Author's note

Davys Dingbats 2 font by David Rakowski is a free dingbat font that feels like rifling through a mischievous box of old rubber stamps. Bold black silhouettes collide with strange faces, masks, animals, and ritual-like symbols, giving every glyph a slightly grainy, photocopied edge. There’s a handmade, collage energy here: nothing feels too clean, which makes each mark look stolen from a basement zine or underground flyer.

Using Davys Dingbats 2, you can drop instant attitude into zines, gig posters, Halloween flyers, sticker sheets, collage art, and offbeat social graphics. The icons are dense and inky, so they shine at larger sizes as focal illustrations or section breakers rather than tiny accents. For a strong contrast, pair this free font with a simple geometric sans serif and let the dingbats become the noisy, charismatic texture in your layout.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
DavysDingbats (1). Copyright 1991 by David Rakowski. All Rights Reserved.
Font family
DavysDingbats2
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Altsys Metamorphosis:Dav"s Regular
Full font name
DavysDingbats2
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

Revision1
Glyph count92
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