Author's note

GL-Nummernschild-Eng by Karlgeorg Hoefer of Gutenberg Labo is a free decorative display font with tall, tightly drawn capitals. Rounded corners and uneven stroke widths give the lettering a compressed industrial look, and several letters have unusually narrow inner spaces.

An industrial clothing label or garage brand could use its compact, mechanical forms for a wordmark. The same character suits motorsport posters, record sleeves, and event merchandise. It is most convincing when the lettering itself needs to suggest stamped signage.

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Copyright notice
(C)2009-2011 Gutenberg Labo, All rights reserved. http://gutenberg.sourceforge.jp/

"FE-Mittelschrift" designed by Karlgeorg Hoefer.
We refered to "FZV - Anlange 4" (http://bundesrecht.juris.de/fzv/anlage_4_62.html , http://www.stvzo.de/stvzo/fzv/anlange_4.htm)
and image file from Wikipedia Commons (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FE-Schrift.svg)
Font family
GL-Nummernschild-Eng
Font subfamily
medium
Unique subfamily identification
CLP-GL-Nummernschild-Eng
Full font name
GL-Nummernschild-Eng
Name table version
Version 20110112
Postscript font name
GL-Nummernschild-Eng
Manufacturer name
Gutenberg Labo

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2011-01-12
Glyph count297
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classSans serif
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthSemi-condensed
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced