Scarab Border font by Iconian Fonts is a free decorative display typeface that turns every letter into a tiny, stylized scarab emblem. Thick black outlines, symmetrical beetle silhouettes, and crisp inner letterforms create a patterned look that reads like a custom border and headline in one. When repeated across a line, the glyphs lock together visually, forming a rhythmic chain of insects that feels both ancient and graphic-novel bold.
Using Scarab Border, you can instantly theme Egyptian posters, adventure book covers, escape-room branding, museum events, game titles, or party invitations without extra illustration work. This free font shines at large sizes where its beetle shapes can really show off; pair it with a simple geometric sans for body text to keep layouts legible while Scarab Border handles the drama.
Monotype Type Drawing Office - Robin Nicholas, Patricia Saunders 1982
Description
Contemporary sans serif design, Scarab Outline contains more humanist characteristics than many of its predecessors and as such is more in tune with the mood of the last decades of the twentieth century. The overall treatment of curves is softer and fuller than in most industrial style sans serif faces. Terminal strokes are cut on the diagonal which helps to give the face a less mechanical appearance. Arial is an extremely versatile family of typefaces which can be used with equal success for text setting in reports, presentations, magazines etc, and for display use in newspapers, Regulars1otions.Sc
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Created1990-08-06
Revision2
Glyph count69
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureNegative
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 3 font weights listed below: