Author's note

Ye Old Shire Outline by Sunstar is a free outlined blackletter font with a storybook medieval mood. The letters lean on classic Old English forms, but the open outline keeps them lighter and more ornamental, with curling feet, sharp inner turns, and broad, shield-like silhouettes that make the whole font feel ceremonial rather than severe.

It fits naturally in pub signs, fantasy book covers, folk festival posters, chapter openers, and title cards where a free font needs period flavor without becoming too dark or heavy. Use it for short headlines, initials, or monograms when you want that heraldic outline to do most of the talking.

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Ye Old Shire Outline font character map

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Ye Old Shire Outline font character map: Basic Latin, page 1

Glyphs in the Ye Old Shire Outline font — Basic Latin, page 1

Basic font information

Copyright notice
Sunstar© 2008. All Rights Reserved. Freeware for personal use.
Font family
Ye Old Shire Outline
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Ye Old Shire Outline:Version 1.00
Full font name
Ye Old Shire Outline
Name table version
Version 1.00 June 5, 2008, initial release
Postscript font name
YeOldShireOutline
Trademark notice
Sunstar©
Description
This font was created using Font Creator 5.0 from High-Logic.com

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2008-06-05
Revision1
Glyph count57
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureOutlined
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
Ye Old Shire Outline.ttf
Ye Old Shire.ttf