Author's note

Usenet Alternates by Alejandro Paul and Apostrophic Laboratories is a free Art Nouveau lettering font with looping, vine-like curves and narrow strokes that feel lifted from turn-of-the-century posters. The letters lean on long verticals and soft, swelling bowls, while the repeated hooks and crossbars give the set a slightly theatrical, ornamental rhythm.

It makes the most sense in packaging, poster titles, magazine cover lines, book jackets, and cafe or boutique branding where that period mood can carry the whole page. As a free font, it also suits short title cards, monograms, and decorative initials, because those elongated forms and curling joins do more in a few letters than a neutral font ever could.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
© Alejandro Paul & Apostrophic Laboratories. All rights reserved. Distribute freely. apostrofe@mail.com
Font family
Usenet - Alternates
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Apostrophe&AlejandroPaul: Paulus: 2000
Full font name
Usenet - Alternates
Name table version
Version 1.5; 2000
Postscript font name
Usenet-Alternates
Designer
Apostrophe & Alejandro Paul
Description
© Alejandro Paul & Apostrophic Laboratories. All rights reserved. Distribute freely. apostrofe@mail.com

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2000-07-14
Revision1
Glyph count194
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSymbolic
WeightSemi-light
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionMixed directional glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced