Author's note

Kelt Bold font by Bay Animation is a free gothic Celtic typeface that channels hand-cut stone lettering and illuminated manuscripts. Its tall, tapering stems and hooked, calligraphic curves feel both ancient and theatrical, like signage glowing over a medieval tavern or titles carved into a fantasy map. The rhythm is bold and slightly irregular, giving every word a storybook weight without becoming hard to read.

Using Kelt Bold, titles and logos for fantasy novels, RPG campaigns, folk music albums, historic festivals, pubs, and craft beer labels instantly gain that old-world magic. This free font shines when set large, letting the sweeping verticals and flared strokes breathe, while body copy can sit quietly in a simple humanist sans or serif beneath it.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright 1994 Bay Animation Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Font family
Kelt
Font subfamily
Bold
Unique subfamily identification
Altsys Fontographer 4.1 Kelt Bold
Full font name
Kelt Bold
Name table version
Altsys Fontographer 4.1 1/7/95
Postscript font name
KeltBold

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created1995-01-07
Revision1
Glyph count221
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsLicensed font (protected)
Family classFreeform serifs
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthSemi-expanded
Mac styleItalic
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 3 font weights listed below:
KELTB___.TTF
KELTN___.TTF
KELTI___.TTF