Author's note

CochinArchaic font by David F. Nalle is a free archaic serif typeface that looks like it’s been pulled from a weathered folio. The letterforms are slender and slightly irregular, with inky, roughened edges that feel hand-printed rather than digital, giving text an instant sense of age and quiet drama.

This free font shines on fantasy book covers, period film titles, museum posters, wine labels, artisan packaging, and historical blog headers. Using CochinArchaic for headlines and pairing it with a clean, modern sans-serif at smaller sizes keeps layouts readable while preserving the typeface’s evocative, old-world character.

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CochinArchaic font character map

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CochinArchaic font character map: Basic Latin, page 1

Glyphs in the CochinArchaic font — Basic Latin, page 1

Basic font information

Copyright notice
Cochin-Archaic" v. 1.0 - Copyright 1997, David F. Nalle - Scriptorium Fonts.
Font family
CochinArchaic
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Altsys Fontographer 4.0.3 CochinArchaic
Full font name
CochinArchaic
Name table version
Altsys Fontographer 4.0.3 11/18/97
Postscript font name
CochinArchaic

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count212
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsLicensed font (protected)
Family classOldstyle serifs
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced