Author's note

Captain Howdy font by Harold Lohner is a free old-school serif typeface that channels the eerie charm of a vintage Ouija® board. Its tall, narrow letters, crisp outlines, and inky black interiors feel like they were printed on worn wood, giving every word a séance-table tension. There’s a theatrical, parlor-trick flair here-ornate enough to feel mystical, but still clean and readable at a glance.

Using Captain Howdy, you can give horror movie titles, Halloween posters, escape room branding, occult book covers, tarot or board-game packaging, and spooky party invitations an instant supernatural mood. This free font shines in large headlines where its intricate curves can breathe; pair it with a simple sans-serif for body copy to keep the atmosphere moody but legible.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Captain Howdy font v1.5 ©1999, 2002 Harold Lohner " hlohner@aol.com " www.haroldsfonts.com Based on the lettering on a Ouija® board.
Font family
Captain Howdy
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1.3 Captain Howdy
Full font name
Captain Howdy
Name table version
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1.3 2/25/05
Postscript font name
CaptainHowdy

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2005-02-25
Revision1
Glyph count187
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsLicensed font (protected)
Family classFreeform serifs
WeightBold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced