Author's note

DS UstavHand, designed by Dubina Nikolay of D-Studio in Moscow, is a free medieval display font with the broad gestures of hand-cut inscriptional lettering. Its tall forms combine sweeping curves, abrupt tapered points, and marked shifts between broad and fine strokes. The uneven silhouettes keep the lettering lively.

In publishing, it can set an atmospheric title for fantasy novels or historical features, where the dark, archaic forms immediately establish the subject. The same pointed curves make sense on game graphics, festival posters, and themed packaging, echoing heraldic ornament and the sharp contours of illustrated armor or old decoration carved in stone.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) Dubina Nikolay /D-Studio (Moscow)/, 1999. All rights reserved.
Font family
DS UstavHand
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
DubinaNikolay/D-Studio(Moscow)/: DS UstavHand: 1999
Full font name
DS UstavHand
Name table version
Version 1.0; 1999; initial release
Postscript font name
DSUstavHand
Trademark notice
DS UstavHand is a trademark of the Dubina Nikolay /D-Studio (Moscow)/.
Designer
Description
Font is created on sample of handwritten monument of slavonic system of writing 13-14 age.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created1999-10-03
Revision1
Glyph count126
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding restricted (not allowed!)
Family classFreeform serifs
WeightSemi-bold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionMixed directional glyphs
Pattern natureItalic
PitchNot monospaced