Author's note

Meet John Henry, from John Martz, is a free horror caps font with ragged brushy strokes, sharp drooping points, and a lean, uneasy rhythm. The letters feel hand-daubed and slightly feral, with blunt ends, sudden spikes, and a few ink-like drips that push it toward slasher-poster territory rather than vintage gothic.

Use this free font for horror posters, Halloween party flyers, zine covers, title cards, and short streaming thumbnails where the alphabet needs to look raw and a little unstable. It also works for band logos or chapter openers, especially when you want the caps to read like they were scrawled in a hurry and left to dry badly.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright © 1998 John Martz
Font family
Meet John Henry
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Meet John Henry
Full font name
Meet John Henry
Name table version
Version 1.0 - Robotic Attack Fonts
Postscript font name
MeetJohnHenry
Manufacturer name
Robotic Attack Fonts
Designer
Description
Based on the lettering for They Might Be Giants' album "John Henry".

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created1998-04-30
Glyph count150
Units per Em1024
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthSemi-condensed
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI