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Hermandec-l.ttf
Herman Decanus Light AH Font
Herman Decanus AH family consisting of 2 fonts
Author's note
Herman Decanus Light AH font by Andreas Höfeld is a free handwritten typeface that feels like a quick note dashed off by a medieval scribe. Tall, staff-like verticals sink into inky, tapering strokes, while the letters link together in a loose, slightly wild rhythm. It has a scratchy, pen-on-parchment energy that’s expressive without becoming messy, so your words feel personal and a bit mysterious at the same time.
Using Herman Decanus Light AH, you can give fantasy book titles, game logos, band posters, dark café branding, tarot or occult projects, and moody invitations a distinctive, story-rich voice. This free font shines at larger sizes where its irregular edges and sweeping joins can breathe; pair it with a clean geometric sans for body text to keep layouts readable but still atmospheric.
Using Herman Decanus Light AH, you can give fantasy book titles, game logos, band posters, dark café branding, tarot or occult projects, and moody invitations a distinctive, story-rich voice. This free font shines at larger sizes where its irregular edges and sweeping joins can breathe; pair it with a clean geometric sans for body text to keep layouts readable but still atmospheric.
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Basic font information
Copyright notice
(c) 2002, 2013 Andreas Höfeld. Free for non-commercial use
Font family
Herman Decanus Light AH
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Fontgrube Herman Decanus Light
Full font name
Herman Decanus Light AH
Name table version
Version 1.10
Postscript font name
HermanDecanusLightAH
Trademark notice
Fontgrube Media Design
Manufacturer name
Fontgrube AH
Designer
Andreas Höfeld
Description
Herman Decanus was inspired by a 13th century official document written by Dean Hermann of Soest, 1269. This font has extremely high ascenders and descenders, nothing to put much text on a page. Most of the uppercase letters are my invention, aimed to be readable for modern readers. Use it for documents that are meant to look "historical".
This typeface comes in two weights: regular and light.
This typeface comes in two weights: regular and light.
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Created2013-04-21
Revision1
Glyph count237
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classScripts
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureItalic
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI
Hermandec-l.ttf
hermandec.ttf
hermandec.ttf
- Accents (partial)
- Euro
hermandec.ttf
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