Author's note

TPF Yolk Light by Samuel Marcius is a free curly display font with a playful, storybook twist. The letters lean on tall, wiry strokes and loose spiral curls, so the whole design feels airy and a little eccentric rather than sweetly ornamental.

It fits poster titles, book covers, music flyers, cafe branding, and crafty packaging, where those looping forms can carry a short phrase on their own. As a free font, it also makes sense for greeting cards, title cards, and drop-cap style initials, especially when you want something light-handed and hand-drawn instead of neat or formal.

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TPF Yolk Light font character map

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TPF Yolk Light font character map: Basic Latin, page 1

Glyphs in the TPF Yolk Light font — Basic Latin, page 1

Basic font information

Copyright notice
© by Samuel Marcius for typophil.virtual-lands.org 2000
Font family
TPF Yolk
Font subfamily
Light
Unique subfamily identification
TPF Yolkt
Full font name
TPF Yolk Light
Name table version
Ham&Eggs
Postscript font name
TPFYolkLight
Trademark notice
© Samuel Marcius 2000

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2000-07-20
Revision1
Glyph count448
Units per Em4096
Embedding rightsLicensed font (protected)
Family classFreeform serifs
WeightExtra-light
WidthCondensed
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
StyleUpright
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI
Complete pack contains 5 font weights listed below:
TPF Yolk Light.ttf
TPF Yolk Bold.ttf
TPF Yolk.ttf
TPF Yolk Condensed.ttf
TPF Yollk Condensed Bold.ttf