Author's note

Burtonesque by Christoph Windmueller of FontStruct is a free gothic display font with extremely narrow, skeletal letters. Long vertical strokes, needle-like points, and angular joins give the lettering a severe, hand-cut silhouette reminiscent of wrought iron.

Its theatrical Gothic manner fits horror posters and dark fantasy book covers. The repeated spikes can also turn music packaging or Halloween event graphics into part of the genre imagery, echoing twisted gates, bare branches, and antique lettering.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright christoph windmueller 2010
Font family
Burtonesque
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
FontStruct Burtonesque
Full font name
Burtonesque Regular
Name table version
Version 1.0
Postscript font name
Burtonesque
Trademark notice
FontStruct is a trademark of FSI FontShop International GmbH
Manufacturer name
http://fontstruct.fontshop.com
Designer
christoph windmueller
Description
Burtonesque was built with FontStruct

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2010-05-16
Revision1
Glyph count103
Units per Em1024
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightLight
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular