helsinki.ttf
Helsinki Font
Author's note
Helsinki font by Vic Fieger is a free comic display font that shouts its message with thick, slightly leaning letters and a punchy rhythm. The shapes feel hand-drawn but controlled, like bold marker strokes that snap into place, giving headlines a loud, upbeat voice without getting messy or hard to read.
Using Helsinki, your titles instantly feel like panels from a comic strip or bold signs in a bustling city. This free font shines on comic covers, zines, kids’ event posters, YouTube thumbnails, stickers, and playful game logos. For longer copy, pair it with a simple geometric sans at a smaller size so Helsinki can stay big, bold, and in the spotlight.
Using Helsinki, your titles instantly feel like panels from a comic strip or bold signs in a bustling city. This free font shines on comic covers, zines, kids’ event posters, YouTube thumbnails, stickers, and playful game logos. For longer copy, pair it with a simple geometric sans at a smaller size so Helsinki can stay big, bold, and in the spotlight.
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Basic font information
Copyright notice
2004 Vic Fieger, Xaviera Comics
Font family
Helsinki
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Helsinki
Full font name
Helsinki
Name table version
Version 2.0
Postscript font name
Helsinki
Trademark notice
2004 Vic Fieger, Xaviera Comics
Manufacturer name
High-Logic
Designer
High-Logic - Erwin Denissen 1999
Description
Template
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Created1999-08-30
Revision1
Glyph count247
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-bold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureItalic
PitchNot monospaced
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