Author's note

Primo, from R. Gast of GreyWolf WebWorks, is a free retro display font with the easy swagger of late-1960s and 1970s lettering. Its heavy, rounded shapes and scooped joins give the letters a soft, poster-made rhythm, while the oversized dot and broad curves keep the tone playful rather than strict.

It fits album sleeves, cafe branding, festival posters, magazine cover lines, and title cards where a short phrase needs that mellow, throwback push. As a free font, Primo also works well for logos and packaging labels, especially when you want bold wordmarks with a friendly, chunky silhouette instead of a hard-edged geometric look.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
©2000 - R.Gast - GreyWolf WebWorks
Font family
Primo
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Primo (as in Parisi)
Full font name
Primo
Name table version
Version 1.00 - 06/28/2000
Postscript font name
Primo
Trademark notice
Free Font ! - Distribute only with "Primo.txt" attached.
Manufacturer name
GreyWolf WebWorks
Designer
Rich Gast

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2000-07-05
Revision1
Glyph count222
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classSans serif
WeightExtra-bold
WidthExtra-expanded
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
Primo.ttf
PRIMOBRI.ttf