Author's note

Pale Horse is a free modern Gothic display font with severe spear-like extensions and a scraped, weathered surface. Its long vertical spikes make the lettering look almost weaponized.

Merchandise gives this aggressive construction a convincing home, particularly on metal band shirts, skate graphics, and horror event posters. The repeated points can become part of an emblem or frame rather than serving only as type. In publishing, it suits album booklets and dark fantasy magazine covers, where the distressed texture echoes damaged print and stark monochrome illustration.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2013 by PYRS Fontlab Ltd. / Made with FontLab. All rights reserved.
Font family
Pale Horse
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
PYRSFontlabLtd./MadewithFontLab: Pale Horse:
Full font name
Pale Horse
Name table version
Version 1.00 2013
Postscript font name
PaleHorse
Trademark notice
Pale Horse is a trademark of PYRS Fontlab Ltd. / Made with FontLab.
Manufacturer name
PYRS Fontlab Ltd. / Made with FontLab
Designer
Description
Pale Horse is a font by PYRS Fontlab Ltd. / Made with FontLab, designed by chris vile in 2013.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2013-02-11
Revision1
Glyph count56
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-bold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced