Author's note

Marydale Bold font by Three Islands Press is a free handwritten font with relaxed, marker-like strokes and rounded ends. It keeps a casual, slightly uneven rhythm that feels more penned than drawn, with tall, narrow forms and a few long, sweeping descenders that give the lettering its signature bounce.

Marydale Bold works well for quote graphics, greeting cards, packaging, invitations, and personal branding when a hand-drawn note is the right tone. This free font also fits poster titles, social media artwork, and logo accents because its loose stroke texture keeps the text looking informal without losing structure.

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Marydale Bold font character map

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Marydale Bold font character map: Basic Latin, page 1

Glyphs in the Marydale Bold font — Basic Latin, page 1

Basic font information

Copyright notice
©1995 by Three Islands Press, 215 Cedar St., Rockland ME 04841
Font family
Marydale
Font subfamily
Bold
Unique subfamily identification
Altsys Fontographer 4.1 Marydale Bold
Full font name
Marydale Bold
Name table version
Altsys Fontographer 4.1 09/21/95
Postscript font name
MarydaleBold

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created1995-09-21
Revision1
Glyph count247
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsLicensed font (protected)
Family classScripts
WeightSemi-light
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleItalic
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureItalic
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
marydbol.ttf
marydale.ttf