Author's note

Western Normal by James L. DeVries is a free western display font with the blunt swagger of old saloon lettering. Its wide, blocky forms and split, flared serifs give the letters a carved wood sign feel, while the rounded lowercase keeps it from turning stiff or theatrical.

It fits poster titles, whiskey or barbecue branding, event flyers, storefront graphics, and retro packaging where you want frontier flavor without a lot of ornament. As a free font, it also works well for short cover lines, title cards, and drop-in wordmarks, since those heavy shapes and notched serifs do most of the styling on their own.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Western. Copyright 1990 by James L. DeVries. All Rights Reserved.
Font family
Western
Font subfamily
Normal
Unique subfamily identification
FontMonger:Western Normal
Full font name
Western Normal
Name table version
1.000
Postscript font name
WesternNormal

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count106
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classFreeform serifs
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthSemi-condensed
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced