Author's note

Chabinho 2008, from Monotype Corporation, is a free handwritten font with the loose rhythm of quick marker lettering. Its softly uneven strokes, rounded turns, and shifting letter shapes create a casual, personal voice without leaning into ornate script.

It fits friendly branding, children's publishing, cafe menus, craft packaging, event posters, and social graphics where a human note matters more than formality. As a free font, it also works well for short headlines, cover lines, and title cards, where the open spacing and lightly bouncing forms have room to show their charm.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Typeface © The Monotype Corporation plc. Data © The Monotype Corporation plc/Type Solutions Inc. 1990-1992. All Rights Reserved
Font family
Chabinho 2008 v2.0
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Chabinho 2008 v2.0:Version 3.00
Full font name
Chabinho 2008 v2.0
Name table version
Version 3.00 April 29, 2008
Postscript font name
Chabinho2008v2.0
Trademark notice
Times New Roman® Trademark of The Monotype Corporation plc registered in the US Pat & TM Off. and elsewhere.
Manufacturer name
Monotype Typography
Designer
Monotype Type Drawing Office - Stanley Morison, Victor Lardent 1932
Description
This remarkable typeface first appeared in 1932 in The Times of London newspaper, for which it was designed. It has subsequently become one of the worlds most successful type creations. The original drawings were made under Stanley Morison's direction by Victor Lardent at The Times. It then went through an extensive iterative process involving further work in Monotype's Type Drawing Office. Based on experiments Morison had conducted using Perpetua and Plantin, it has many old style characteristics but was adapted to give excellent legibility coupled with good economy. Widely used in books and magazines, for reports, office documents and also for display and advertising.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2008-04-29
Revision3
Glyph count130
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classScripts
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced