Tengwar Teleri by Redruth's Basement Software is a free fantasy dingbat font with an unmistakably Elvish, calligraphic mood. The letters flow in long, tapering strokes and hooked curves, with repeated bird-like beaks and leaf-sharp points that make the set feel ceremonial rather than merely decorative.
It suits book jackets, film title cards, game branding, lore pages, and mystical poster work where a free font can carry atmosphere on its own. Use it for short headings, monograms, chapter openers, or emblem-like wordmarks, especially when you want lettering that reads like an invented script and keeps a steady, ritual rhythm across the line.
Tengwar Teleri is based (somewhat loosely) on the elven runes of J. R. R. Tolkein. The Teleri were one of the the three races of the High Elves, a portion of whom remained in Beleriand with Elwë Thingol and became the Sindarin, the Grey Elves of Middle Earth, while many others were carried to within sight of Valinor by Ulmo of the waters. There they dwelt in Tol Eressëa under the stars, and built tall swan ships and sailed the Sundering Seas. I have designed this font to reflect this; there is no precident for cygnoform tengwa in Tolkien's own work. Redruth's Basement is in no way affiliated with the Tolkein Estate.
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Created1999-08-30
Revision1
Glyph count218
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classSymbolic
WeightSemi-light
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals