Author's note

Shardee by Bright Ideas is a free calligraphy font with a light, formal swing and a distinctly engraved feel. The letters lean into long, tapering strokes and looping flourishes, especially in the opening capital and the rising lowercase forms, so the whole design feels poised rather than loose.

It fits invitations, boutique branding, book covers, title cards, and short fashion or beauty headlines where a few words can let those elegant turns breathe. As a free font, it also makes sense for monograms, packaging labels, and other brief display settings that benefit from its refined, slightly old-world rhythm.

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Shardee font character map

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Shardee font character map: Basic Latin, page 1

Glyphs in the Shardee font — Basic Latin, page 1

Basic font information

Copyright notice
© Bright Ideas
Font family
Shardee
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Shardee
Full font name
Shardee
Name table version
1.0
Postscript font name
Shardee

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created1999-06-26
Revision1
Glyph count248
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding restricted (not allowed!)
Family classScripts
WeightSemi-light
WidthSemi-condensed
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureItalic
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI