Neuton Cursive by Brian M Zick is a free calligraphic script with sweeping italic forms and pronounced thick-to-thin strokes. Its tall capitals feel formal and theatrical, with sharp entry points and broad curves that give the lettering brisk forward motion.
Book covers are its clearest setting, especially for historical fiction, literary drama, or romantic titles. It also suits invitations, fashion branding, and classical music posters. The recurring tapered strokes and sweeping capitals connect these applications to traditional engraved title lettering and formal penmanship.
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Neuton is licensed under the SIL OFL and is free for commercial use.
Neuton has a large height, short extenders, and a compact width.
The family is under continuing development and will include regular, italic, and cursive styles, each in five weights ranging from Extralight to Extrabold, with small caps and extended-width versions. The two italic styles are named “Italic” and “Cursive.”
Copyright (c) 2010, 2011 Brian M Zick (http://21326.info/), with Reserved Font Name 'Neuton Cursive'.
This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1. This license is available with a FAQ at: http://scripts.sil.org/OFL WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
Font family
Neuton Cursive
Font subfamily
Regular
Full font name
Neuton Cursive
Name table version
Version 1.46
Postscript font name
NeutonCursive-Regular
Designer
Brian M Zick
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Created2012-03-29
Revision1
Glyph count245
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsLicensed font (protected)
Family classFreeform serifs
WeightSemi-bold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals