Author's note

Typographer Woodcut Initials One by Typographer Mediengestaltung, digitized by Dieter Steffmann, is a free Gothic initials font with the feel of a printed woodcut alphabet. The letters sit inside square frames dense with vines, blossoms, and speckled texture, so each cap reads like a small carved panel rather than a plain ornamental initial.

It suits book jackets, poetry chapbooks, certificates, posters, and menu covers where a medieval or Arts and Crafts note helps set the tone; as a free font, it also works well for title cards, chapter openers, and monograms because the framed caps already carry their own border and decoration.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) Typographer Mediengestaltung, 2002. All rights reserved. Digitized and hinted by Dieter Steffmann, Kreuztal
Font family
TypographerWoodcutInitialsOne
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
TypographerMediengestaltung: TypographerWoodcutInitialsOne: 2002
Full font name
TypographerWoodcutInitialsOne
Name table version
Version 1.1; 2002
Postscript font name
TypographerWoodcutInitialsOne
Designer
Dieter Steffmann, Kreuztal

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2001-03-17
Revision1
Glyph count58
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classOrnamentals
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureNegative
PitchNot monospaced