Horror Dingbats
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Horrd___.ttf
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Horror Dingbats font by Letters From The Claw is a free horror dingbat font. Each glyph is a tiny creature feature: grainy skulls, lurching figures, and hulking monsters rendered in thick, inky silhouettes that feel ripped from an old VHS cover. The rough edges and dense black shapes give instant mood without needing any illustration work, so you can drop a single icon on a page and it already feels like midnight.
Using Horror Dingbats, you can quickly build Halloween posters, haunted house flyers, horror zines, escape room branding, game overlays, and spooky party invites. The icons read clearly even at small sizes, but they really come alive when you blow them up as bold graphic elements. Pair this free font with a simple condensed sans in all caps, and let the dingbats handle the screams.
Using Horror Dingbats, you can quickly build Halloween posters, haunted house flyers, horror zines, escape room branding, game overlays, and spooky party invites. The icons read clearly even at small sizes, but they really come alive when you blow them up as bold graphic elements. Pair this free font with a simple condensed sans in all caps, and let the dingbats handle the screams.
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Basic font information
Copyright notice
© 1998 Letters From The Claw - Freeware. New arranged by D. Steffmann, 2000
Font family
Horror Dingbats
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
TypographerMediengestaltung: Horror Dingbats: 2000
Full font name
Horror Dingbats
Name table version
Version 1.24; 2000
Postscript font name
HorrorDingbats
Trademark notice
© Letters From The Claw - Freeware! Distribute freely.
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
MacintoshRoman
Font details
Created2000-10-22
Revision1
Glyph count58
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSymbolic
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionMixed directional glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
PostureUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI