COLUMBUS.TTF
Columbus (Plain):001.000 Font
Author's note
Columbus Plain is a free old-style display serif with broad, dark strokes and sharply tapered details. Its rounded forms feel sturdy and theatrical.
Historical adventure and seafaring themes suit its assertive shapes and sweeping curves, making the face useful for museum posters, book covers, and event signage that echoes early engraved titles. Food and drink packaging or hospitality branding can also draw on the rounded silhouettes, which recall carved shop signs and traditional labels.
Historical adventure and seafaring themes suit its assertive shapes and sweeping curves, making the face useful for museum posters, book covers, and event signage that echoes early engraved titles. Food and drink packaging or hospitality branding can also draw on the rounded silhouettes, which recall carved shop signs and traditional labels.
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Font family
Columbus
Font subfamily
(Plain)
Unique subfamily identification
Columbus (Plain)
Full font name
Columbus (Plain):001.000
Name table version
001.000
Postscript font name
Columbus
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Revision1
Glyph count100
Units per Em4096
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classFreeform serifs
WeightBold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
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