Author's note

Cataclysme by Steve Cloutier is a free eroded display font with broad, forceful capitals. Deep chips, scratches, and ragged edges break across the heavy strokes, giving each letter the look of battered print. The damage is dense and uneven.

Punk music and underground culture are obvious territory for its rough, loud texture. It suits concert posters, album artwork, streetwear graphics, and action-game branding, especially when the lettering needs to resemble a stamped or weathered mark. In editorial design, it can turn a magazine cover line into part of the distressed imagery rather than neutral typography.

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Free for personal use.

For commercial use, please donate $8 or more.

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Basic font information

Font family
Cataclysme
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
1.000;PYRS;Cataclysme-Regular
Full font name
Cataclysme Regular
Name table version
Version 1.00 2010
Postscript font name
Cataclysme-Regular
Manufacturer name
PYRS Fontlab Ltd. / Made with FontLab
Designer
Steve Cloutier

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2010-09-01
Revision1
Glyph count79
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightExtra-bold
WidthCondensed
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureBold
PitchNot monospaced