Sea monkey
TrueTypePersonal use
SEA_MONK.ttf
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Author's note
Sea Monkey, by Chris Brown, is a free comic display font with a loose, hand-drawn swagger. The letters feel lanky and offbeat, mixing broad swoops with pinched angles so the line of text wobbles in a playful, slightly surfy rhythm rather than sitting still.
That makes this free font a natural fit for zine covers, kid-friendly posters, indie comic titles, playful packaging, and band flyers where a tidy finish would feel too stiff. It also works for short headlines and title cards, because the uneven silhouettes and exaggerated curves give even a few letters enough motion to carry the page.
That makes this free font a natural fit for zine covers, kid-friendly posters, indie comic titles, playful packaging, and band flyers where a tidy finish would feel too stiff. It also works for short headlines and title cards, because the uneven silhouettes and exaggerated curves give even a few letters enough motion to carry the page.
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Basic font information
Copyright notice
Copyright: Chris Brown (c) 1998 (all rights reserved)
Font family
Sea monkey
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Sea monkey
Full font name
Sea monkey
Name table version
Shareware V1 - cbrown@eon.net.au
Postscript font name
Seamonkey
Trademark notice
cwfb
Manufacturer name
Designer
Description
The name SEA MONKEY is from the back page ads
of those old comic books. Just like the"x-ray" specs
it was just another of those things, as kids, we
wished were real....but knew they weren't!
of those old comic books. Just like the"x-ray" specs
it was just another of those things, as kids, we
wished were real....but knew they weren't!
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
MacintoshRoman
Font details
Glyph count99
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-light
WidthSemi-expanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureRegular