Coliseum Normal
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COLISEUM.TTF
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Author's note
Coliseum font by Thomas E. Harvey is a free retro sans serif font from the Coliseum family. Its thick, inky shapes feel carved rather than drawn, with broad rounded bowls set against narrow vertical cuts that give every word a dramatic, poster-sized pulse. There’s a whiff of old arena signage and 70s print ephemera in the way it packs weight without turning clumsy.
Using Coliseum works beautifully for sports posters, bold logos, album covers, bar signage, event flyers, merch, and vintage-minded packaging. This free font has enough personality to carry a headline on its own, so keep it large and pair it with a plain text face like Inter or Helvetica for the small stuff.
Using Coliseum works beautifully for sports posters, bold logos, album covers, bar signage, event flyers, merch, and vintage-minded packaging. This free font has enough personality to carry a headline on its own, so keep it large and pair it with a plain text face like Inter or Helvetica for the small stuff.
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Basic font information
Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 1992, 1993, Thomas E. Harvey. All rights reserved.
Font family
Coliseum
Font subfamily
Normal
Unique subfamily identification
Alts:Coliseum Normal
Full font name
Coliseum Normal
Name table version
1.0 Fri Apr 23 15:54:57 1993
Postscript font name
Coliseum-Normal
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
MacintoshRoman
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
Font details
Revision5
Glyph count103
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsLicensed font (protected)
Family classSans serif
WeightExtra-bold
WidthSemi-expanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced