History Repeating Vertical Font

Tags

Author's note

History Repeating Vertical font by Starving-4 Entertainment is a free condensed serif typeface. Its letters are stretched tall and straight, with slim, even strokes and tiny wedge serifs that feel almost architectural, like steel beams in ink. The tight, upright texture gives words a cool, old‑print atmosphere while still reading cleanly at a glance.

Using History Repeating Vertical, headlines stack neatly in narrow spaces, making it a natural fit for posters, book covers, album art, zines, editorial mastheads, and logo wordmarks. This free font shines when set large with generous line spacing; pair it with a simple geometric sans for supporting text to keep the focus on its striking vertical rhythm.

Character map

Please use the pulldown menu to view different character maps contained in this font.
Basic Latin - charmap

Basic font information

Font family
History Repeating Vertical
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
History Repeating Vertical
Full font name
History Repeating Vertical
Name table version
Version 1.00, August 2000
Postscript font name
HistoryRepeatingV
Trademark notice
The typeface name History Repeating is a copyright of Starving-4 Entertainment.
Manufacturer name
Designer
Description
A single-exposed simple stick-figure font, featuring Miss Shirley Bassey.

When used with HR Horizontal, it can produce some weird effects.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2000-06-08
Revision1
Glyph count91
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classSlab serifs
WeightSemi-light
WidthSemi-condensed
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced