Author's note

Gothic Texture Quadrata font by Jack Kilmon is a free medieval gothic typeface with heavy, ink-black strokes and sharply faceted curves that feel carved rather than written. Its dense texture, tight rhythm, and squared forms echo illuminated manuscripts, but with a bold, almost brutal punch that holds up at modern sizes and on screens. Set it large so those blocky curves and knife-edged angles can breathe.

Using Gothic Texture Quadrata, you can instantly give titles for fantasy novels, metal band logos, game interfaces, LARP posters, tarot packaging, or historical event branding a dark, ceremonial presence. This free font works beautifully when paired with a clean sans serif for body text to keep layouts readable while the gothic lettering does the atmospheric heavy lifting.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Created by Jack Kilmon
Font family
Gothic Texture Quadrata
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1 Gothic Texture Quadrata
Full font name
Gothic Texture Quadrata
Name table version
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1 1/26/99
Postscript font name
GothicTextureQuadrata

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created1999-01-26
Revision1
Glyph count56
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding restricted (not allowed!)
Family classFreeform serifs
WeightSemi-bold
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