Author's note

Gloucester Open Face, designed by Roger White of Type-Designer 3.0, is a free outlined serif display font with the poised, high-contrast structure of nineteenth-century poster lettering. Fine inner lines trace broad vertical strokes and sweeping curves, producing an airy double-line effect instead of a solid printed mass.

Engraved borders and line drawings echo its open contours, making the design a natural fit for heritage packaging, event posters, and decorative publishing. It is especially suited to heritage-minded designers and independent brands seeking formal lettering that recalls painted signs and engraved advertisements without relying on a distressed texture in their visual identities.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright [c] Roger White - 1994 - All rights reserved.- see .txt file for conditions of distribution and use.
Font family
Gloucester Open Face
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
DTP-Gloucester Open Face
Full font name
Gloucester Open Face
Name table version
Version 1.00
Postscript font name
GloucesterOpenFace
Trademark notice
Created by Type-Designer 3.0

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count107
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding restricted (not allowed!)
Family classModern serifs
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureOutlined
PitchNot monospaced