Author's note

Guild Bold by Michael Lee and Josh Dixon is a free Japanese-inspired display font built from thick, irregular brush shapes. Its letters twist into compact silhouettes with rounded ends, abrupt bends, and lively changes in stroke width. The result feels hand-painted and mischievous.

On packaging, the chunky ink-like forms can turn a product name into a playful graphic mark. Posters and game graphics also suit its animated shapes, especially for projects drawing on manga, street art, or offbeat pop culture. It is most convincing in entertainment branding, where the lettering can act almost like a row of expressive symbols.

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Guild font character map

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Glyphs in the Guild font — Basic Latin, page 1

Basic font information

Copyright notice
Created by: Michael Lee & Josh Dixon 2-3-98
Font family
Guild
Font subfamily
Bold
Unique subfamily identification
DTP-Guild
Full font name
Guild
Name table version
Version 1.00
Postscript font name
Guild
Trademark notice
Created by Type-Designer 3.1

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count216
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSymbolic
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleItalic
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureBold
PitchNot monospaced