Author's note

Prison Walls by S. John Ross is a free trash display font with a raw, hand-painted look that feels scrawled across a concrete surface. The letters are broad, battered, and uneven, with thick brushy strokes, ragged edges, and scraped-out gaps that give the whole font a restless, improvised rhythm.

It works well for zines, punk flyers, album covers, horror title cards, and poster headlines where a free font should feel blunt rather than polished. Because the caps read like fast paint or marker dragged under pressure, it also suits protest graphics, gritty branding, and short cover lines that need a rough human shove instead of a neat display style.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright ©2002 by S. John Ross
Font family
Prison Walls
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
S.JohnRoss: Prison Walls: 2002
Full font name
Prison Walls
Name table version
1.0 www.cumberlandgames.com
Postscript font name
PrisonWalls
Trademark notice
Prison Walls is a trademark of S. John Ross and the Cumberland Fontworks
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Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2002-08-02
Revision1
Glyph count97
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classScripts
WeightExtra-bold
WidthExpanded
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionMixed directional glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI