Author's note

Darkwood Shadow by Otto Maurer is a free decorative display font shaped like a dense, tangled forest. Broad, irregular letters grow into crooked branches, exposed roots, and sharp thorn-like offshoots. Narrow white cuts wind through the dark forms like gaps between trunks, adding a restless, splintered texture.

As an illustrated wordmark, it can turn horror posters, metal album covers, and Halloween event graphics into part of the scenery rather than a separate caption. It also suits dark-fantasy game titles and themed drink packaging, since the root-and-branch construction links all of these uses through haunted woodland imagery, thorny silhouettes, and rough folklore references.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2011 by Otto Maurer. All rights reserved.
Font family
Darkwood Shadow
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
OttoMaurer: Darkwood Shadow: 2011
Full font name
DarkwoodShadow
Name table version
Version 1.000
Postscript font name
DarkwoodShadow
Trademark notice
Darkwood Shadow is a trademark of Otto Maurer.
Manufacturer name
Designer
Description
Copyright (c) 2011 by . All rights reserved.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2010-02-23
Revision1
Glyph count105
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightBold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced