Author's note

The Shire Bold by Daniel Zadorozny of Iconian Fonts is a free fantasy display font with stout, curling letterforms and a storybook air. Broad strokes taper into hooks, spirals, and compact ornamental turns across the lettering. Its rounded shapes feel hand-cut and slightly eccentric.

It can give a theatrical title to fantasy games, children's publishing, or folklore-themed events, where the curled forms echo illustrated vines and carved signs. On merchandise and food packaging, those same spirals can turn a name into an emblem, and the letters can become part of an illustrated crest or sign.

--

For information about commercial use, visit:

https://www.iconian.com/commercial.html

Tags

Character map

Please use the pulldown menu to view different character maps contained in this font.
Basic Latin - Character map

Basic font information

Copyright notice
2019 Iconian Fonts - www.iconian.com
Font family
The Shire Bold
Font subfamily
Bold
Unique subfamily identification
The Shire Bold: 2019
Full font name
The Shire Bold
Name table version
1.1
Postscript font name
TheShireBold
Designer
Daniel Zadorozny

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2019-04-06
Revision1
Glyph count221
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightBold
WidthExpanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionMixed directional glyphs
Italic angle-12
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 10 font weights listed below:
theshireb.ttf
theshireexp.ttf
theshireleft.ttf
theshirei.ttf
theshireci.ttf
theshirec.ttf
theshirebc.ttf
theshireexpi.ttf
theshire.ttf
theshirebi.ttf