Author's note

Happy Phantom Italic by Lauren Thompson of Nymphont is a free high-contrast serif with a pronounced forward lean. Broad, sweeping curves meet very fine hairlines, giving the capitals an elegant but slightly theatrical silhouette. The lowercase forms are loose and lively.

Boutique fashion labels could use it for logos and packaging that favor elegance over restraint. Its fluid slant also suits literary magazine covers and invitation design. These settings share an audience drawn to expressive, fashion-conscious typography with a hint of old-world drama.

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Free for personal use. Commercial use requires a donation. For more information, email:

nymphont@yahoo.com

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
© Lauren Thompson, 2009, 2010, 2011. All Rights Reserved.
Font family
Happy Phantom
Font subfamily
Italic
Unique subfamily identification
Happy Phantom Italic:Version 3.00
Full font name
Happy Phantom Italic
Name table version
Version 3.00 April 26, 2011
Postscript font name
HappyPhantom-Italic
Designer
Lauren Thompson
Description
Casual & informal slab serif designed & made into font form by by Lauren Thompson, "Nymphont" July 8, 2009. Inspired to create this typeface after creating a decorative hand-drawn slab serif font, "LT Chickenhawk."

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2009-11-14
Revision3
Glyph count338
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classSlab serifs
WeightSemi-light
WidthSemi-condensed
Mac styleUnderline
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Italic angle-12
Pattern natureItalic
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 3 font weights listed below:
Happy Phantom-ITALIC.ttf
Happy Phantom Bold-ITALIC.ttf
Happy Phantom-Bold.ttf