CHEAPSTE.ttf
Cheapstealer Font
Author's note
Cheapstealer by Billy Argel is a free eroded old-school display font with broad slab serifs and a hard-used letterpress look. Its wide, weighty capitals combine blunt curves, uneven edges, and scattered abrasions that make the type resemble battered wood type.
It can turn a title into a weathered shop sign. That role makes it especially convincing for Western-themed posters, bar packaging, and roots-music merchandise, where the rough surface supports a worn, unruly atmosphere. On editorial covers, the same damaged print texture can echo archival photographs and aged paper, linking publishing and entertainment uses through a shared sense of history.
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This font is partial and free for personal use. Commercial licenses are available.
For more information, contact:
billyargel@gmail.com
https://www.billyargel.com/
https://www.facebook.com/billy.argel#!/billyargelfonts
It can turn a title into a weathered shop sign. That role makes it especially convincing for Western-themed posters, bar packaging, and roots-music merchandise, where the rough surface supports a worn, unruly atmosphere. On editorial covers, the same damaged print texture can echo archival photographs and aged paper, linking publishing and entertainment uses through a shared sense of history.
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This font is partial and free for personal use. Commercial licenses are available.
For more information, contact:
billyargel@gmail.com
https://www.billyargel.com/
https://www.facebook.com/billy.argel#!/billyargelfonts
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Basic font information
Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2008 by Billy Argel. All rights reserved.
Font family
Cheap stealer
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Cheap stealer: 2008
Full font name
Cheapstealer
Name table version
Version 1.000 2008 initial release
Postscript font name
Cheapstealer
Trademark notice
Cheap stealer is a trademark of Billy Argel.
Manufacturer name
Billy Argel
Designer
Billy Argel
Description
Copyright (c) 2008 by Billy Argel. All rights reserved.
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Created2008-03-10
Revision1
Glyph count68
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding restricted (not allowed!)
Family classClarendon serifs
WeightBold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
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