Author's note

Gardenia Victorian, created by Douglas Day in 2001 from lettering in Dan Solo's Victorian Display Alphabets, is a free decorative Victorian display font. Broad slab serifs, striped interior shading, and curling floral ornaments give the capitals the look of engraved shop signs, with leaves and buds woven through the strokes.

The botanical details can become part of the illustration in garden-center packaging, seed catalogs, and heritage food labels rather than sitting apart as decoration. Its carved, sign-painted structure also suits theater posters and period-themed event graphics, where the lettering can suggest an elaborate nineteenth-century storefront.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
\(c\) 2001 Douglas Day. Scanned from Dan Solo's "Victorian Display Alphabets" \(Dover Press\)
Font family
GardeniaVictorian
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
FONTLAB30:TTEXPORT
Full font name
GardeniaVictorian
Name table version
001.000
Postscript font name
GardeniaVictorian

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2001-01-05
Revision1
Glyph count67
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classModern serifs
WeightBold
WidthSemi-condensed
Mac styleBold
DirectionMixed directional glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced