Chess Regular Font

Chess family consisting of 2 fonts
Chess Regular TrueTypeFreeware
CHEQ_TT.TTF

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Author's note

Chess font by Atech Software is a free dingbat typeface that turns every character into a bold, black chess piece. The icons are chunky and confident, with thick, inky outlines and simplified shapes that read clearly even at small sizes. Each piece feels sturdy and weighty, like carved wood on a tournament board, making positions easy to scan at a glance on both screen and print.

Using Chess, you can lay out crisp chess diagrams, club newsletters, instructional books, puzzle sheets, tournament posters, and even themed merch without relying on images. The consistent line weight keeps every piece visually balanced, so diagrams stay clean rather than cluttered. This free font works beautifully alongside a neutral sans serif set smaller for coordinates and annotations, letting the pieces themselves take center stage.

Character map

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright 1991, Atech Software, Carlsbad CA
Font family
Chess
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Altsys Fontographer 3.5 Chess Regular
Full font name
Chess Regular
Name table version
Altsys Fontographer 3.5 11-11-92
Postscript font name
ChessPiece

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
MacintoshRoman
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics

Font details

Created1992-11-11
Revision1
Glyph count30
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsLicensed font (protected)
Family classSymbolic
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
CHEQ_TT.TTF
TT_CHEQ.TTF
Chess TrueTypePersonal use
TT_CHEQ.TTF