Author's note

Meyne Textur, designed by Peter Wiegel, is a free Textura blackletter font with a severe, dense medieval profile. Its narrow, tightly constructed letters combine broad vertical strokes, hairline cuts, diamond-shaped points, and sharply broken curves made with a broad pen that recall formal manuscript lettering.

A brewery, metal record label, or historical venue could use this lettering to build a suitably formal identity rooted in old-world craft, ceremony, and ritual. It also suits book covers and event posters centered on medieval history, dark fantasy, Gothic music, and folklore. Those blade-like joins can echo heraldic borders, engravings, and angular illustration.

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Additional ligatures have been added, along with a guide to using the ligatures included in the package.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 20099 by Peter Wiegel. Open Font under Terms of following Free Software Licenses:
GPL (General Public License) with font-exception and OFL (Open Font License
Font family
Meyne Textur
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
PeterWiergel: Meyne Textur: 2009
Full font name
Meyne Textur
Name table version
Version 001.003
Postscript font name
MeyneTextur
Trademark notice
Meyne Texturr is a trademark of Peter Wiegel.
Manufacturer name
Designer
Description
Copyright (c) 2009 by Peter Wiegel. Open Font under Terms of following Free Software Licenses:
GPL (General Public License) with font-exception and OFL (Open Font License

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2009-01-25
Revision1
Glyph count177
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classFreeform serifs
WeightSemi-bold
WidthCondensed
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced