Phosphorus Selenide Font

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Author's note

Phosphorus Selenide by Derek Vogelpohl is a free high-contrast serif with a distinctly literary, old-style mood. The letters pair tall, graceful curves with sharp wedge-like details and dramatic thick-to-thin shifts, so the font feels refined but a little idiosyncratic rather than stiff.

That gives this free font a natural place on book covers, magazine mastheads, poster titles, arts event branding, and elegant packaging where a bit of period flavor helps. It also suits short headlines and monogram-like initials, because those long verticals and rounded forms make even a few letters feel composed and atmospheric.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) Derek Vogelpohl, 2001. All rights reserved.
Font family
Phosphorus Selenide
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
DerekVogelpohl: Phosphorus Selenide: 2001
Full font name
Phosphorus Selenide
Name table version
Version 1.0; 2001; initial release
Postscript font name
PhosphorusSelenide
Trademark notice
Phosphorus - Selenide is a trademark of Apostrophic Laboratories.
Designer
Derek Vogelpohl
Description
Copyright (c) Derek Vogelpohl, 2001. All rights reserved. Phosphorus - Selenide is a trademark of Apostrophic Laboratories.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2001-06-21
Revision1
Glyph count230
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classTransitional serifs
WeightSemi-light
WidthMedium (normal)
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionMixed directional glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced