Author's note

Strelsau is a free medieval Gothic font by PJL, drawn with thorny blackletter energy and a decorative hand. The letters mix narrow, upright forms with curling hooks, pointed joins, and a lavish opening flourish that gives the font an illuminated-manuscript mood without losing its rough, inked edge.

It fits best in poster titles, book covers, pub branding, event flyers, and game title cards where that old-world, ceremonial flavor can carry the layout. As a free font, it also works for drop caps, short logos, and monograms, since the dramatic curves and little cross-like accents give brief words plenty to do.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Strelsau (C) Copyright PJL '02
Font family
Strelsau
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Strelsau
Full font name
Strelsau
Name table version
Version 1.0; 2002; initial release
Postscript font name
Strelsau

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count84
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-light
WidthSemi-condensed
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced