Hold your breath
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holdyourbreath.ttf
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Author's note
Hold Your Breath font by Jakob Fischer is a free brush display typeface that looks like it’s been painted in thick, inky strokes. The letters bulge, wobble, and lean, giving each word a slightly off-kilter, breathless energy that feels both playful and a little eerie. Its chunky silhouettes read clearly even at a distance, so your message comes through loud and bold while still feeling hand-made and imperfect.
Using Hold Your Breath, you can shout on Halloween posters, kids’ book covers, spooky party invites, comic titles, game menus, or YouTube thumbnails. This free font thrives in short phrases and big sizes where its blobby curves and tight rhythm can really take over the page. For longer copy, pair it with a clean geometric sans in a smaller size to keep everything readable while the brushy headline steals the show.
Using Hold Your Breath, you can shout on Halloween posters, kids’ book covers, spooky party invites, comic titles, game menus, or YouTube thumbnails. This free font thrives in short phrases and big sizes where its blobby curves and tight rhythm can really take over the page. For longer copy, pair it with a clean geometric sans in a smaller size to keep everything readable while the brushy headline steals the show.
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Basic font information
Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2003 Jakob Fischer at www.pizzadude.dk, do not distribute without author's permission!
Font family
Hold your breath
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Hold your breath
Full font name
Hold your breath
Name table version
1
Postscript font name
Holdyourbreath
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
MacintoshRoman
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
Font details
Created2003-01-05
Revision1
Glyph count197
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classScripts
WeightExtra-bold
WidthMedium (normal)
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PostureUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI