Author's note

D.I.Y. '75 is a free retro caps display font with a homemade 1970s feel. The letters are thick, rounded, and slightly blunt, with soft corners and a hand-cut looseness that keeps the alphabet looking casual rather than slick.

It fits posters, zines, record sleeves, shop signs, and event flyers where you want big lettering with a back-room, screenprinted mood; as a free font, it also makes sense for title cards or short cover lines that need that chunky, era-specific silhouette. The broad strokes and easy curves give brief words, initials, and simple monograms a solid, friendly presence.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
2026
Font family
D.I.Y. 75
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Version 1.000;pyrs;DIY75-Regular;2026;FL842
Full font name
D.I.Y. 75 Regular
Name table version
Version 1.000
Postscript font name
DIY75-Regular
Manufacturer name
Tension Type
Designer
Michael Tension
Description
D.I.Y. 75 is another font I created for a commercial project I did in 2022. It was a vinyl album booklet for an early 1970s band. The band used to have a fanzine they made themselves. I rebuilt some for the booklet based on scans of original copies of the fanzine. There were some missing pieces so I needed to recreate them. This typeface was part of that process.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2026-03-25
Revision1
Glyph count234
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthCondensed
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced