Author's note

Holly Would, created by C MacGregor of the Fontaholics, is a free 3D sans serif display font with dense, upright faces and a long offset shadow that stretches well beyond the main strokes. Diagonal hatching fills the outlined depth behind each solid letter.

Its striped shadow can echo halftone patterns, marquee graphics, or line-heavy illustration, making the font a lively fit for comedy posters and entertainment branding with an intentionally oversized theatrical look borrowed from vintage show cards. The solid faces keep the lettering firm against that busy pattern, and the exaggerated depth also suits record packaging, theatrical event graphics, and merchandise based on retro print effects.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Based on Chicago, New font, © 1993 CMacGregor, the Fontaholics. E-mail CMacGregor@AOL.com. Rush is Wrong!
Font family
HollyWould
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Altsys Fontographer 4.0.2 HollyWould
Full font name
HollyWould
Name table version
Altsys Fontographer 4.0.2 2/21/94
Postscript font name
HollyWould

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count122
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsLicensed font (protected)
Family classSans serif
WeightBold
WidthSemi-condensed
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureBold
PitchNot monospaced