Author's note

Ruben is a free Old West display font with towering, tightly packed letters and a dark, theatrical silhouette. Thick vertical strokes narrow abruptly into fine joins, giving the forms the sharp contrast of nineteenth-century poster lettering. Curled feet and pointed upper strokes sharpen its frontier character.

Used as a saloon sign or theatrical title, the lettering can turn a name into part of the scenery rather than a neutral caption, with tall strokes resembling carved facade trim. Its showbill drama suits whiskey packaging, country music posters, and heritage event graphics, especially for subjects tied to frontier stories, traveling shows, or vintage entertainment.

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Basic font information

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Generated by Fontographer 4.1
Font family
Ruben
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1 Ruben
Full font name
Ruben
Name table version
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1 12/28/96
Postscript font name
Ruben

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created1996-12-28
Revision1
Glyph count181
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding restricted (not allowed!)
Family classFreeform serifs
WeightBold
WidthCondensed
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