Author's note

Davys font by David Rakowski is a free ornamental dingbat typeface that turns flourishes, ribbons, and floral motifs into bold, inky symbols. Each glyph feels like a tiny engraved illustration, with thick black shapes, curling strokes, and decorative details that add a tactile, print-like richness to layouts.

This free font works beautifully for invitations, page borders, certificates, packaging accents, chapter breaks, scrapbooking, and vintage-style posters. Using Davys, you can drop in a single icon as a focal mark or build repeating frames and dividers for a more elaborate look. For balance, pair it with a simple serif or clean sans serif set at smaller sizes so the ornate symbols stay in the spotlight.

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Davys Regular font character map

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Davys Regular font character map: Basic Latin, page 1

Glyphs in the Davys Regular font — Basic Latin, page 1

Basic font information

Copyright notice
DavysDingbats   1991 by David Rakowski. All Rights Reserved.
Font family
Davys
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Altsys Metamorphosis:Davys Regular
Full font name
Davys Regular
Name table version
Altsys Metamorphosis:3/7/92
Postscript font name
Davys Regular

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created1992-03-07
Revision1
Glyph count177
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSymbolic
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
DAD.TTF
DAVYS.TTF