dark skin
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DARKSKIN.TTF
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Author's note
Dark Skin font by Dieter Schumacher is a free decorative display typeface that turns letterforms into spotted hide—like ink cut through a leopard-print stencil. The chunky shapes stay readable, but the peppered holes add a gritty, tactile rhythm that feels wild without getting messy. It’s bold enough to shout, yet the pattern gives it instant texture.
Using Dark Skin on posters, club flyers, fashion logos, album covers, streetwear graphics, party invitations, social headers, and edgy packaging brings that animal-energy punch fast. Keep it big so the pattern breathes, and pair it with a plain geometric sans for the small copy—this free font likes a clean sidekick.
Using Dark Skin on posters, club flyers, fashion logos, album covers, streetwear graphics, party invitations, social headers, and edgy packaging brings that animal-energy punch fast. Keep it big so the pattern breathes, and pair it with a plain geometric sans for the small copy—this free font likes a clean sidekick.
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Basic font information
Copyright notice
designed by Dieter Schumacher © 1998
Font family
dark skin
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
dark skin
Full font name
dark skin
Name table version
Fonstation 2.0
Postscript font name
Darkskin
Trademark notice
© 1998 by Dieter Schumacher
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
MacintoshRoman
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
Font details
Created1998-08-31
Revision1
Glyph count77
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding restricted (not allowed!)
Family classNo classification
WeightExtra-bold
WidthMedium (normal)
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PostureUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI