Author's note

Chicken Wire Lady font by Ray Larabie is a free comic display typeface with a wildly elastic silhouette and inky, puddled bottoms. Each letter looks stretched tall and then squashed at the base, giving headlines a rubbery, hand-pulled feel that grabs attention without feeling slick or corporate. The chunky strokes and tight rhythm make words read as bold, organic shapes, almost like cut-paper shadows dancing across the page.

Using Chicken Wire Lady, you get a loud, offbeat voice that shines on gig posters, zines, retro party invites, bar or café menus, album covers, and quirky brand marks. This free font thrives at larger sizes where its blobby contours can really breathe; pair it with a clean geometric sans for body copy to keep things readable while letting Chicken Wire Lady do the shouting.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
© 1998 Ray Larabie-www.larabiefonts.com
Font family
Chicken Wire Lady
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Chicken Wire Lady
Full font name
Chicken Wire Lady
Name table version
1.1
Postscript font name
ChickenWireLady
Manufacturer name
Larabie Fonts
Designer

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created1998-12-07
Revision1
Glyph count381
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-bold
WidthExtra-condensed
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureItalic
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI