Author's note

CM Handwriting One Super Condensed by Christopher Means is a free distressed handwriting font with an extremely compressed, towering silhouette. Thin scratches collide with blunt, ink-heavy patches throughout the letters.

Against photocopied portraits, torn-paper collage, and rough concert photography, the lettering can merge directly into the dense surrounding texture on punk posters and music packaging, rather than reading like a neat caption added afterward. That same nervous, handmade edge also belongs on horror title cards, underground magazine covers, and streetwear graphics, where the narrow, ragged forms can convincingly resemble urgent marks scratched or painted straight onto the artwork.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2012 by Christopher Means. All rights reserved.
Font family
CM Handwriting One
Font subfamily
Super Condensed
Unique subfamily identification
Fontographer 4.7 CM Handwriting One Super Condensed
Full font name
CM Handwriting One Super Condensed
Name table version
Fontographer 4.7 3/21/12 FG4M­0000002045
Postscript font name
CMHandwritingOneSuperCondensed
Trademark notice
CM Handwriting One Super Condensed is a trademark of Christopher Means.
Manufacturer name
Christopher Means
Description
Copyright (c) 2012 by Christopher Means. All rights reserved.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2012-03-21
Revision1
Glyph count257
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classScripts
WeightSemi-light
WidthExtra-condensed
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
CMHanOneSupCon.ttf
CM Handwriting One-Regular.ttf