WirWenzlaw Rough Font

WirWenzlaw family consisting of 2 fonts
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Author's note

WirWenzlaw Rough, credited to Pia Frauss, is a free calligraphic display font with an ornate, manuscript-like hand. Broad looping capitals dominate the silhouette, followed by compact lowercase letters with pointed joins, swelling strokes, and slightly uneven contours.

Its strongest setting is historical or fantasy publishing, where the elaborate initials can shape chapter openings and cover titles. It also suits ceremonial invitations and theatrical posters, since the recurring loops and quill-like turns echo illuminated lettering and can become part of the period ornament rather than simple text.

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ScriptHandwritten

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Pia Frauss fecit AD MMIII; for private use only
Font family
WirWenzlaw
Font subfamily
Rough
Unique subfamily identification
WirWenzlaw Rough
Full font name
WirWenzlaw Rough
Name table version
1.00; 2003
Postscript font name
WirWenzlawRough
Designer
Pia Frauss
Description
WirWenzlaw was created with the Font Creator Program from High-Logic.com

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2003-11-02
Revision1
Glyph count359
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classScripts
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
wenzel.ttf
wenzel3U.ttf
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