Author's note

Shaw Mono by Joseph Spicer is a free Shavian script font with a clean monoline appearance. Its letters combine broad loops, upright hooks, and compact angular turns, creating a lively sequence of clearly different silhouettes. The rounded stroke endings are especially distinctive.

Those looped and hooked forms can echo the paths and symbols in simple diagrams, making the font useful for educational publishing. It also suits language-learning materials and cultural event posters, where the unfamiliar letterforms become part of the subject rather than neutral text. Its clearest role is in projects centered on Shavian writing, with the orderly strokes lending reference sheets and digital graphics a consistent technical character.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) Joseph Spicer, 2004. All rights reserved.
Font family
Shaw Mono
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
JosephSpicer: Shaw Mono: 2004
Full font name
Shaw Mono
Name table version
Version 1.0
Postscript font name
ShawMono
Trademark notice
Shaw Mono is a trademark of Joseph Spicer.
Manufacturer name
Joseph Spicer
Designer
Joseph Spicer

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count147
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchMonospaced
Complete pack contains 4 font weights listed below:
shaw_mono.ttf
shaw_mono_i.ttf
shaw_mono_bi.ttf
shaw_mono_b.ttf