Author's note

Hill Country font by S. John Ross is a free nature dingbats typeface that turns the hassle of finding good hand-drawn mountains into a single keystroke. Each peak looks like it was sketched with a scratchy pen on trail-worn paper-craggy slopes, snowcaps, and rolling hills with just enough line texture to feel alive. The icons are bold enough to read small, but still loose and organic, so they never feel like stock clip art.

Using Hill Country, you can quickly dress up hiking posters, campsite maps, outdoor brand logos, adventure blogs, beer labels, or tabletop RPG maps. The consistent inky stroke lets you mix different mountain icons on the same layout without visual noise. This free font pairs especially well with a sturdy sans serif set in all caps, with Hill Country’s marks used large as scene-setters or small as wayfinding symbols.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright 2004 by S. John Ross
Font family
Hill Country
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
S.JohnRoss: Hill Country: 2004
Full font name
Hill Country
Name table version
Version 3.0 www.cumberlandgames.com Private Use Freeware
Postscript font name
HillCountry
Designer
S. John Ross
Description
Public version. A Graphic design tool. Not for commercial use of any kind. Contact sjohn@cumberlandgames.com for commercial licensing.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2004-05-31
Revision3
Glyph count101
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding restricted (not allowed!)
Family classSymbolic
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced