Author's note

Mellow Italic, credited to Leon Hulst, TypeFaith*fonts, and WAT ontwerpers, is a free comic display font with a forceful forward lean and dense, oversized forms. Jagged wedges meet swollen curves, and abrupt cut-ins break up the strokes with the rough snap of hand-cut lettering.

It makes an immediate theatrical title. That brash silhouette fits comedy posters, animated entertainment, snack packaging, and youth merchandise, especially when the project leans toward slapstick, sports, or loud pop graphics. The irregular shapes allow individual letters to double as cartoon figures, painted signs, or comic-book sound effects rather than sit as neutral text inside a larger illustration.

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Basic Latin - Character map

Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 1992 by Leon Hulst, TypeFaith*fonts, WAT ontwerpers. All rights reserved.
Font family
Mellow
Font subfamily
Italic
Unique subfamily identification
1.000;pyrs;Mellow-Italic
Full font name
Mellow Italic
Name table version
Version 001.000
Postscript font name
Mellow-Italic
Trademark notice
Mellow is owened by TypeFaith*fonts, WAT ontwerpers.
Manufacturer name
Leon Hulst, TypeFaith*fonts, WAT ontwerpers
Description
Copyright (c) 1992 by Leon Hulst, TypeFaith*fonts, WAT ontwerpers, Utrecht. All rights reserved.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2009-02-20
Revision1
Glyph count210
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classSans serif
WeightUltra-bold
WidthExpanded
Mac styleOutline
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Italic angle-11
Pattern natureOblique
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
MelloExtBolObl.ttf
MelloExtBol.ttf