Textan Font

Textan family consisting of 3 fonts
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Author's note

Textan, a free tangram-techno display font by Richard D Parker and Apostrophic Laboratories, turns the letters into sharp, interlocking shards with a fast, engineered feel. Its forms look cut from puzzle pieces, with steep diagonals, clipped corners, and compact notches that keep the rhythm tense and directional rather than sleek or futuristic in a generic way.

That gives this free font a natural place in game logos, sci-fi posters, electronic music flyers, title cards, and branding that wants a coded, geometric edge. It also works for short headlines and monograms, where those broken, tile-like joins make even a few letters feel active and deliberate.

Tags

FancyTechno

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
© Richard D Parker & Apostrophic Laboratories. All rights reserved. apostrofe@mail.com. Based on shapes from the Chinese Tangram puzzle.
Font family
Textan
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
RichardDParker&Apostrophe: Textan: 2000
Full font name
Textan
Name table version
1.0; 2000;
Postscript font name
Textan
Designer
Richard D Parker & Apostrophe
Description
© Richard D Parker & Apostrophic Laboratories. All rights reserved. apostrofe@mail.com. Based on shapes from the Chinese Tangram puzzle.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2000-09-07
Revision1
Glyph count229
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightExtra-bold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionMixed directional glyphs
Pattern natureItalic
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 3 font weights listed below:
TEXTAN__.ttf
TEXTANR_.ttf
TEXTANS_.ttf
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