Author's note

I Shot The Serif by Oscar Barda is a free slab-serif display font with a blunt, old-poster swagger. The caps feel oversized and blocky, with wide top bars, heavy feet, and rounded inner spaces that keep the weight from turning stiff, so the overall mood lands somewhere between wood-type bravado and a softened billboard face.

It works naturally on poster titles, record sleeves, brewery branding, storefront signs, and short editorial cover lines, where those thick slabs give a few words real presence. As a free font, it also suits title cards, monograms, and drop-cap moments, especially when you want loud vintage flavor without drifting into ornate western cliches.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Oscar Barda
Font family
I Shot The Serif
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
FONTLAB30:TTEXPORT
Full font name
I Shot The Serif
Name table version
001.000
Postscript font name
IShotTheSerif
Trademark notice
Oscar Barda
Designer
Oscar Barda
Description
Oscar Barda

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count56
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classFreeform serifs
WeightUltra-bold
WidthExpanded
Mac styleItalic
DirectionMixed directional glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced