Author's note

Comet Negative font by Harold Lohner is a free comic display typeface in the Comet family that flips the usual script: chunky white letterforms are punched out of inky black tiles. The result feels like hand-cut signage-wonky angles, bold blocks, and a lively, bouncy rhythm that jumps off dark or colored backgrounds. It has the energy of a zine title or retro cartoon card, with just enough irregularity to feel human and fun.

Using Comet Negative, headlines become graphic shapes as much as words, making this free font a natural fit for comic covers, kids’ book titles, posters, stickers, YouTube thumbnails, and playful branding. It shines at large sizes where the black panels read like bold banners. Pair it with a clean, unobtrusive sans serif for body text so the loud, reversed letters can steal the show without overwhelming the rest of the layout.

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Comet Negative font character map: Basic Latin, page 1

Glyphs in the Comet Negative font — Basic Latin, page 1

Basic font information

Copyright notice
Comet Negative computer font ©2000 Harold Lohner (HLohner@aol.com " http://members.aol.com/fontner) Inspired by the logo of Country Music Television (CMT)
Font family
Comet
Font subfamily
Negative
Unique subfamily identification
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1.3 Comet Negative
Full font name
Comet Negative
Name table version
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1.3 2/8/00
Postscript font name
CometNegative

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2000-02-08
Revision1
Glyph count61
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsLicensed font (protected)
Family classNo classification
WeightBold
WidthSemi-expanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureNegative
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
comen.ttf
comep.ttf