Author's note

Cancontrol font by Johan Waldenström is a free graffiti typeface that slams onto the page like a fresh, inky tag on concrete. Its letters lock together in chunky, jagged blocks, with angular cuts and tight overlaps that feel straight out of a back-alley wall. The heavy black shapes create a dense, rebellious rhythm that reads as one bold strike rather than polite, separate characters.

Using Cancontrol, you can push attitude to the forefront in streetwear logos, hip-hop or DJ flyers, skate and BMX branding, mixtape or album covers, stickers, and gritty zines. This free font thrives at large sizes where its sharp edges and compact spacing can really shout, so balance it with a clean, narrow sans-serif for body text to keep your layouts readable and raw at the same time.
Cancontrol font presentation and specimen
Cancontrol font presentation and specimen

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Cancontrol font character map

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Cancontrol font character map: Basic Latin, page 1

Glyphs in the Cancontrol font — Basic Latin, page 1

Basic font information

Copyright notice
Cancontrol © Johan Waldenström 2004 All Rights Reserved. URL: http://www.11-D.net
Font family
Cancontrol
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1 Cancontrol
Full font name
Cancontrol
Name table version
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1 2004-12-27
Postscript font name
Cancontrol

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2004-12-27
Revision1
Glyph count62
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classScripts
WeightExtra-bold
WidthMedium (normal)
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI