrow into knife-point tips, and recurring diamond-shaped cuts give the letters a carved, heraldic quality.

Its angular forms connect naturally with heraldic crests and engraved ornament, making it well suited to fantasy book covers, historical game graphics, and themed event posters. Among these uses, it is most convincing in fantasy publishing, where its pointed silhouettes can enter the illustrated medieval world.

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Alpine Regular font character map

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Alpine Regular font character map: Basic Latin, page 1

Glyphs in the Alpine Regular font — Basic Latin, page 1

Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) Typographer Mediengestaltung, 2000. All rights reserved.
Font family
Alpine
Font subfamily
Regular
Full font name
Alpine Regular
Name table version
Version 002.045
Postscript font name
Alpine-Regular

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2010-07-02
Revision2
Glyph count214
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
Alpinerg.pfb
alpine.ttf