Author's note

Jester is a free comic display font with tall, uneven letters that look roughly cut and nudged into place by hand. Sharp slab-like feet, shifting stroke widths, and awkward joins give the alphabet a lively roughness and an intentionally unstable silhouette from one character to the next.

As a crooked theatrical title, it can turn comedy posters and stage programs into part of the performance. The wobble suits mischievous entertainment especially well. Its odd shapes also fit children's book covers, novelty packaging, and band merchandise with a scrappy comic-book streak.

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Free for personal and commercial use.

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Character map

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Basic font information

Font family
Jester
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
1.000;UKWN;Jester-Regular
Full font name
Jester
Name table version
Version 1.000;PS 001.000;hotconv 1.0.70;makeotf.lib2.5.58329
Postscript font name
Jester-Regular
Designer
Noah

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2013-02-23
Revision1
Glyph count147
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classFreeform serifs
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthExtra-expanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular