Volute Font

Volute family consisting of 2 fonts
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Author's note

Volute by Dieter Steffmann is a free retro display serif with a late Victorian, poster-minded feel. The letters are broad, dark, and theatrical, with swelling curves, soft flared ends, and a few curled details that give the font its rolling, ornamental rhythm without turning fussy.

It fits best where you want a title to carry some period atmosphere - on packaging, pub and cafe branding, book covers, event posters, or vintage-style logos. As a free font, Volute works especially well for short headlines, monograms, and title cards, because those weighty curves and little inward curls do most of the talking on their own.

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FancyRetro

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) Dieter Steffmann, Kreuztal, 1998. All rights reserved.
Font family
Volute
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Volute: 1998
Full font name
Volute
Name table version
1998; 1.0, initial release
Postscript font name
Volute
Trademark notice
Volute is a trademark of Dieter Steffmann, Kreuztal,.
Designer
Dieter Steffmann, Kreuztal
Description
Volute ist eine Versal-Antiqua aus der Zeit der Jahrhunderwende mit vollem Zeichensatz. Geeignet für nostalgische Plakate etc.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created1998-07-27
Revision1
Glyph count231
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding restricted (not allowed!)
Family classFreeform serifs
WeightBold
WidthSemi-expanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
Volute.ttf
Volute-Shadow.ttf
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