Author's note

Discipuli Britannica, designed by Peter Wiegel, is a free handwritten script with the poised rhythm of practiced school penmanship. Broad opening loops, lightly connected letters, and tall, decisive strokes create an elegant line that still feels personal and spontaneous.

This free font suits invitations, literary covers, stationery, classroom materials, and heritage-themed branding where a graceful handwritten note feels appropriate. Its sweeping forms work especially well in short titles, signatures, and brief cover lines, where the generous loops have room to shape the composition.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2009 by Peter Wiegel. Open Font under Terms of following Free Software Licenses:
GPL (General Public License) with font-exception and OFL (Open Font License
Font family
Discipuli Britannica
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
PeterWiegel: Discipuli Britannica: 2009
Full font name
Discipuli Britannica
Name table version
Version 0.001 2009
Postscript font name
DiscipuliBritannica
Trademark notice
Discipuli Britannica is a trademark of Peter Wiegel.
Manufacturer name
Peter Wiegel
Designer
Description
Copyright (c) 2009 by Peter Wiegel. Open Font under Terms of following Free Software Licenses:
GPL (General Public License) with font-exception and OFL (Open Font License

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2009-05-05
Glyph count400
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classScripts
WeightLight
WidthSemi-expanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureItalic
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
Discipuli Britannica.ttf
Discipuli Britannica Bold.ttf