Author's note

Architect's Hand is a free handwritten caps font with the loose, upright look of quick architectural notes. Its very thin strokes change direction sharply, and the tall letters vary noticeably in width and alignment. Rounded forms remain open and simple, but angled characters have long diagonals and lively intersections that keep the lettering from feeling mechanically drafted.

Presentation boards are its strongest setting, where titles and annotations can share the informal character of early design sketches. The same light, linear drawing suits architecture studio branding, exhibition graphics, and educational posters, especially when plans, diagrams, or other line illustrations echo the letters' angular construction.

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Architects Hand was created to digitally reproduce the lettering used by architects and engineers for handwritten project descriptions. It follows ABNT standards and their prescribed characteristics.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
© 2008 The Monotype Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Font family
Architect's Hand
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Architect's Hand:Version 5.06
Full font name
Architect's Hand
Name table version
Version 5.06 March 10, 2013
Postscript font name
Architect'sHand
Trademark notice
Arial is a trademark of The Monotype Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Manufacturer name
The Monotype Corporation
Designer
Monotype Type Drawing Office - Robin Nicholas, Patricia Saunders 1982

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created1990-08-06
Revision5
Glyph count147
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classScripts
WeightLight
WidthMedium (normal)
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced