Author's note

Doc Nimbus Bats font by OMEGA Labs is a free horror dingbat typeface that packs a set of rough, hand-sketched symbols with a mad-science edge. The inky, uneven outlines and scratchy details give each glyph a raw, unsettling energy, from bottled brains to haunted masks, so even a single character feels like a tiny illustration. Set the icons large and let the organic wobble of the strokes carry the mood, then balance them with a clean, neutral sans serif for supporting text.

Using Doc Nimbus Bats, you can quickly drop eerie visuals into Halloween posters, zines, gig flyers, escape-room graphics, or horror podcast covers without commissioning custom artwork. This free font works beautifully for chapter openers, divider elements, themed social posts, and grungy sticker designs where you want impact with minimal layout fuss. Keep the icons bold on simple backgrounds and repeat a few favorites across your project to create a consistent, creepy visual language.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright 1998 OMEGA Labs - FREEWARE!!!
Font family
Doc Nimbus Bats
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Doc Nimbus Bats
Full font name
Doc Nimbus Bats
Name table version
1.00
Postscript font name
DocNimbusBats

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created1998-09-01
Revision1
Glyph count30
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding restricted (not allowed!)
Family classSymbolic
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI